<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">It appears Governments around the world have been jolted by wikileaks and are now trying to grab/dominate all things "internet"?<br><br>check this out:<br><br>http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=2710<br><br>walu.<br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 12/9/10, alice@apc.org <i><alice@apc.org></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: alice@apc.org <alice@apc.org><br>Subject: [kictanet] A stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information online<br>To: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 8:37 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">APC says, A stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information online<br><br>JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 – The Association
for<br>Progressive Communications (APC) is deeply concerned about recent<br>attempts by governments to limit access to online content recently<br>published by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.<br><br>APC is also troubled by actions taken by private companies such as<br>EveryDNS.net which disabled the domain name system services for<br>WikiLeaks.org, Amazon which repealed web hosting services and Paypal<br>which restricted access to WikiLeaks' account to prevent supporters from<br>donating money.<br><br>APC believes that the ability to share information and communicate<br>freely using the internet is vital to the realisation of human rights<br>and to efforts to use the internet to contribute more accountable and<br>transparent governance at global and national levels. A site like<br>WikiLeaks can also play a vital role in aiding the fight against<br>corruption in governments and corporations.<br><br>The APC Internet Rights Charter clearly states
that:<br><br>*The internet must be protected from all attempts to silence critical<br>voices and to censor social and political content or debate.<br><br>*Organisations, communities and individuals should be free to use the<br>internet to organise and engage in protest.<br><br>*All information, including scientific and social research, that is<br>produced with the support of public funds should be freely available to all.<br><br>As the world's longest-running online progressive network founded in<br>1990, APC has been troubled by trends over the last decade that show<br>that such rights are increasingly violated and believes that the recent<br>attempts to censor WikiLeaks provide additional reasons for concern.<br><br>The US government has been unable to provide evidence that lives have<br>been put at risk by WikiLeaks disclosures.<br><br>APC appeals to all governments and the internet community to explicitly<br>reject any form of online content control
that limits freedom of<br>expression and information, particularly information that contributes to<br>more transparent governance, and that empowers citizens to hold their<br>governments accountable. We urge them to assure the uninterrupted online<br>presence of the WikiLeaks website.<br><br>A stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information on the internet.<br><br>END<br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>This message was sent to: <a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a
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