[governance] [open-government] Turkish new internet censorship bill

[Robert Guerra]

Looks like there were no lessons learned from hosting the event in Azerbaijan. Curious if the IGF secretariat will share it’s security assessment... 

Other than Turkey, there was interest in having IGF 2014 being held in Iceland. Would have made a better choice IMHO..

Robert

On Feb 11, 2014, at 8:05 AM, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is the venue for the next IGF?
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> From: open-government [mailto:open-government-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Izabela Correa
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:14 AM
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> Cc: Open Government WG List
> Subject: [open-government] Turkish new internet censorship bill
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> Dear fellows
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> As some of you know, on the evening of 5 February 2014, the Turkish parliament voted into law a series of measures that will tighten government control over the Internet, give it unrestricted access to users’ online activities, and increase its ability to block online content arbitrarily. Given the political situation of the country, it's expected that, if turned into Law, such bill could cause major damages to the Turkish democracy. 
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> In order to avoid such harm, an Avaaz petition has been written in order to urge President Abdullah Gül to veto the bill. Please, sign and share the petition to the biggest extent possible: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/President_Abdullah_Gul_of_Republic_of_Turkey_Veto_the_new_passed_Internet_Law/?aEWnUgb&mobile=1
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> Kindest regards,
> Izabela Corrêa
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