Archive for the ‘Petitions’ Category
Please SIGN German petition against 'net censorship!
SIGN THE PETITION AGAINST GERMAN NET CENSORSHIP:
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/index.php?action=petition;sa=details;petition%20=3860
(YOU DON’T NEED TO BE GERMAN!)
Follow instructions below:
This petition is about stopping a draft bill that would (and now read carefully) instantiate a country wide web filtering and censoring infrastructure. There would be a DNS “blacklist” that’s administered by exactly one agency (the Bundeskriminalamt) and kept secret to everyone else. Disclosure or even reading that list would be illegal, and the Bundeskriminalamt would not be answerable to any other instance.
If you’d hit this blacklist, you’d see a page with a big STOP sign instead, and your IP will be logged and forwarded to the authorities (which is, oops, also the Bundeskriminalamt) for criminal prosecution.
I think we can all agree that this HAS to be stopped.
(Oh, the official reasoning is blocking child porn, but we all know a) how well DNS blocking will work, b) that the CP scene OF COURSE uses the public parts of the www, and c) that such an universal instrument of power would NEVER be abused for anything else, like blocking foreign sites that might violate German law, being a vehicle for the music and film industry to uphold their outdated business models, or oppressing inconvenient opinions. Noooo, never. THINK OF THE CHILDREN, godverdomme!)
Instructions:
They don’t make it so easy for you! Signing the petition involves registering at the German Bundestag’s ePetition website: Click on “registrieren”.
On second page https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/index.php?PHPSESSID=f8291be840ae6e28c222d452c7f79540&action=register, create a pseudonym, / add your valid email, / repeat (“wiederholung”) email address; / create a password of at least eight characters which must not be your name or part of your email address, / repeat password.
The next section is Personal Data: Woman (“Frau”) or man (“Herr”). / Surname / First name / Organisation / Title / Street and Housenumber / Postcode / City (“Wohnort”) / Country / State (“Bundesland”)-leave this blank if you are not in Germany / Telephone number.
The next section is their privacy policy. Check the box.
The next section is verification. Enter the verification letters in the box. / Click “Registreiren”
You may also choose to have Google Translate this page for you from the URL: http://translate.google.com/
The final message on successful completion will send you an email message to activate.
When you receive the email, click on the link to activate your account. On the next screen, you will have an assigned name and must enter your password; don’t tick the box if you do not always want to be logged in Germany!
The next screen lists petitions. Click on “Internet – Keine Indizierung und Sperrung von Internetseiten”
Almost there now! You want the fourth column “Anzahl” (Petition). Clicking on “Mitzeichner” next to the number will display all current signers.
Clicking on “Petition mitzeichen” will sign your name to this petition!
Thank you!
Text of Petition
We demand that the German Bundestag, the amendment of the Telemedia Act after the bill of the Federal Cabinet on 22.4.09 refuses. We believe the proposed approach, Web pages indexed by the BKA and the ISPs blocked, for opaque and uncontrollable as the “block lists” are neither accessible nor well defined, according to what criteria to the websites list. We see this as a threat to the fundamental right to freedom of information.
Justification
The first objective – to protect children and both their abuse, as well as the dissemination of child pornography, to prevent, we are absolutely not in question – on the contrary, it is in everyone’s interest. The fact that the measures provided for in the project that are unsuitable, it was disclosed in many places and by experts from various areas on several occasions confirmed. A blocking of Internet sites has virtually no detectable effect on the physical and psychological integrity of abused children.
SIGN THE PETITION AGAINST GERMAN NET CENSORSHIP:
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/index.php?action=petition;sa=details;petition%20=3860
(YOU DON’T NEED TO BE GERMAN!)
Follow instructions above.
Petition Burma over political prisoners-AAPPB
Burma’s prisons and labour camps: Silent killing fields
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners: May 11, 2009
Petition: http://www.fbppn.net
The Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) today released a report, highlighting the growing health crisis for political prisoners in Burma. The report – entitled “Burma’s prisons and labour camps: Silent killing fields” – outlines the health impact of systematic torture, long-term imprisonment, transfers to remote prisons, and denial of healthcare on the country’s pro-democracy activists.
