Voting for 2013 setyanina

Two billion people around the world now have access to the Internet, but a third of them have limited access to a free and open network due to government censorship, filtering, and online surveillance. About 180 journalists, bloggers and other netizens are currently in prison for their online activities.



To support their efforts and mark World Day Against Cyber ​​Censorship, Reporters Without Borders and Google present the Netizen Prize each year on March 12, which aims to draw public attention to the issue of protecting freedom of expression online. Since 2008, the award has been awarded to journalists, bloggers and other networkers who have made significant contributions to protecting freedom of speech on the Internet.



To stimulate interest in the issue among online users, this year the Internet community will determine the winner of the award for the first time. So everyone can leave their vote.



Until March 5, each Internet user can vote on a special YouTube page for a nominee who, in their opinion, has made the most significant contribution to the struggle for the freedom to disseminate information online. The winner, the nominee with the most votes, will be announced on March 7th and will be invited to the award ceremony at Google’s headquarters in Paris on March 12th.

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This year, 9 setyans were nominated for the Netizen Award: Itsmania Pineda Platero (Honduras), Cheikh Fall (Senegal), Oumarou Mohamed Lamine (Mali), Suren Gazaryan (Russia), Murat Tungishbayev (Kazakhstan), Assen Yordanov (Bulgaria), Huynh Ngoc Chenh (Vietnam), Mosireen (Egypt) and Shiva Nazar Ahari (Iran).



Source: Reporters Without Borders official website