[governance] global events in non-democratic countries

[Oksana Prykhodko]

Roni, exactly!

2012/9/4 Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com>:
> This school of thought that events that encourage and promote dialogue
> on Freedom of Expression online should not happen in repressive
> countries should be discouraged as such events can help in changing or
> atleast challenging repression.
>
> I have known people and groups to participate in the IGF and have a
> dialogue on issues that would otherwise be very hard to carryout
> outside the IGF setting.
>
> We can be very critical to countries like Azerbaijan but we would not
> want to prevent such countries from experiencing the trigger to
> towards opportunities to change their thought even if it benefits only
> a handful.
>
> ...FoO-da-bytes
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Vanda UOL <vanda at uol.com.br> wrote:
>> Just a thought: if the media went there may they believe, as I also do, that learn about freedom needs experience, examples and lots of talk. These events may be the best opportunity these countries need to go one step forward into real freedom.
>>
>> -----Mensagem original-----
>> De: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] Em nome de Oksana Prykhodko
>> Enviada em: terça-feira, 4 de setembro de 2012 13:46
>> Para: IG Caucus
>> Assunto: [governance] global events in non-democratic countries
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I would like to add new food to our old discussion about propriety to hold international events in non-democratic countries.
>>
>> Kiev just now is hosting World Newspaper Congress, with participation of the most influential editors and journalists from the whole world.
>>
>> Yesterday Jacob Mathew, President of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), gave excellent analysis of media situation in Ukraine, underlined main threats to media freedom.
>> Then Ukrainian president Victor Yanulovich gave his interpretation of the same situation, stating, that there are no problems for the freedom of speech in Ukraine.
>> During his speech 12 Ukrainian journalists and media activists (I was among them) stood up with critical banners. And were brutally attacked by Yanukovich securities.
>>
>> It was excellent illustration to his words, and received world-wide coverage (except of Ukrainian TV channels).
>>
>> Today 14 the most influential editors met Yanukovich and demanded to investigate this incident and not to persecute protesters.
>>
>> I really highly appreciate support of WAN-IFRA and all lessons, that it gave to Ukraine. And I hope that IGF in Baku will be also of great use to Azeris.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Oksana
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/09/03/world/europe/03reuters-ukraine-journalists-protest.html?_r=2&ref=politics
>> http://www.wan-ifra.org/articles/2012/09/06/press-freedom-an-own-goal-for-ukraine
>>
>>
>>
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