AAPP Joint-Secretary Bo Kyi said, “The situation for Burma’s political prisoners is dire. Not only are there more political prisoners than ever before, they are facing harsher sentences. Leading activists have been transferred to the most remote prisons, where there are no prison doctors, and they are more likely to contract diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. This is a new cruel and inhumane strategy by the regime.”
According to the report, over 350 activists have been sentenced since October last year, and the majority of them have been transferred to remote jails away from their families. Due to the lack of proper healthcare in Burma’s jails, political prisoners rely on their families for medicine and food. However, the prison transfers make it difficult for family members to visit, and provide essential medicine.
At least 127 political prisoners are in poor health, according to the report, 19 of them require urgent medical treatment. These include; Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, comedian Zarganar, labour activist Su Su Nway and 88 Generation Students leader Min Ko Naing.
“Many political prisoners have already died in prison. This has to stop. The regime must end its cruel and inhumane practices, and release all political prisoners,” added Bo Kyi.
AAPP is currently co-ordinating a global campaign for Burma’s political prisoners, which aims to collect 888,888 petition signatures before 24 May. This is the date that the military junta claims that Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be released from house arrest, despite the fact that the United Nations has recently said her six years under house arrest contravenes the military regime’s own laws.
The petition can be signed at www.fbppn.net
Petition for a royal pardon for Suwicha Thakor-RSF
Petition for a royal pardon for Suwicha Thakor
Reporters Without Borders: April 11, 2009
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30785
SIGN THE PETITION AND ASK FOR SUWICHA’S RELEASE
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30785
TO HE The Thai Ambassador,
“Dear Mr. Ambassador,
Reporters Without Borders, an organisation that defends press freedom worldwide, would like to draw your attention to the case of Suwicha Thakor. This 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for emailing altered photos of King Bhumipol Adulyadej. The sentence is disturbing for human rights activists in Thailand and abroad. It could hurt Thailand’s international image and give the impression of a country that is intolerant and opposed to press freedom.
We regard the punishment imposed on Suwicha Thakor as disproportionate and we therefore urge you, Mr. Ambassador, to ask your government to review the sentence.”
Suwicha Thakor was condemned to a 10-year jail sentence by a criminal court in the northeast Bangkok district of Ratchada imposed on 3 April 2009 for posting content online that was deemed to have insulted the monarchy. Thakor has been held in Bangkok’s Klong Prem prison since 14 January.
“The charge of lese majeste has become a major tool of repression in Thailand,” Reporters Without Borders said in a press released published on 3 April. “The sentence passed on Suwicha Thakor violates online free expression and is out of all proportion to what he is alleged to have done. We call for his release and we urge the government to amend this law, which is being abused in an unacceptable manner.”
SIGN THE PETITION AND ASK FOR SUWICHA’S RELEASE
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30785
Please sign Ajarn Ji's petition against lese majeste
Thailand: Petition for freedom of speech
http://links.org.au/node/859
Please sign this open letter and ask others to sign.
มีจดหมายภาษาไทย แนบมาเป็นไฟล์ที่สอง
* * *
Stop the use of lese majeste laws in Thailand. Defend freedom of speech
We, the undersigned, oppose the use of lese majeste in Thailand in order to prevent freedom of speech and academic freedom. We demand that the government cease all proceedings in lese majeste cases.
The September 19, 2006 military coup in Thailand claimed “Royal legitimacy” in order to hide the authoritarian intentions of the military junta.
Lese majeste charges have not been used to protect “Thai Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy” as claimed. The charges are used against people who criticised the coup and disagree with the present destruction of democracy. They are used to create a climate of fear and censorship.
One obvious case is that of associate professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn, from the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. He is facing lese majeste charges for writing a book A Coup for the Rich, which criticised the 2006 military coup. (Read the book at http://wdpress.blog.co.uk/) [FACT: Blocked, of course. Use your circumvention strategy to read...and think...for yourself.].
