[governance] Ethiopia criminalises the use of VOIP

[Milton L Mueller]

<irony>
How could they possibly do this before the ITU has taken over the Internet through the new ITRs?
</irony>

From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Wilson Abigaba
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 4:46 AM
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
Subject: [governance] Ethiopia criminalises the use of VOIP

I think this is yet another dark day for internet users in Ethiopia,

A new law in Ethiopia has criminalised the use of VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) services such as Skype. Users could face up to 15 years of jail time. The law was passed May 24th, but the story wasn't picked up by international media until recently

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/ethiopia-skype-me-maybe-0022243


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