As Egypt gears up for its 2011 presidential elections, a group of bloggers have launched a new campaign to make people believe that they can usher in change and make their voices heard through voting.

Jordan's bloggers speak up against this latest crackdown on freedom of expression.

All Israel that were around them fled at their cry for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

and shall cause their voice to be heard over you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

There are countless young Australians who feel valued merely because representatives listened to me here.

Bloggers around the region are adding their voices to an international outcry as the Gaza Strip falls into darkness.

They have women s NGOs galore here, it s the only way to get their voices heard most of the time.

The voice of your watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing for they shall see eye to eye, when Yahweh returns to Zion.

But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice with the voice together shall they sing for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

One teacher says, I am offering my skills in English to let them speak for their rights.

It happened, when the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

Tell the nations behold, publish against Jerusalem, 'Watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore

Make ye mention to the nations behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

Governments, especially major contributors, must exercise their collective voice in providing policy direction to the agencies.

Global Voices (GV) As an educator, do you feel bothered by the fact that your colleagues are blocking roads and intersections to make their demands heard?

For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice and their waves roar like many waters the noise of their voice is uttered

When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!

Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

They will hopefully be released eventually but not without first giving them, and other potential activists, something to think about before speaking out again.

They lay hold on bow and spear they are cruel, and have no mercy their voice roars like the sea and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.

They shall hold the bow and the lance they are cruel, and will not shew mercy their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom and make their own way.

The statements have been met with widespread anger from the activist community, who continue to force their voices to be heard in a climate of seemingly never ending government crackdowns.

From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate.

From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

There should be systemic and institutional changes that enable people living in extreme poverty to have a stronger voice in the implementation and evaluation of poverty eradication strategies.

From the Iranian election, to the more recent Thai protests, citizens and activists alike have come to rely on Twitter as a way of bypassing mainstream media and making themselves heard.

It was my destiny to speak this language and it is what gives me a voice. It is however only one language, because other peoples from the diaspora are speaking and expressing and singing in many other languages, and like me, enjoy it today because it is their voice.

When people I love leave voicemails on my phone I always save them in case they die tomorrow and I have no other way of hearing their voice ever again.

But they don't want to be journalists. The journalists think that the bloggers want to be journalists they don't want to be journalists they just want to have a voice.

Citizen s Voice (Nagorikkontho.org) is one such project which has been launched by Population Services and Training Center (PSTC) to empower Bangladeshi public by having their voices heard, especially regarding feedback on public services.

In Azadi Barbari blog, we read that leftist students call all the international organisations and campaigns to join them on 28th December to protest against the Islamic Republic and raise their voice to free the students in Iran.

The discussion also touched upon the issue of authenticity, with some Syrians inside the country emphasizing the legitimacy of diaspora voices, as redrazan tweeted Treating the voices of Syrians inside as authentic and the ones in disapora as not so much, is ridiculous. Syria

Others, while conceding these points, stressed that these matters appear quite different to the P 5 and E 10, who generally got more of a voice when the President guided the process.

Brazilian athletes, actors, and society members joined the action on the World Bank Brasil's Facebook page to inspire Brazilians to speak out against domestic violence in Brazil.