On Feb. 16, 2011, social innovators, technologists, entrepreneurs and philanthropists gathered at the Ford Foundation to take on the greatest challenge of our time: How to create an innovative and equitable digital future. Speaking in the panel “Hacking Our Way Back to Democracy,” Viet Tan’s Duy Hoang shares his thoughts on the challenges of circumventing the firewall and how Vietnamese netizens are using digital tools to amplify voices of dissent.
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Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he’s at risk if sent home
Y Quynh Bdap, who had United Nations refugee status in Thailand, was picked up by local police on Tuesday, the day after he had met with Canadian Embassy officials as he pursued asylum there, according to the Peace Rights Foundation, a Thai organization that had been in contact with him.