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Iran: OR318 memorial to blogger's death in prison

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iran, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech

The one year death anniversary of blogger and journalist Omid Reza Mir Sayafi [1]is coming around and the OR318 movement is quite active, raising awareness regarding not only Omid's  death in an Iranian prison but also the risks bloggers take when they decide to write.

On their website march18.org [2] they have gathered blog posts [3], videos [4] and photographs [5] around freedom of speech, and also have active twitter [6]and facebook [7] groups.

This is one of the videos, uploaded by wunderkindify, [8] where he explains how OR318 came to happen:

Jordan Ess showed his support [9] by taking a picture of himself holding up signs supporting the movement:

Jordan Ess shows support for OR318 [10]

Jordan Ess shows support for OR318

How can you participate and let the world know that freedom of speech matters? MEYmedia [11]uploaded a video where they explain the different actions you can take to support the OR318 Movement.