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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=185455223-09012012>In the
context of Azerbaijan hosting the next meeting of the IGF this may be of
interest.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
liberationtech-bounces@lists.stanford.edu
[mailto:liberationtech-bounces@lists.stanford.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Katy
Pearce ucsb<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 06, 2012 10:29 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [liberationtech] Azerbaijan
wants to register mobile phones<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><A
href="http://blog.novruzov.az/2012/01/azerbaijan-to-register-all-mobile.html">http://blog.novruzov.az/2012/01/azerbaijan-to-register-all-mobile.html</A><BR><BR>Blogger
(and friend) Ali Zovruzov has translated a new law in Azerbaijan where all
mobile phones will be registered to the government and the government will have
the potential to shut off mobile communication.<BR><BR>The measure bypassed the
parliament and was approved directly by the Council of Ministers (which is sort
of like the president's cabinet).<BR><BR>On his blog some commenters don't think
that this is a big deal, but...<BR><BR>For some Azerbaijan context - it has been
becoming more authoritarian and using technology to aid that:<BR><A
href="http://caucasusedition.net/analysis/%E2%80%9Cthis-is-what-can-happen-to-you%E2%80%9D-networked-authoritarianism-and-the-demonization-of-social-media-in-the-republic-of-azerbaijan/">http://caucasusedition.net/analysis/%E2%80%9Cthis-is-what-can-happen-to-you%E2%80%9D-networked-authoritarianism-and-the-demonization-of-social-media-in-the-republic-of-azerbaijan/</A>
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