Others who have been accused of lese majeste are former government minister Jakrapop Penkae, who asked a question at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Bangkok, about exactly what kind of monarchy we have in Thailand. There is also the case of Chotisak Oonsung, a young student who failed to stand for the King’s anthem in the cinema. Apart from this there are the cases of Da Topedo and Boonyeun Prasertying.
In addition to those who opposed the coup, the BBC correspondent Jonathan Head, an Australian writer names Harry Nicolaides and social critic Sulak Sivaraksa are also facing charges.
The latest person to be thrown into jail and refused bail is Suwicha Takor, who is charged with lese majeste for surfing the internet.
Thailand’s minister of justice has called for a blanket ban on reporting these cases in the Thai media. The mainstream Thai media are obliging. Thus we are seeing a medieval style witchhunt taking place in Thailand with “secret” trials in the courts. The Justice Ministry is also refusing to publish figures of lese majeste cases.
We call for the abolition of les majeste laws in Thailand and the defence of freedom and democracy.
Please send your full name to: Giles.LesseMajeste@gmail.com, ji.ungpakorn@gmail.com
* * *
เรา พลเมืองที่รักประชาธิปไตยและสิทธิเสรีภาพ ขอคัดค้านการใช้กฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพเพื่อทำลายเสรีภาพในการแสดงความเห็น เสรีภาพทางวิชาการ และเสรีภาพทางความคิด เราเรียกร้องให้รัฐบาลยุติคดีต่างๆ ที่เกิดกับกลุ่มคนที่คัดค้านรัฐประหาร 19 กันยา
รัฐประหาร 19 กันยา ได้แอบอ้างความชอบธรรมจากสถาบันเบื้องสูง เพื่อปิดบังเจตนาเผด็จการของฝ่าย คมช. พร้อมทั้งใช้กฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพเพิ่มขึ้นในลักษณะที่คุกคามประชาธิปไตยและสิทธิเสรีภาพของประชาชน วัตถุประสงค์ของการใช้กฎหมายนี้ไม่ใช่เพื่อปกป้องสถาบันกษัตริย์ในระบบรัฐธรรมนูญประชาธิปไตย แต่เป็นการพยายามหวังทำลายคนที่ไม่เห็นด้วยกับการทำรัฐประหาร โดยมุ่งสร้างบรรยากาศแห่งความหวาดกลัวแก่ผู้ที่ต้องการแสดงออกตามหลักประชาธิปไตยสากลเยี่ยงอารยประเทศ
ตัวอย่างที่เห็นได้ชัดคือการขัดขวางสิทธิเสรีภาพทางวิชาการของ รศ. ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์ ผ่านการตั้งข้อกล่าวหาว่าหนังสือวิชาการของเขาเรื่อง รัฐประหาร 19 กันยา (Coup for the Rich) “หมิ่นสถาบัน” ตัวอย่างอื่นๆ ของคนที่ถูกโจมตีเพราะไม่ยอมรับรัฐประหาร 19 กันยา มีอีกหลายคน เช่น กรณี จักรภพ เพ็ญแข ที่ถูกกล่าวหาในคดีคล้ายกัน เพื่อกดดันให้เขาลาออกจากตำแหน่งในรัฐบาล เพียงเพราะตั้งคำถามว่าพระมหากษัตริย์ในระบบประชาธิปไตยไทยควรจะเป็นอย่างไร หรือกรณี โชติศักดิ์ อ่อนสูง ที่สงวนสิทธิ์ตามความเชื่อของตนเองอย่างสันติ และมีกรณี ดา ตอปิโด และบุญยืน ประเสริฐยิ่ง นอกจากนี้มีคดีของ นักข่าวบีบีซี Jonathan Head นักเขียนชาวออสเตรเลีย Harry Nicolaides อาจารย์สุลักษณ์ ศิวรักษ์ และ สุวิชา ท่าค้อ เป็นต้น
ความจริงถูกพิสูจน์ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำอีกว่ากฎหมายนี้ถูกนำมารังแกคนที่คิดต่างเท่านั้น ถึงเวลาแล้วที่ผู้รักความเป็นธรรม และต้องการรักษาประชาธิปไตยของไทยไว้ จะร่วมกันรณรงค์อย่างจริงจังเพื่อหยุดยั้ง “การบังคับใช้กฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพ”
