How Pakistani women are taking the internet back | Nighat Dad

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: noam vaizel ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:13
Imagine waking up to a stranger --
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ืชืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื›ืืฉืจ ืื“ื ื–ืจ--
00:15
sometimes multiple strangers --
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืžืกืคืจ ื–ืจื™ื
00:18
questioning your right to existence
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ืžืชืฉืืœื™ื ืืชื›ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื–ื›ื•ืชื›ื ืœื”ืชืงื™ื™ื
00:21
for something that you wrote online,
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ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื ื‘ืจืฉืช,
00:25
waking up to an angry message,
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ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ืœื”ื•ื“ืขื” ื–ื•ืขืžืช
00:28
scared and worried for your safety.
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ืžืคื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื•ื“ื•ืื’ื™ื ืœื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ื ื›ื.
00:31
Welcome to the world of cyberharassment.
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ื‘ืจื•ื›ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช ื‘ืจืฉืช.
00:35
The kind of harassment that women face in Pakistan is very serious
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ืžืกื•ื’ ื”ื”ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ืžื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ
00:39
and leads to sometimes deadly outcomes.
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ืืฉืจ ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืœืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืงื˜ืœื ื™ื•ืช.
00:43
This kind of harassment keeps women from accessing the internet --
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ื”ื˜ืจื“ื” ืžืกื•ื’ ื–ื” ืžืจื—ื™ืง ื ืฉื™ื ืžื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืจืฉืช-
00:46
essentially, knowledge.
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” , ืžื™ื“ืข.
00:48
It's a form of oppression.
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ื–ื”ื• ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื›ื•ื™.
00:52
Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world,
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ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ืฉื™ืฉื™ืช ื”ืžืื•ื›ืœืกืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
00:56
with 140 million people having access to mobile technologies,
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ืขื 140 ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืกืœื•ืœืจื™ืช,
01:00
and 15 percent internet penetration.
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ื•15 ืื—ื•ื– ืขื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
01:05
And this number doesn't seem to go down with the rise of new technologies.
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ื•ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ืœื ื ืจืื” ื›ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืจื“ืช ืขื ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
01:10
Pakistan is also the birthplace of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
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ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ื’ื ืžืงื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื” ืฉืœ ื”ื–ื•ื›ื” ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืจืก ื ื•ื‘ืœ ืœืฉืœื•ื,
01:15
Malala Yousafzai.
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ืžืœืืœืื” ื™ื•ืกืคื–ืื™.
01:18
But that's just one aspect of Pakistan.
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ืืš ื–ื”ื• ืจืง ืฆื“ ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ.
01:21
Another aspect is where the twisted concept of honor
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ืฆื“ ื ื•ืกืฃ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืžื•ืฉื’ ื”ืžืขื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ื‘ื•ื“
01:26
is linked to women and their bodies;
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ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื•ืคืŸ,
01:29
where men are allowed to disrespect women
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื–ืœื–ืœ ื‘ื ืฉื™ื
01:33
and even kill them sometimes
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืคืขืžื™ื
01:35
in the name of so-called "family honor";
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ืชื—ืช ื”ืกืขื™ืฃ ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉื ืงืจื "ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”"
01:38
where women are left to die right outside their houses
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืฉื™ื ื ืฉืืจื•ืช ืœืžื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื‘ื™ืชืŸ
01:43
for speaking to a man on a mobile phone,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ืขื ื’ื‘ืจ ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื ื™ื™ื“,
01:45
in the name of "family honor."
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ืชื—ืช ืกืขื™ืฃ "ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”".
01:48
Let me say this very clearly:
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ:
01:50
it's not honor;
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ื–ื”ื• ืœื ื›ื‘ื•ื“,
01:52
it's a cold-blooded murder.
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ื–ื”ื• ืจืฆื— ื‘ื“ื ืงืจ.
01:57
I come from a very small village in Punjab, Pakistan,
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืื” ืžื›ืคืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืงื˜ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื’ืื‘ , ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ,
02:01
where women are not allowed to pursue their higher education.
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ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉืœื ืฉื™ื ืืกื•ืจ ืœื”ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
02:07
The elders of my extended family didn't allow their women
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ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื”ืžื•ืจื—ื‘ืช ืœื ื”ืจืฉื• ืœื ืฉื•ืชื™ื”ื
02:11
to pursue their higher education or their professional careers.
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ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืื• ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืงืจื™ื™ืจื™ืกื˜ื™.
02:14
However, unlike the other male guardians of my family,
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ืขื ื–ืืช , ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœืฉื ื™ ื”ืื•ืคื•ื˜ืจื•ืคื•ืกื™ื ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™,
02:19
my father was one who really supported my ambitions.
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ืื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžื™ ืฉืชืžืš ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืฉืื™ืคื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
02:25
To get my law degree,
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืชื•ืืจ ื‘ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื,
02:28
of course, it was really difficult,
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืงืฉื”,
02:32
and [there were] frowns of disapproval.
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ื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ื‘ืขื•ืช ื–ืขื.
02:37
But in the end, I knew it's either me or them,
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ืืš ื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืื ื™ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื–ืืช ืื• ืื ื™ ืื• ื”ื.
02:40
and I chose myself.
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ื•ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™.
