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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Katy P <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katycarvt@gmail.com" target="_blank">katycarvt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">While the jailing of bloggers is a concern, the overall atmosphere of demonizing the Internet in Azerbaijan should be a concern as well.<br>
<br>Azerbaijan (wisely?) maintains an outward face of promoting technology, but it does a thorough job of discouraging it. This is much harder to combat both internally and externally.
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<div>This is why we should have discussions on things like:-</div>
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<div>Why should the Internet remain open and free?</div>
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<div>[The way in which the workshops are organized should not be just information dissemination because anyone can do that. It should be done with a desire to provoke discussions around the heart of the matter. ]<br></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com" target="_blank">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Katy P <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katycarvt@gmail.com" target="_blank">katycarvt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">While a panel can be a safe place, what happens when we all leave and the government knows they a particular individual attended such a panel?
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<div>There are no easy answers but whilst we are there we could use the opportunity to meet with local civil society organizations etc and maybe assist them with general strategies. In fact, activism can be strategic - for instance, we can get governments with good records to help communicate to governments who struggle with issues such as "Freedom of Expression" - like a sort of peer thing. Simultaneously, civil society can organize multistakeholder workshops to address this but at the same time regional organizations and local organizations have to figure out and develop a strategy for advocacy, one which is long term, medium and short term.</div>
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<div>In Fiji, we are under military rule since our Coup D' Etat in 2006 and we have anti sedition laws that make it illegal to criticize the state or any of its agencies. Sedition in Fiji is any criticism of government or its functions/practices/policies. </div>
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<div>So my reflections are based on what I see on the ground. I find that these laws are crafted out of "fear". The key thing would be addressing the fear. There are no easy answers but as the IGC we should really talk about the Human Rights Issues concerning jailing of bloggers in Azerbaijan.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com" target="_blank">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Robert Guerra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org" target="_blank">rguerra@privaterra.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Given past experiences, my recommendation would be that - as a minimum workshop proposals that touch on Free expression and/or rights issues need to not only be supported - but also carefully monitored to make sure there isn't undue interference from the Azeri hosts and/or UN </div>
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<div>Another way to do it is to get them involved in a Panel and create a "safe place" for dialogue on "abuse of the exceptions" in Article 19 of the ICCPR. If we through advocacy not by alienating them engage them in dialogue on what the mature response is, we could win both sides. The key is outreach and strategic advocacy. We must lead and guide them to understand why it is important.</div>
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<div>At the same time, we need to be very clear and express our position on the matter in some form. If even after this level of engagement, we are still ignored then we can recoup and strategize on how we wish to address it. Any approach should have a long term strategy because other countries can also learn.</div>
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<div>On 2012-05-02, at 10:24 AM, Katitza Rodriguez wrote:</div><br>
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<div>Hola Robert,<br><br>comments below:<br><br>On 5/2/12 9:15 AM, Robert Guerra wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">In message<<a href="mailto:855077AC3D7A7147A7570370CA01ECD214F43D@SUEX10-mbx-10.ad.syr.edu" target="_blank">855077AC3D7A7147A7570370CA01ECD214F43D@SUEX10-mbx-10.ad.syr.edu</a>>, at 22:03:02 on Tue, 1 May 2012, Milton L Mueller<<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu" target="_blank">mueller@syr.edu</a>> writes<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">A workshop is part of the official programme, and both interruptions and poorly briefed organisers would be more serious.<br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">The incident in Sharm was not the only one where the IGF secretariat has stepped in and stopped a critical conversation related to rights.<br></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite">Last year's workshop session in Nairobi on - The Internet in the Post-Revolution Phase — Challenges of Political Engagement and the Safety of Citizens" was cancelled for reasons unknown at the very last minute. However, the people stayed in the room and a very lively and engaging conversation took place. In fact, the session - according to Keith Drazek from Verisign proved to be one of the successes of the whole event.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">The Secretariat tried to remove the video archive of the session from the official record. But luckily, it was saved - let's see for how long.<br></blockquote><br>I did not hear about this. I'm astonished. Do you know if they are editing the reports to at their own whim? Is there more cases like this documented?<br>
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