เราผู้มีรายนามท้ายประกาศฉบับนี้ขอเรียกร้องให้มีการยกเลิกกฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพ เพื่อไม่ให้เป็นเครื่องมือของเผด็จการและผู้หวังทำลายระบบประชาธิปไตยอีกต่อไป
ปล. ถ้าเห็นด้วยกรุณาส่งชื่อจริงและนามสกุลจริงมาที่ : giles.lessemajeste@gmail.com
รายชื่อ
128 Academics, intellectuals and members of parliament from around the world call for charges against Giles Ji Ungpakorn to be dropped
128 academics from U.K, Canada, France, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, South Korea, Greece and the USA., including those from Oxford University and SOAS London University, have signed an open letter calling for charges of lese majeste, made against Giles Ji Ungpakorn, to be dropped. Among those signing are also famous writers such as Susan George and China Miéville. The list also includes members of parliament from New Zealand and Britain.
* * *
We wish to express our deep concern at the decision of the Thai Police Special Branch to prosecute Associate Professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn, of the Political Science Faculty at Chulalongkorn University, with lèse majesté – that is, with insulting King Bhumibol. Mr Ungpakorn is a well-known commentator on Thai politics, widely quoted in the international media.
The charge arises from his book A Coup for the Rich, published in 2007. In that book he criticized the coup of 19 September 2006, in which the military seized political power in Thailand. Mr Ungpakorn argued that the army, along with the rest of the Thai establishment, used the monarchy to legitimize its political interventions. This is the kind of analysis that political scientists make as a matter of course, but various bookshops withdrew A Coup for the Rich from circulation, forcing Mr Ungpakorn to make it available on the Internet.
Now his academic freedom and basic citizenship rights have come under much more serious attack with this prosecution. Lèse majesté has fallen into disuse in most of the world as a relic of the pre-democratic past.
Thailand is an exception. The Economist commented on 14 August 2008: ‘The king said in 2005 that he could be criticised and was not afraid of this. But those posing as his majesty’s protectors conveniently forget his words. So, despite their democratic institutions, Thais are not free to debate matters regarding their head of state, including appropriate limits on criticizing him.’
Lèse majesté carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, and MPs from the government party headed by Abhisit Vejjajiva, which came to office thanks to the connivance of the army, want to increase this to 25 years. The prosecution of Mr Ungpakorn therefore represents the most fundamental attack on freedom of speech. We demand that the charges against him are unconditionally withdrawn.
