[Chapter-delegates] Statement: The Internet Society on Egypt’s Internet shutdown

[Khaled KOUBAA]

I am very happy to see this statement.
It is the least of what we should do.

Le 28/01/2011 20:38, Anya Chambers a écrit :
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> Dear all
>
> Please find below a statement from the Internet Society in response to 
> the recent events in Egypt:
>
> "We are following the current events in Egypt with concern as it 
> appears that all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic has been 
> disrupted. The Internet Society believes that the Internet is a global 
> medium that fundamentally supports opportunity, empowerment, 
> knowledge, growth, and freedom and that these values should never be 
> taken away from individuals.
>
> The Internet Society considers this recent action by the Egyptian 
> government to block Internet traffic to be an inappropriate response 
> to a political crisis. It is a very serious decision for a government 
> to block all Internet access in its country, and a serious intrusion 
> into its citizens’ basic rights to communicate.  If the blockage 
> continues, it will have a very detrimental impact on Egypt's economy 
> and society. Ultimately, the Egyptian people and nation are the ones 
> that will suffer, while the rest of the world will be worse off with 
> the loss of Egyptian voices on the net.
>
> However we are most concerned about the safety and security of the 
> Egyptian people.  Alongside the rest of the world, we share the hope 
> for a positive and lasting solution to the problems that have risen to 
> the surface there.
>
> In the longer term, we are sure that the world will learn a lesson 
> from this very unfortunate example, and come to understand that 
> cutting off a nation's access to the Internet only serves to fuel 
> dissent and does not address the underlying causes of dissatisfaction."
>
> It is also available on our wesbite here; 
> http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3091
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> Regards
>
> Anya
>
> Anya Chambers
> *Internet Society*
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> <http://www.internetsociety.org/scenarios>
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