[governance] APC joins SOPA protest

[Deirdre Williams]

As is Al Jazeera  http://www.aljazeera.com/
Deirdre

On 18 January 2012 10:53, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>wrote:

> The BBC is certainly paying attention
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16612628
> Deirdre
>
>
> On 18 January 2012 09:15, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:
>
>> APC has joined today's internet blackout to protest arbitrary and
>> unlawful interference with internet access that violates human rights.
>> Our site will be in blackout for 24 hours from 1200 UTC Wednesday 18
>> January. We believe it is vital for people to articulate threats to
>> human rights and freedoms from laws such as the proposed Stop Online
>> Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act that is going before
>> the United States Congress.
>> http://www.savetheinternet.com/
>>
>> APC se une a la campaña de protesta internacional contra la
>> interferencia ilícita y arbitraria con el acceso a internet que viola
>> los derechos y las libertades en internet. Nuestro sitio web
>> (http://www.apc.org) estará fuera de línea por 24 horas desde las 1200
>> UTC del miércoles 18 de enero. Creemos que es vital contrarrestar  las
>> amenazas a los derechos humanos y las libertades que presentan leyes
>> como SOPA y PIPA.
>>  http://www.savetheinternet.com/
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------
>> anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
>> executive director, association for progressive communications
>> www.apc.org
>> po box 29755, melville 2109
>> south africa
>> tel/fax +27 11 726 1692
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