Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Belarus protesters turn to internet

In this post from BBC Online about protesters in Belarus:

"The opposition has very limited media resources at its disposal.

Most of the independent press has been forced out of business. TV is entirely under state control.

The internet has provided an outlet for independent reporting.

Since Sunday, several sites have run eyewitness accounts from the anti-Lukashenko protests. "

Again, mobile flows are aiding bottom-up social movements.

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