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In 2005, a group of scholars and activists, mostly from the global South, created the Copy/South Research Group to analyse, criticise, and confront the oppressive nature of current global copyright regimes, such as those defended by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, and similar ones around the globe.
A network of over 150 civil society organizations in Nigeria comprising of civil rights, grassroots, and community-based Non-Governmental Organizations campaigning for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill and eventual implementation when it becomes law in Nigeria.
Founded in Dakar (Senegal) in 2000 as a follow-up to a regional conference in preparation for the World Summit on Information Society ( WSIS) FAMEDEV aims to promote the development of the African Continent through information, communication and new technologies conscientising people especially women, on main development issues.
It promotes, supports, encourages and undertakes social science, statistical and scientific research pertaining to the print, electronic, film and other media with a view to enhancing and strengthening their freedom and independence. India.
Created by various independent and alternative media organizations and activists for the purpose of providing grassroots coverage of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle, the Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. In addition to the site's own news, it is a portal with links to dozens of other independent sources around the world.
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Gender Links - GL
GL's area of focus is the transformation of gender relations in and through the media. South Africa.
Highway Africa
Conference on new media for journalists in Africa. It is an annual event organised by the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes Univerisity, Grahamstown, South Africa.
II Ciranda
II International Independent Information Exchange. "For another worldto be possible, independent journalism must re-invent itself".
Inter Press Service
Inter Press Service, a leading provider of information on global issues, has a network of journalists in over 100 countries, with satellite communication links to 1,200 outlets. IPS focuses its news coverage on the events and global processes affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations. Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre
Established by a group of Palestinian journalists and researchers to provide information on events in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. JMCC's Jerusalem and Gaza offices provide a wide range of services to journalists, researchers, international agencies, individuals and organizations interested in obtaining reliable information on the Palestinian territory.
Journalists Against Corruption
Regional anti-corruption initiative that strengthens democratization processes in this region by promoting quality and ethical watchdog journalism and supporting journalists and media dedicated to investigating and exposing corruption throughout society.
Latin American Information Agency (ALAI)
Communications organization that disseminates information on the socio-political processes taking place in Latin America. ALAI engages in raising public awareness on the Right to Communicate, promotes the advancement of women's right to communicate and supports the development of social networks.
Media Institute of Southern Africa
With members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community countries, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration. MISA seeks ways in which to promote the free flow of information and co-operation between media workers, as a principal means of nurturing democracy and human rights in Africa. Namibia.
Mediaworks
Mediaworks is dedicated to the democratisation of media and communication in South Africa. Mediaworks core objective is to redress apartheid imbalances in the media industry and to promote susainable access to communication and information as a tool for community development and social transformation in South Africa.
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