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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you for this excellent statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nicolas Seidler<br><b>Sent:</b> vendredi, 27. janvier 2017 13:35<br><b>To:</b> edwannfon@gmail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] [retitled] Internet shutdown in Cameroon/ISOC statement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>retitled the thread to be more on topic</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Edwan,<br><br>Thanks for sharing this update. This is a situation we are following closely and that should be of great concern to any Internet user. Unfortunately it’s not the first shutdown in the region, and likely not the last one. <br><br>I would like to draw your attention to this statement issued today by the Internet Society, as we take a principle position on the issue of Internet shutdowns:<br><br><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/lets-keep-internet-everyone">https://www.internetsociety.org/lets-keep-internet-everyone</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>We are concerned by the increasing number of shutdowns around the world, often used in the context of elections, demonstrations or other tense social situations. We generally do not believe that cutting off all communications offers an effective and sustainable solution. Quite the contrary, shutdowns have a wide-range of negative effects on citizens, national and regional economies, the Internet’s stability and, ultimately, the country itself. <br><br>We understand these are difficult issues with unique local contexts. ISOC Chapters therefore play a key role to shed light on these situations and helping us respond in the best way possible. <br><br>We’ll continue to monitor the situation and will stay in contact with the Cameroon Chapter to identify useful approaches.<br><br>Nico<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 26, 2017, at 3:58 AM, Judith Hellerstein <<a href="mailto:judith@jhellerstein.com">judith@jhellerstein.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi Edwan,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I have been reading about it and keep hoping it gets resolved peacefully. It pains me to hear things have gotten worse. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. Happy to help in any way. Just to let you know You have many friends who support you and support the goal of an open and free Internet <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Judith Hellerstein<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Speaking for myself and not for ISOC DC<o:p></o:p></p><pre>_________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Hellerstein & Associates<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>E-mail: <a href="mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com">Judith@jhellerstein.com</a> Website: <a href="http://www.jhellerstein.com/">www.jhellerstein.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Linked In: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/">www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 1/25/2017 9:49 PM, Queen Mother wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening Fellow ISOC Delegates,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I bring you sad news about the state of internet access in my home country Cameroon.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have sobbed uncontrollably for weeks as the govt of my country tortures and mimes her citizens and recently has cut off the ability to send financial support to our families through western union and has now cut off the internet.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please if you can read the articles below.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-cuts-internet-in-english-speaking-regions/3682688.html" target="_blank" id="gmail-yiv6299788662yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485383697823_195182"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#338FE9'>Cameroon Cuts Internet in English-speaking Regions</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://qz.com/893401/cameroon-pressured-mtn-and-other-operators-to-shut-down-internet-in-bamenda-buea-regions/" target="_blank" id="gmail-yiv5651474878yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485383697823_161126"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#338FE9'>How Cameroon pressured mobile operators to shut down the internet and stifle dissent</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mafor edwan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vice President #2<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ISOC Cameroon<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Dan York <<a href="mailto:york@isoc.org" target="_blank">york@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter leaders,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For your Friday/weekend reading, I thought I'd share two items.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>First, Constance Bommelaer published a blog post yesterday</b> about the critical questions that will be discussed by the leaders of the G20 nations at their meeting in Germany:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/01/4-critical-internet-questions-g20-leaders-will-debate-2017" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/01/4-critical-internet-questions-g20-leaders-will-debate-2017</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For those who do social sharing, we've put this out on social networks at:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/822184092036907008" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/822184092036907008</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/photos/a.10150120109253239.254763.56134108238/10153961483203239/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/photos/a.10150120109253239.254763.56134108238/10153961483203239/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://plus.google.com/+InternetSociety/posts/2xrj81NjGg7" target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/+InternetSociety/posts/2xrj81NjGg7</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/internet-society/comments?topic=6227985323205410817&type=U&scope=219986&stype=C&a=fLYV" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/internet-society/comments?topic=6227985323205410817&type=U&scope=219986&stype=C&a=fLYV</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Her post also appeared on the Huffington Post: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5880787ce4b0fb40bf6c46d4" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5880787ce4b0fb40bf6c46d4</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Second, our Internet Governance timeline has been updated with 2017 events</b>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/igtimeline" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/igtimeline</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you see anything missing please inform Carl Gahnberg (cc'd).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Enjoy,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dan York<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Senior Content Strategist, Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:york@isoc.org" target="_blank">york@isoc.org</a> <a href="tel:%28802%29%20735-1624" target="_blank">+1-802-735-1624</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jabber: <a href="mailto:york@jabber.isoc.org" target="_blank">york@jabber.isoc.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Skype: danyork <a href="http://twitter.com/danyork" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/danyork</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society<br>Chapter Portal (AMS): <a href="https://portal.isoc.org/" target="_blank">https://portal.isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Chapter Portal (AMS): <a href="https://portal.isoc.org/">https://portal.isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society<br>Chapter Portal (AMS): <a href="https://portal.isoc.org">https://portal.isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Nicolas Seidler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Senior Policy Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:seidler@isoc.org">seidler@isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>