02:44
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:50
My family's traditions and expectations for a woman
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ื”ืžืกื•ืจืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื•ื”ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ืžื”ืื™ืฉื”
02:53
wouldn't allow me to own a mobile phone until I was married.
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ืœื ื”ืจืฉื• ืœื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื ื™ื™ื“ ืขื“ ืฉืืชื—ืชืŸ.
02:57
And even when I was married,
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ืฉื•ืื”,
02:59
this tool became a tool for my own surveillance.
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ื”ื›ืœื™ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœื›ืœื™ ืฉืœ ืžืขืงื‘.
03:04
When I resisted this idea of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
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ืื ื™ ื”ืชื ื’ื“ืชื™ ืœืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืงื—ืช ืข"ื™ ื‘ืขืœื™ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ,
03:09
he really didn't approve of this
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืœื ืื™ืฉืจ ื–ืืช
03:11
and threw me out of his house,
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ื•ื–ืจืง ืื•ืชื™ ืžื‘ื™ืชื•,
03:13
along with my six-month-old son, Abdullah.
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื”ื—ืฆื™ ืฉื ื”,ืขื‘ื“ืืœืœื”.
03:17
And that was the time when I first asked myself, "Why?
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” , "ืœืžื”?
03:21
Why are women not allowed to enjoy the same equal rights
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ืœืžื” ืœื ืฉื™ื ืื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื ื•ืช ืžืื•ืชื ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช
03:25
enshrined in our Constitution?
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ื”ืžืขื•ื’ื ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ืงื” ืฉืœื ื•?
03:28
While the law states that a woman has the same equal access
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื—ื•ืง ืงื•ื‘ืข ื›ื™ ืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ืืช ืื•ืชืŸ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช
03:32
to the information,
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ืœืžื™ื“ืข,
03:34
why is it always men -- brothers, fathers and husbands --
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ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื- ืื—ื™ื , ืื‘ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืขืœื™ื
03:37
who are granting these rights to us,
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ื”ืžืขื ื™ืงื™ื ืœื ื• ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืืœื”,
03:39
effectively making the law irrelevant?"
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ื‘ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ืœืœื ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™?"
03:44
So I decided to take a step,
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืงื—ืช ืฆืขื“,
03:46
instead of keep questioning these patriarchal structures
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ืžื‘ื ื™ื ืคื˜ืจื™ืื›ืœื™ื ืืœื”
03:49
and societal norms.
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ื•ื ื•ืจืžื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช.
03:51
And I founded the Digital Rights Foundation in 2012
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ื™ื™ืกื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงืจืŸ ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ื•ืช ื‘2012
03:55
to address all the issues and women's experiences in online spaces
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืคืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืจืฉืช
04:02
and cyberharassment.
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ื•ื”ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช ื‘ืจืฉืช.
04:04
From lobbying for free and safe internet
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ืžืœื•ื‘ื™ ืœืจืฉืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ื•ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช
04:08
to convincing young women
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ืœืฉื›ื ืข ื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช
04:10
that access to the safe internet is their fundamental, basic, human right,
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ืฉื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืจืฉืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ื”ื™ื ื–ื›ื•ืชื ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ืช , ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ืช ื•ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช
04:15
I'm trying to play my part in igniting the spark
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ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืฉื—ืง ืืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื”ืฆืชืช ื”ื ื™ืฆื•ืฅ
04:18
to address the questions that have bothered me all these years.
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ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉื”ืคืจื™ืขื• ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.
04:22
With a hope in my heart,
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ืขื ืชืงื•ื•ื” ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื™,
04:24
and to offer a solution to this menace,
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ื•ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืคื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ืœืื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”,
04:27
I started Pakistan's and the region's first cyberharassment help line
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ืคืชื—ืชื™ ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ ื•ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืงื• ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืœืขื–ืจื” ืœื”ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช ื‘ืจืฉืช
04:31
in December 2016 --
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ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ 2016--
04:33
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:40
to extend my support to the women who do not know who to turn to
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ืœื”ื•ืฉื™ื˜ ืืช ืชืžื™ื›ืชื™ ืœื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืœืžื™ ืœืคื ื•ืช
04:44
when they face serious threats online.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืŸ ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจืฉืช.
04:47
I think of the women who do not have the necessary support
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขื–ืจื” ื”ื“ืจื•ืฉื”
04:51
to deal with the mental trauma when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
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ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืŸ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืจืฉืช,
04:57
and they go about their daily activities,
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ื•ื”ืŸ ื™ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืœืขื™ืกื•ืงื™ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื,
04:59
thinking that there is a rape threat in their in-box.
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ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืื™ื•ื ืœืื•ื ืก ื‘ืชื™ื‘ืช ื”ืžื™ื™ืœ ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
05:03
Safe access to the internet is an access to knowledge,
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ื’ื™ืฉื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืœืจืฉืช ื”ื™ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื™ื“ืข,
05:07
and knowledge is freedom.
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ื•ื™ื“ืข ื”ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉ.
05:09
When I fight for women's digital rights,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื ืœื—ืžืช ืขืœ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื,
05:11
I'm fighting for equality.
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ืื ื™ ื ืœื—ืžืช ืขืœ ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ.
05:13
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
05:14
(Applause)
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(ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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