1. Dr. Geoff Abbott, Newcastle University
2. Professor Gilbert Achcar, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
3. Dr Talat Ahmed, Goldsmiths, University of London
4. Dr Kieran Allen, University Collhe Dublin
5. Dr Sam Ashman, University of East London
6. Dr Miryam Aouragh, University of Oxford/University of Amsterdam
7. Hans Baer, University of Melbourne
8. Professor Abigail Bakan, Queen’s University, Canada
9. Chris Bambery, Editor, Socialist Worker
10. Colin Barker, Manchester Metropolitan University (Emeritus)
11. Dr John Baxter, Open University
12. Dr Tom Behan, University of Kent
13. Professor Jacques Bidet, University of Paris 10 – Nanterre (Emeritus)
14. Dr Sue Blackwell, University of Birmingham
15. Professor Luc Boltanski, École des hautes études en sciences sociales
16. Professor Patrick Bond, University of KwaZulu-Natal
17. Helen Bowman, Manchester Metropolitan University
18. Pat Brady, Council for Academic Freedom and Academic Standards
19. Professor Dennis Brutus, University of KwaZulu-Natal
20. Professor Alex Callinicos, King’s College London
21. Dr David Camfield, University of Manitoba
22. Mark Campbell, London Metropolitan University, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
23. Dr Steve Cannon, University of Sunderland
24. Joe Carolan, Editor, Socialist Aotearoa, New Zealand
25. Agger Carsten, Denmark
26. Jim Casey, Vice President, Fire Brigade Employees Union, New South Wales
27. Dr. John Charlton
30. Professor Simon Clarke, University of Warwick
31. Paul Coates, President, University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association
32. Dr Alejandro Colas, Birkbeck College University of London
33. Petros Constantinou,,Campaign GENOA 2001 Greece
34. Adrian Cousins, UNITE rep, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
35. James Cussens, University of York
36. Bernice Daly, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
37. Neil Davidson, University of Strathclyde
38. Dr Jonathan Davies, University of Warwick
40. Dr Andy Durgan, Barcelona University
41. James Eaden, Chesterfield College, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
42. Manfred Ecker, Vienna
43. Professor James Fairhead, University of Sussex
44. Dr Sue Ferguson, Wilfrid Laurier University
45. John Fernandes
46. George Galloway MP
47. Panos Garganas, National Technical University of Athens
48. Susan George
49. Lindsey German, Convenor, Stop the War Coalition (pc)
50. Professor Mike Gonzalez, University of Glasgow (Emeritus)
51. Dr Peter Goodwin, University of Westminster
52. Sarah Gregson, Vice President Academic, National Tertiary Education Union, University of New South Wales
53. Dr Phil Griffiths, University of Southern Queensland
54. Sylvia Hale, Member of Parliament, New South Wales
55. Professor Nigel Harris, University College London (Emeritus)
56. Professor Barbara Harriss-White, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
57. Marion Hersh, University of Glasgow
58. Tom Hickey, University of Brighton, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
59. Brian Ingham, Richmond-upon-Thames College, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
60. Feyzi Ismail, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
61. Nick James, University of Leicester and UCU NEC
62. Professor Seongjin Jeong, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
63. John Kaye, Member of Parliament, New South Wales
64. Paul Kellogg, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
65. Dr Anna Laerke, Open University
66. Jens Laerke, United Nations, Nairobi
67. Councillor Michael Lavalette, Liverpool Hope University
68. Maeve Landman, National Executive Committee, Universities and College UnionMelanie
69. Lazarow, Secretary, National Tertiary Education Union, University of Melbourne
70. Dr Elizabeth Lawrence, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
71. Professor Michael Lebowitz, San Francisco University
72. Craig Lewis, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
73. Dr Nancy Lindisfarne, School of Oriental and African Studies, London (Emeritus)
74. Professor Domenico Losurdo, University of Urbino
75. Dr Steve Ludlam, University of Sheffield
76. Alan Maass, SocialistWorker.org, USA
77. Professor David McNally, York University, Toronto
78. Judith McVey, Coursework Education Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate
Student Association
79. Georges Menahem, University of Paris-13/Dalhousie University, Canada
80. China Miéville
81. Laura Miles, Bradford College
82. Dr Sally Mitchison, Consultant Psychiatrist
83. Professor Colin Mooers, Ryerson University
84. Dr Carlo Morelli, University of Dundee
85. Dr Tim Morris
86. Pablo Mukherjee, University of Warwick
87. Antony Nanson, Bath Spa University
88. Dr Jonathan Neale, Bath Spa University
89. Jakob Nerup, National Board, Red-Green Alliance, Canada
90. Professor Alan Norrie, King’s College London
91. Allison O’Toole, Joint Queer Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate
