[bestbits] Argentina deports 2 straight from Bs As airport

[Pilar Saenz]

Hi
Several NGO (mostly latin american) published a press release this week about the WTO meeting and the Argentinian blacklisted.

Spanish, Portuguese and English version available.

https://karisma.org.co/comunicado-de-organizaciones-de-la-sociedad-civil/


El 9 de diciembre de 2017 5:11:54 a. m. COT, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> escribió:
>Ouch!!!
>
>I think that this situation calls for an international statement of
>solidarity from global civil society.
>
>I'd like to convene an informal drafting group (open to all civil
>society) for quickly drafting a sign-on statement on this matter.
>
>Therefore, everyone who would like to be involved, please let me know.
>
>Greetings,
>Norbert
> 
>
>
>On Sat, 9 Dec 2017 03:03:44 -0300
>Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> #WTO on Twitter and LAC lists bringing more worrisome news
>> approaching WTO Ministerial
>> 
>> Argentina has deported, that we know of, 2 NGO activists straight
>> from Bs As airport.
>> 
>> Sally Burch from FSI ALC was sent to Ecuador
>> 
>>
>https://www.pagina12.com.ar/81396-una-actitud-poco-democratica-del-gobierno-de-argentina
>> 
>> Peter Titland from ATTAC Norway was sent to Brazil and apparently the
>> norwegian diplomatic service has been called in involvement somehow.
>> 
>> Both journalists.
>> 
>>
>https://www.pagina12.com.ar/81396-una-actitud-poco-democratica-del-gobierno-de-argentina
>> 
>> Very worrying that host country can do such arbitrary actions.

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