Hugo Chavez in Clio winning Human Rights ad.

[onehandle]

Not so pro.

In the "Public Service" division, three posters portrayed Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Raul Castro as anti-Internet.

This was for the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR)

All three are shown afraid of a mouse.

Perfect!

[LakeSamish706]

1. Lol... I like that... Now if that were a real mouse, I would be joining him up there.. n/t

[EFerrari]

2. I don't know about Iran, but Venezuela and Cuba aren't anti-internet.

Chavez's weekly show is streamed, for pete's sake. And Venezuela is helping lay a cable so Cuba can be better connected and get around the US embargo.

That's just ignorant.

[rpannier]

3. How heavily regulated/restricted is it

China is very connected and very restricted.
It would be foolish to suggest that the Chinese have full access to what is available on the internet.

[EFerrari]

4. There are not restrictions in Ven that I know of.

Cuba is restricted right now because of access problems and there seems to be some low level blocking of sites. It will take about two years to alleviate the bandwidth issue with that connection from Venezuela. Right now, it looks like bandwidth is prioritized for first responders and other crucial personnel.

[billyoc]

5. No, but ISHR is anti-Venezuela and anti-Cuba.

They're not as bad as Human Rights Watch, but they cut their teeth hunting reds in the '70 just like HRW.

[EFerrari]

6. Oh, brother. Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to go read about them.

Interference by NGO.

[EFerrari]

7. What I don't understand is why you think this ad is perfect.

Do you know something about Hugo Chavez that I don't know? If so, please share. :)

[UTUSN]

8. Afraid of a mouse?!1 Was he looking in a mirror?!1

[JackRiddler]

9. What a courageous group, pandering the CIA talking points back to the imperialists.

Call me back when they have one with US presidents cowering in the corner at the sight of these little countries they designate as their official enemies.