Student Association
92. Dr George Paizis, University College London
93. Jamie Parker, Mayor of Leichhardt, New South Wales
94. Dr John Parrington, Worcester College Oxford
95. Dr Diana Paton, University of Newcastle
96. David Pejoski, Joint Queer Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate Student
Association
97. Professor Malcolm Povey, University of Leeds, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
98. Dr Nat Queen, University of Birmingham
99. Maloti Ray, Research officer, University of Melbourne Graduate Student
Association
100. Lee Rhiannon, Member of Parliament, New South Wales
101. Dr. Elaheh Rostami-Povey, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
102. Professor Alfredo Saad Filho, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
103. Dr Alison Sealey, University of Birmingham
104. Dr Alan Sears, Ryerson University, Toronto
105. Dr Claude Serfat, Université de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
106. Anwar Shah, International Student Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate
Student Association
107. Yiannis Sifakakis, Stop the War Coalition Greece
108. Sasha Simic, USDAW Shop Steward, Central Books (pc)
109. Professor Beverley Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London
110. Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM)
111. Professor Colin Sparks, University of Westminster
112. Maria Styllou, editor, Socialism from Below (Greece)
113. Dr. Viren Swami, University of Westminster
114. J.G. Taylor, Leeds Metropolitan University
115. Jennifer Toomey, University of Newcastle
116. Dr Alberto Toscano, Goldsmiths, University of London
117. Charles-André Udry, Editions Page deux, Switzerland
118. Universities and College Union, Branch Committee, University of Dundee
119. Turkan Uzun, Antikapitalist, Turkey
120. Professor Kees van der Pijl, University of Sussex
121. Vegard Velle, member of national executive committee, Red Party, Norway
122. Sean Vernell, City & Islington College, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
123. Christine Vié, Manchester Metropolitan University
124. Dr. Max Wallis, Cardiff University
125. Dr Vron Ware, Open University
126. Tony Williams, Activities Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association
127. Dr Jim Wolfreys, King’s College London
128. David Streckfuss, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Please sign Ajarn Ji’s petition against lese majeste
Thailand: Petition for freedom of speech
http://links.org.au/node/859
Please sign this open letter and ask others to sign.
มีจดหมายภาษาไทย แนบมาเป็นไฟล์ที่สอง
* * *
Stop the use of lese majeste laws in Thailand. Defend freedom of speech
We, the undersigned, oppose the use of lese majeste in Thailand in order to prevent freedom of speech and academic freedom. We demand that the government cease all proceedings in lese majeste cases.
The September 19, 2006 military coup in Thailand claimed “Royal legitimacy” in order to hide the authoritarian intentions of the military junta.
Lese majeste charges have not been used to protect “Thai Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy” as claimed. The charges are used against people who criticised the coup and disagree with the present destruction of democracy. They are used to create a climate of fear and censorship.
One obvious case is that of associate professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn, from the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. He is facing lese majeste charges for writing a book A Coup for the Rich, which criticised the 2006 military coup. (Read the book at http://wdpress.blog.co.uk/) [FACT: Blocked, of course. Use your circumvention strategy to read...and think...for yourself.].
Others who have been accused of lese majeste are former government minister Jakrapop Penkae, who asked a question at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Bangkok, about exactly what kind of monarchy we have in Thailand. There is also the case of Chotisak Oonsung, a young student who failed to stand for the King’s anthem in the cinema. Apart from this there are the cases of Da Topedo and Boonyeun Prasertying.
In addition to those who opposed the coup, the BBC correspondent Jonathan Head, an Australian writer names Harry Nicolaides and social critic Sulak Sivaraksa are also facing charges.
The latest person to be thrown into jail and refused bail is Suwicha Takor, who is charged with lese majeste for surfing the internet.
Thailand’s minister of justice has called for a blanket ban on reporting these cases in the Thai media. The mainstream Thai media are obliging. Thus we are seeing a medieval style witchhunt taking place in Thailand with “secret” trials in the courts. The Justice Ministry is also refusing to publish figures of lese majeste cases.
We call for the abolition of les majeste laws in Thailand and the defence of freedom and democracy.
