[governance] Your support is needed: Internet in Yemen is under assault

Fri Mar 27 21:16:38 EDT 2015

Shared and support. Let the world know, and care!

Charles

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:24 AM, Judith Hellerstein <judith at jhellerstein.com
> wrote:

>  HI Walid,
>
> I shared your note on Facebook and Linked in to all.  I really hope all is
> resolved quickly and that all your family, others in ISOC Yemen and others
> whom I have met at ICANN from Yemen are well
>
> Best,
> Judith
>
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> On 3/27/2015 6:19 PM, Walid Al-Saqaf wrote:
>
> Indeed Izumi,
>
>  I appreciate your concern and interest in learning about what is going
> on. It's useful to be aware of the many Internet challenges facing
> developing and unstable countries around the world.
>
>  Here's a link to a recent CPJ report about the overall situation of the
> media including websites in Yemen:
> https://www.cpj.org/2015/03/media-outlets-raided-and-banned-as-conflict-spiral.php
>
>  Sincerely,
>
> Walid
>
> -----------------
>
> Walid Al-Saqaf
> Founder & Administrator
> alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship
> https://alkasir.com
>
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> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 10:56 PM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:
>
>>  Dear Walis,
>>
>>  Thank you so much for sharing the situation in Yemen.
>> To tell you the truth, Yemen is so far from Tokyo that few media cover,
>> and we
>> are not at all aware of what is going on there.
>>
>>  You reminded us a very important fact. Thank you again, and please keep
>> reminding us.
>>
>>  best,
>>
>>  izumi
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>  2015-03-27 20:06 GMT+09:00 Walid Al-Saqaf <admin at alkasir.com>:
>>
>>>   /*** Apologies for cross-posting ***/
>>>
>>>  Dear friends and colleagues,
>>>
>>>  Those of you who followed the news lately may have heard about the
>>> intensifying conflict in Yemen, which has led to the blocking of of many
>>> news and dissident websites.
>>>
>>>  Here's a story reflecting some of what happened:
>>> http://www.albawaba.com/news/anti-houthi-websites-blocked-yemen-674404
>>>
>>>  This is unprecedented and unacceptable. It obliged us as ISOC-Yemen to
>>> formally launch a campaign starting with the below statement (both in
>>> English and Arabic), which is to be widely circulated and published on our
>>> Facebook page here:
>>>
>>> https://www.facebook.com/isoc.ye/photos/a.366179743512967.1073741827.183351058462504/641852185945720/
>>>
>>>  I'd appreciate your support by sharing, liking, commenting or take any
>>> other actions you can to help our campaign. You can also re-publish the
>>> text freely on your platforms.
>>>
>>>  Our intention is to stress that Internet access should not tampered
>>> with by those involved in the conflict because it severely affects the
>>> confidence of end-users in the Internet as a whole and their ability to use
>>> it effectively.
>>>
>>>  Thanks in advance for your support during those very difficult times
>>> in Yemen.
>>>
>>>  Sincerely,
>>>
>>>  Walid Al-Saqaf
>>> Chair, ISOC-Yemen
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>  --
>>                      >> Izumi Aizu <<
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>> Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita,
>> Japan
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