Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword : Reflections on Protests and Human Rights in the Digital World / David P. Forsythe -- Introduction : Protests and Human Rights in Context / Mahmood Monshipouri -- Social Movements in the Digital Age / Jack Barry -- What Does Human Rights Look Like? : The Visual Culture of Aid, Advocacy, and Activism / Joel R. Pruce -- Activism, the Internet, and the Struggle for Human Rights : Youth Movements in Tunisia and Egypt / Mahmood Monshipouri, Jonathon Whooley, and Dina A. Ibrahim -- Grassroots Sanctions : A New Tool for Domestic and Transnational Resistance for Palestine / Shane Wesbrock, Mahmood Monshipouri, and Jess Ghannam -- Social Media, Kyiv's Euromaidan, and Demands for Sovereignty in Eastern Ukraine / Bryon J. Moraski -- Networks of Protests in Latin America / Juanita Darling -- Iran's Green Movement, Social Media and the Exposure of Human Rights Violations / Elham Gheytanchi -- Social Media and the Politics of Protest and Control : Turkey During and After the Gezi Park Protests / Ihsan Dagi -- Social Media and Transformation of Indian Politics in the 2014 Elections / Sanjoy Banerjee -- Promises to Keep : The Basic Law, the "Umbrella Movement" and Democratic Reform in Hong Kong / Michael Davis -- Conclusion : The Quest for Human Rights in the Digital Age: How It Has Changed and the Struggle Ahead / Mahmood Monshipouri and Shadi Mokhtari.