<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small">Dear Michael,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small">As usual in other elections, several polling stations used to vote for the referendum were based in schools. I've been testimony of the shut down of the Internet connection in the polling station where I voted yesterday, and it was not the only one, many others were in the same situation. There were several attacks to block access to the on-line application created to validate that a person didn't vote in any other place. Other attacks were based on blocking access from certain IP addresses. The Catalan government overcame most of those attacks and the process could continue during the day, with some delays and stops. I guess these Internet cuts do not continue Today.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small">Best regards<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small"><br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-10-02 13:15 GMT+02:00 Borka Jerman Blazic <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:borka@e5.ijs.si" target="_blank">borka@e5.ijs.si</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Dear Michiel,<br>
<br>
I support your initiative.<br>
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regards,<br>
<br>
Borka<br>
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ISOC SI<br>
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Michiel Leenaars je 2.10.2017 ob 12:37 napisal:<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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Dear all,<br>
<br>
I've heard reports of some schools in Catalunya being forcefully shut<br>
off from internet, at least for some period, during the last couple of<br>
days.<br>
<br>
Is there anyone that can confirm this has been, or perhaps still is the<br>
case? I don't want to believe just any report, although my source is<br>
normally very credible. I'd be relieved if this turned out to be<br>
untrue - which is exactly why I'm asking.<br>
<br>
Surely school children (and educators) in a western democracy should not<br>
become the victim of any governmental action that deprives them of a<br>
vital educational resource such as the internet - whatever the political<br>
stakes. In case this has indeed happened, should we as European chapters<br>
make a statement about this to prevent future incidents like it?<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Michiel Leenaars<br>
Directeur<br>
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