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    June 20, 2011

'Behind the Wall' ' A VOA Middle East Citizen Reporting Project

   VOA Middle East

   What really goes on in countries that bar foreign media or provide only
   limited access? In an effort to find out, VOA Middle East has launched
   'Behind the Wall' Crowdsourcing ' a street reporting project that
   allows citizens to share news, images and videos with the outside
   world. Set up initially for Bahrain, Syria and Yemen on the open-source
   Ushahidi platform, the project aims to give a voice to those who might
   otherwise be deprived of it.
   VOA is keenly aware that the accuracy or authenticity of citizen
   reports cannot be independently verified, but it believes that they do
   provide a unique window into what's happening in countries that limit
   the free flow of information.
   Please check out our crowdsourcing maps and reports. If you live in one
   of these countries, we welcome your input.

   Bahrain

   Bahrain crowdsource map
   [1]http://behindthewallbahrain.crowdmap.com/

   Syria
   Syria crowdsource map

   [2]http://behindthewallsyria.crowdmap.com/

   Yemen
   Yemen crowdsource map

   [3]http://behindthewallyemen.crowdmap.com/

References

   1. http://behindthewallbahrain.crowdmap.com/
   2. http://behindthewallsyria.crowdmap.com/
   3. http://behindthewallyemen.crowdmap.com/

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