[Chapter-delegates] Lybian Internet Outage

[Joly MacFie]

The most recent data I've seen is http://www.monkey.org/~labovit/blog/

In Bahrain< I read the authorities blamed connectivity problems on increased
traffic..

Certainly Al Jazeera has been fascinating viewing as events unfold
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

j



On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Narelle <narellec at gmail.com> wrote:

> Speaking personally, I am utterly appalled by the events taking place
> in Libya. The news reports coming in constantly here are extremely
> distressing. I condemn outright the actions reported: that the Libyan
> army is openly bombing its citizenry, shooting peaceful protesters,
> and probably other even more appalling violations of human rights.
>
> I apologise if my post appeared dispassionate, or without compassion.
> I assure you I am extremely distressed by the reports of human rights
> violations and the direct harm being committed on the people of Libya.
>
> My expertise is as a telecoms and Internet engineer. This is an
> Internet Society forum. The only way I can directly help, right now,
> is to publicise the facts about the specifics on disruptions to a
> vital medium giving voice to an oppressed people. To do so I seek the
> facts.
>
> The Internet has proved to be a crucial aspect of reporting and
> monitoring the events in Libya, and giving a voice to its people.These
> things are vital. I seek to understand, and then publicise what is
> happening to Internet infrastructure in Libya in order to empower
> those seeking to resist its repression.
>
> I share your clearly apparent distress.
>
> I repeat my call for further information on the specifics of events in
> Libya.
>
>
> My heart goes out to the people of Libya and others suffering around the
> world,
>
>
> Narelle Clark
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:25 PM,  <cveraq at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Who cares about internet when thousand people die!
> > Mensaje enviado desde mi terminal BlackBerry® de Porta
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Narelle <narellec at gmail.com>
> > Sender: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
> > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:14:26
> > To: Franck Martin<franck at avonsys.com>
> > Cc: <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Lybian Internet Outage
> >
> > I note with much concern that Libya continues to have rolling Internet
> > blackouts - does anyone know much about the normal nature of Internet
> > service in Libya?
> >
> > How many ISPs, regulatory model, whether govt owned or private...?
> >
> > Does anyone know about the technical means by which this is occurring?
> > eg power blackouts, orders to shut down, route poisoning...?
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Franck Martin <franck at avonsys.com>
> wrote:
> >> http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/02/libyan-disconnect-1.shtml
> >> http://www.monkey.org/~labovit/libya_pulls_plug.png
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Narelle
> narellec at gmail.com
> ISOC-AU, ISOC BoT
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