[lac-discuss-en] Brazilian activists banned from IGF

Tue Nov 10 23:26:02 UTC 2015

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 Subject: Brazilian activists banned from IGF 
 From: raquino at gmail.com

 Direto do # IGF2015 

 In exercising Their freedom of expression, activists from brazilian 
 civil society Organizations held a silent and peaceful protest During 
 opening the 10th session of the Internet Governance Forum (# IGF2015) 
 an event Promoted by the UN and Comitê Manager gives Internet (CGIBR), in 
 João Pessoa, the capital city of Paraiba. 

 The IGF - Internet Governance Forum Participants Took half a dozen 
 posters and a banner to call attention to the defense of net 
 neutrality and the Risks That esta principle for the free flow of 
 information on the Internet Has Been Suffering in Brazil and 
 worldwide. Also there was a banner protesting Against the project 
 Financed by Facebook, the Internetorg. 

 Protest Against Internetorg at IGF is repressed by A (youtube) 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9cxyHqrl2k 

 The protest was repressed by the UN security guards, some of them 
 using of physical strength. After That, the activists Were filmed, 
 photographed, some Were pressured to show Their cellphones and Were 
 surveilled During all the session, in an explicit act of intimidation 
 and violation of Their privacy. Beyond That, They Also HAD Their 
 credentials photographed and withheld by security and Were forbidden 
 to Participate at IGF&gt; 

 This kind of repression is incompatible inside an event That Is 
 Precisely discussing how to protect freedom of speech at the Internet 
 and how to guarantee privacy of Those Who use the world wide web. 

 That we demand the credentials are returned and That the right of each 
 and every one to express her and himself democratically be preserved 
 in a United Nations event. We hope That the Brazilian Authorities 
 That manifest Themselves to guarantee the access of Organizations and 
 is not prevented us activists. 

 João Pessoa, november October 2015.

 Marco Civil Já Articulação 
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