Since Sunday August 28, 2016, user’s access to the Internet in Gabon is disrupted. The day before, on Saturday August 27, a presidential election took place, opposing the incumbent president Ali Bongo to opposition candidate Jean Ping. While the Gabonese government assured that it did not take any measures to block telecommunications, our analysis of Internet network activity
Gabon : le gouvernement restreint-il le trafic Internet ?
Depuis le dimanche 28 août, l’accès des usagers au réseau Internet du Gabon est restreint et perturbé. La veille samedi 27 août, a eu lieu le scrutin à un tour de l’élection présidentielle qui oppose l’actuel président Ali Bongo au candidat de l’opposition Jean Ping. Si le gouvernement gabonais a assuré n’avoir pris aucune mesure
Government In Gabon Threatens To Shutdown The Internet
In 2016, a dangerous trend seems to spread in Central Africa region: during major political events, Internet access is shutdown or heavily disrupted, with social media blocked. This happened during presidential election in the Republic of Congo, and Chad, allegedly to prevent the dissemination of false rumors, and protect public order. In reality, this method is
#KeepItOn: Open Letter To The Chadian Government On Blocked Social Media
Blocking social network in Chad is a severe violation of Chadian citizens’ civil liberties! Open letter to Prime Minister Albert Pahimi Padacke Copy to Minister of Post and ICT, Mr. Mahamat Louani Gaodi Mr. Prime Minister, According to reports we have received from thousands of Chadian citizens, more than 300,000 Chadian Internet users
Internet Sans Frontières joins #KeepItOn campaign to fight internet shutdowns
Today Internet Sans Frontières joined 68 organizations from five continents in launching the #KeepitOn campaign to fight internet shutdowns worldwide. The full list of organizations is available on the campaign website hosted at Access Now. Internet shutdowns are an intolerable violation of fundamental freedoms of citizens, and they economically harm countries that practice them. No
Internet Sem Fronteiras em defesa da independência do sistema público de comunicação no Brasil
Por Florence Poznanski, diretora da sede Brasil A ONG francesa Internet Sem Fronteiras (ISF) manifesta sua preocupação com relação as ameaças aos direitos humanos que constitui a nomeação do presidente interino, Michel Temer. Além das numerosas medidas antidemocráticas anunciadas, a destituição, nesse 17 de maio 2016, do atual diretor-presidente da Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação (EBC),
Online media fill crucial gap in Gambia’s search for Democracy
Report by Sanna Camara, Dakar, Senegal Amid unprecedented wave of protests in Gambia, the web and social media are giving a voice to citizens and journalists, in a country known for its repressive environment against free press, freedom of expression, and right to information. @Smith_JeffreyT @mashanubian @papealeniang #GambiaRising women outside the court chanting