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Guest Blogger Babar Bhatti on Mobiles in Protests in Pakistan

November 16, 2007 | KatrinVerclas
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bhatti, pakistan, sms and politics, sms protests

Guest writer Babar Bhatti from State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan writes about SMS and mobile use for organizing in the recent turmoil in Pakistan:

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Activists and Citizen Journalists Use SMS in Pakistan

November 12, 2007 | CorinneRamey
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mobileactive, pakistan, protests, sms

Bloggers, activists and organizers in Pakistan are using SMS - short test messages - to coordinate protests and send updates on the political situation since Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf imposed martial law on November 3. Only 12% of Pakistanis have access to the internet and therefore mobile phones are a particularly useful communication tool in the current media blackout, imposed since emergency rule was imposed. Bloggers in Pakistan report that November 3 had the "highest number" of SMS messages sent -- an average of about 10 per mobile phone.

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