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In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, which specializes in the analysis of how digital
tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in social change campaigns in developing countries. I have
researched and written reports on topics ranging from 
On February 5, computer engineer Fouad Mourtada was blindfolded and taken from his house in Casablanca, Morocco. He was taken to a police station where he was harassed and spat on by local police. Two weeks later, on February 22, he was sentence to three years in prison and a $1350 fine. His crime was creating a fake profile of Prince Moulay Rachid, the King's brother on Facebook.
As Laila Lalami comments on The Nation's web site, "there are fake profiles on Facebook for everyone from Brad Pitt to Mother Teresa, from King Abdullah to Osama bin Laden. There are 500 profiles for George W. Bush."
There is no precedent anywhere in the world for a person receiving a jail sentence for posting a fake Facebook profile. Moreover, Fouad's fake profile was not malicious, and it did not in any way attempt to slander the Prince.
This is a huge step backwards for human rights in Morocco and freedom of online speech around the world. Please support Fouad: http://www.helpfouad.com
