Freedom of expression blog Nominees.

I have been nominated. This time I really do hope you vote for me.

Vote for freedom of expression blog award-winners !
      

Reporters
Without Borders is calling on Internet-users to vote online for
award-winners from among 60 blogs defending freedom of expression.
There are six categories : Africa and the Middle East, the Americas,
Asia, Europe, Iran and International.

Blogs have become significant sources
of news for millions of Internet-users. In repressive countries they
represent an alternative news source to state-controlled media. In
regimes that show greater respect for freedom of expression, they can
relay comments, articles and opinions that are not necessarily
broadcast by the major media.

These awards will be in tribute to
webloggers who defend free expression and sometimes pay heavily for it.
Two of them are, for example, still in prison in Iran.

Reporters Without Borders has made a
first selection of blogs, according to their interest and some basic
criteria (See : http://www.rsf.org/article.php3 ?id_article=12326).
There are blogs in English, French, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish and
German.

Now it is up to Internet-users to
decide. They may only vote for one blog per geographical category (The
International category is of blogs that have a general interest in
freedom of expression on the Internet).

Voting closes on 1st June 2005 and the prize-winners will be announced two weeks later.

To register a vote, click here

Angry Chinese blogger
english
angrychineseblogger.blog-city.com
A blog run by a Chinese-resident foreigner. Highly personal and outspoken about life in the middle kingdom.

Chiens sans frontières
english
desimediabitch.blogspot.com
A collaborative blog that fiercely defends the rights of Indian and Sri Lankan bloggers.

Free North Korea
english
www.freenorthkorea.net
This blog relays non-violent campaigns in support of human rights in North Korea. It especially focuses on the plight of North Korean refugees.

Glutter
english
http://glutter.typepad.com
A blog run by a Hong Kong women ranging over art and politics, according to her inclination. Her outspoken defence of Chinese cyberdissidents has led to her being regularly censored in China.

International Nepal Solidarity Network
english
www.insn.org
A blog seeking to promote the development of civil society and democracy in Nepal.

North Korea Zone
english
www.nkzone.org
A collaborative blog posting news about North Korea, one of the “most secretive countries in the world”.

Radio Free Nepal
english
freenepal.blogspot.com
A collaborative blog promoting democracy in Nepal and condemning media censorship.

Screenshots
english
www.jeffooi.com
An independent view on Malaysian politics and society. The blogger, Jeff Ooi, has suffered harassment from the authorities in his country.

Sinagabloodypore
english
singabloodypore.blogspot.com
An Irishman’s blog looking at social and political issues in Singapore.

United we blog
english
www.blog.com.np
An apolitical blog run by Nepalese journalists that aims to inform people about Nepal’s political life.