<font color="#3333ff"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"></font></font><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color="#3333ff"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Thank you for sharing!<br>
Indeed I am experiencing exactly what you mention. I am working on a study on Internet and social media in Iraq as part of a media development project sponsored by Internews and UNESCO. <br>
<br>Iraq fragile democracy has still (!) one of the most free Internet worldwide according to Open Net Initiative, but soon may no longer be true. The government presented last year a law called Informatics Crime Law (<a href="http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/2792/en/iraq:-draft-informatics-crimes-law" target="_blank">http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/2792/en/iraq:-draft-informatics-crimes-law</a>) that has been widely criticized by International observers, for its heavy impact on Internet freedom. Without entering into much details of Iraq situation (happy to share if you are interested), examples coming from well established democracies have indeed an impact far beyond their national borders.<br>
<br>It may be a sign again that a similar debate must be addressed at the International level, in a more consistent manner. When I met and interviewed Iraqi officials I wish I could have shown them concrete best practices, guidelines, approaches...maybe from the IGF after 7 years?<br>
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Best, <br>Andrea<br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank">ocl@gih.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">Whilst experts discuss Internet freedom, democracy and governance in a<br>
multi-stakeholder environment in Stockholm, politicians work on another<br>
agenda...<br>
<br>
From the BBC Web site:<br>
"Details of internet use in the UK will have to be stored for a year to<br>
allow police and intelligence services to access it, under government<br>
plans..."<br>
<br>
Full article & link on:<br>
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18434112" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18434112</a><br>
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Personal comment: if democratic countries do this, what message does<br>
this send to undemocratic countries?<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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