[Chapter-delegates] Closing of internet connections in schools in Catalunya?

[Christian de Larrinaga]

Michiel,

Any information from RIPE's Atlas probes you could look into?
https://atlas.ripe.net

I did take a very cursory look for three commercial ASNs operating in
Barcelona to see if anything leapt out for the last week. It didn't. But
maybe the academic and schools networks would have more to show?



Christian

Magí Lluch-Ariet wrote:
> Dear Michael,
>
> 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.
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
>
> 2017-10-02 13:15 GMT+02:00 Borka Jerman Blazic <borka at e5.ijs.si
> <mailto:borka at e5.ijs.si>>:
>
>
>     Dear Michiel,
>
>     I support your initiative.
>
>     regards,
>
>     Borka
>
>     ISOC SI
>
>     Michiel Leenaars je 2.10.2017 ob 12:37 napisal:
>
>         Dear all,
>
>         I've heard reports of some schools in Catalunya being
>         forcefully shut
>         off from internet, at least for some period, during the last
>         couple of
>         days.
>
>         Is there anyone that can confirm this has been, or perhaps
>         still is the
>         case? I don't want to believe just any report, although my
>         source is
>         normally very credible. I'd be relieved if this turned out to be
>         untrue - which is exactly why I'm asking.
>
>         Surely school children (and educators) in a western democracy
>         should not
>         become the victim of any governmental action that deprives
>         them of a
>         vital educational resource such as the internet - whatever the
>         political
>         stakes. In case this has indeed happened, should we as
>         European chapters
>         make a statement about this to prevent future incidents like it?
>
>         Best,
>         Michiel Leenaars
>         Directeur
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