http://www.punkplanet.com/taxonomy/term/563/0 en http://www.punkplanet.com/anne_elizabeth_moore/blog/sanctuary_for_independent_media_closed_art_freedom_democracy_series_linked_to_terrorism <p>My Chicago associate here Wafaa Bilal's been doing a residency at RPI. As an Iraqi-born political artist, his work attracts a fair amount of attention. But his most recent project, a videogame called Virtual Jihad, was shut down TWICE (the second time got our friends at the Sancutary for Independent Media cited for specious code violations, that you can hear if you visit <a href="http://www.mediasanctuary.org" />their site.</a>; they've also had a hand in <a href="http://rpi.freeculture.org/wiki/Wafaa_Bilal%27s_%22Virtual_Jihadi%22_exhibit_at_RPI"> a wiki</a> which gives a fairly balanced account of how things have been going.)</p> <p><a href="http://www.punkplanet.com/anne_elizabeth_moore/blog/sanctuary_for_independent_media_closed_art_freedom_democracy_series_linked_to_terrorism">read more</a></p> http://www.punkplanet.com/anne_elizabeth_moore/blog/sanctuary_for_independent_media_closed_art_freedom_democracy_series_linked_to_terrorism#comment art democracy independent media Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:58:42 -0400 anne elizabeth moore 3991 at http://www.punkplanet.com http://www.punkplanet.com/anne_elizabeth_moore/blog/cambodian_journalist_assaulted_for_criticising_courts <p>From the THIS JUST IN department: </p> <p>I've become a bit obsessed with Cambodia lately—more to follow on that, I'm sure—and it's incredibly wonky press. So this caught my eye. Please send a letter: I'm going there this winter and don't want to get beat up too.</p> <p>--<br /> 13 August 2007<br /> ------------------------------------------------------<br /> UA-252-2007: CAMBODIA: An alleged assault of a journalist by the military police officer in Posat Province</p> <p>CAMBODIA: Assault to journalist; freedom of expression; illegal shooting<br /> ------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Dear friends,</p> <p><a href="http://www.punkplanet.com/anne_elizabeth_moore/blog/cambodian_journalist_assaulted_for_criticising_courts">read more</a></p> http://www.punkplanet.com/anne_elizabeth_moore/blog/cambodian_journalist_assaulted_for_criticising_courts#comment cambodia democracy human rights MEDIA oppression Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:07:52 -0400 anne elizabeth moore 2737 at http://www.punkplanet.com