The Government of Jordan has approved a draft bill which, if passed into law, will restrict internet freedom for Jordanian citizens. Jordanian bloggers and website owners called for a blackout in late August.

Activists have been protesting against sponsorship of the Paralympic games by ATOS – a company involved in testing disabled people to see if they are 'fit to work'. Campaigners claim that more than 1000 people have died after being found 'fit to work' by ATOS.

The 'Lets Save Togo' women's collective have called for the women of Togo to go on a week-long sex strike in order to press for the resignation of the country's president and in protest against human rights violations, corruption and torture. The women say that "Togolese women are more affected by poverty. They must keep the pot boiling, feed their husband and children who, in disadvantaged communities, remain dependent on them for a long time – especially as unemployment is rampant and the price of food staples is soaring."

"Know your allies, your opponents and everyone in between" - tactical thinking for activists by George Lakey

The Global Nonviolent Database, provides "free access to information about hundreds of cases of nonviolent action for learning and for citizen action".

"Mamnou3!" ("Prohibited") is a mockumentary-style web series tackling censorship in Lebanon

The Virtual Museum of Censorship records the films, books and websites censored in Lebanon since the 1940s.

(Image from Colossal)

In Russia, citizens have used clever street art to shame politicians into fixing roads.

In Chile, where power is concentrated in the hands of the few, an innovative data journalism project looks poised to reveal links among members of the country’s elite.

(image from FDL)

Earlier this month, Adam Ramsey and a few friends gatecrashed a black-tie event held for the now-retired head of Britain's tax office, David Hartnett. The video of it went viral. Ramseyexplains why he did it.
(and you can watch the video on Youtube here)

For the first few days of September, Tactical Tech was in Linz, Austria for this year's Ars Electronica 2012 Festival -- a "festival for art, technology and society". The title of this year's event was The Big Picture: New Concepts for a New World. We saw a lot there that we liked! Here are some of our picks of the things we found interesting:
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