[governance] quick draft for IGC comment today on new democracy movement

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On 23 Feb 2011, at 10:33, Izumi AIZU wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> While we have not really discussed about how to express our  
> positions in
> the event of democracy in Tunisia, Egypt and other countries, I  
> thought it
> is as shame if we do not make any comments at all as Civil Society
> at this IGF meeting. So Here I prepared a quick, crude sentences.
>
> I plan to read this in the beginning of the open discussion, maybe in
> 30 minutes or so. But please make any comments if at all possible.
>
> izumi
>
>
> Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus would like to congratulate
> the recent citizens movement started in Tunisia and Egypt, achieving
> the new form of democracy though their creative use of the Internet
> and mobile communications. We take note that Tunisia hosted the WSIS
> in 2005 and Egypt hosted the IGF in 2009, both indicate the great
> potential of the innovative use of the Internet for democracy.
>
> While we are very much encouraged that these movements are now
> expanding into other parts of the world, Middle East and Africa in
> particular, we are also very concerned that some governments are not
> listening to the real voices of the people and instead trying to
> suppress them by the use of brutal forces. We express our sincere
> condolences for those who lost their precious lives and their
> families.
>
> We hope that people here supporting the IGF will take special
> consideration to these new developments and consider the role of
> Internet and its governance.
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