Forbidden Voices: How to Start a Revolution with a Computer

Synopsis: Documentary about three young women who use social media to document, denounce and combat violations of human rights and free speech in their countries. Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi are unafraid of their dictatorial regimes but have paid a high price for standing up to oppression. Eyewitness reports and clandestine footage show Sánchez’s brutal beating by Cuban police for criticising her country’s regime; Chinese human rights activist Jinyan under house arrest for four years; and Iranian journalist and women’s advocate Seifi forced into exile, where she blogs under a pseudonym. These women represent a new, networked generation of modern rebels. In Cuba, China and Iran their blogs speak out against the state information monopoly, putting them at great risk.
Language: English
Country: Switzerland
Year of release: 2013
Subjects: Women’s studies
Keywords: China; Cuba; Iran; social action; human rights abuses; Blogging; social media

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