Please send your full name to: Giles.LesseMajeste@gmail.com, ji.ungpakorn@gmail.com
* * *
เรา พลเมืองที่รักประชาธิปไตยและสิทธิเสรีภาพ ขอคัดค้านการใช้กฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพเพื่อทำลายเสรีภาพในการแสดงความเห็น เสรีภาพทางวิชาการ และเสรีภาพทางความคิด เราเรียกร้องให้รัฐบาลยุติคดีต่างๆ ที่เกิดกับกลุ่มคนที่คัดค้านรัฐประหาร 19 กันยา
รัฐประหาร 19 กันยา ได้แอบอ้างความชอบธรรมจากสถาบันเบื้องสูง เพื่อปิดบังเจตนาเผด็จการของฝ่าย คมช. พร้อมทั้งใช้กฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพเพิ่มขึ้นในลักษณะที่คุกคามประชาธิปไตยและสิทธิเสรีภาพของประชาชน วัตถุประสงค์ของการใช้กฎหมายนี้ไม่ใช่เพื่อปกป้องสถาบันกษัตริย์ในระบบรัฐธรรมนูญประชาธิปไตย แต่เป็นการพยายามหวังทำลายคนที่ไม่เห็นด้วยกับการทำรัฐประหาร โดยมุ่งสร้างบรรยากาศแห่งความหวาดกลัวแก่ผู้ที่ต้องการแสดงออกตามหลักประชาธิปไตยสากลเยี่ยงอารยประเทศ
ตัวอย่างที่เห็นได้ชัดคือการขัดขวางสิทธิเสรีภาพทางวิชาการของ รศ. ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์ ผ่านการตั้งข้อกล่าวหาว่าหนังสือวิชาการของเขาเรื่อง รัฐประหาร 19 กันยา (Coup for the Rich) “หมิ่นสถาบัน” ตัวอย่างอื่นๆ ของคนที่ถูกโจมตีเพราะไม่ยอมรับรัฐประหาร 19 กันยา มีอีกหลายคน เช่น กรณี จักรภพ เพ็ญแข ที่ถูกกล่าวหาในคดีคล้ายกัน เพื่อกดดันให้เขาลาออกจากตำแหน่งในรัฐบาล เพียงเพราะตั้งคำถามว่าพระมหากษัตริย์ในระบบประชาธิปไตยไทยควรจะเป็นอย่างไร หรือกรณี โชติศักดิ์ อ่อนสูง ที่สงวนสิทธิ์ตามความเชื่อของตนเองอย่างสันติ และมีกรณี ดา ตอปิโด และบุญยืน ประเสริฐยิ่ง นอกจากนี้มีคดีของ นักข่าวบีบีซี Jonathan Head นักเขียนชาวออสเตรเลีย Harry Nicolaides อาจารย์สุลักษณ์ ศิวรักษ์ และ สุวิชา ท่าค้อ เป็นต้น
ความจริงถูกพิสูจน์ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำอีกว่ากฎหมายนี้ถูกนำมารังแกคนที่คิดต่างเท่านั้น ถึงเวลาแล้วที่ผู้รักความเป็นธรรม และต้องการรักษาประชาธิปไตยของไทยไว้ จะร่วมกันรณรงค์อย่างจริงจังเพื่อหยุดยั้ง “การบังคับใช้กฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพ”
เราผู้มีรายนามท้ายประกาศฉบับนี้ขอเรียกร้องให้มีการยกเลิกกฎหมายหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพ เพื่อไม่ให้เป็นเครื่องมือของเผด็จการและผู้หวังทำลายระบบประชาธิปไตยอีกต่อไป
ปล. ถ้าเห็นด้วยกรุณาส่งชื่อจริงและนามสกุลจริงมาที่ : giles.lessemajeste@gmail.com
รายชื่อ
128 Academics, intellectuals and members of parliament from around the world call for charges against Giles Ji Ungpakorn to be dropped
128 academics from U.K, Canada, France, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, South Korea, Greece and the USA., including those from Oxford University and SOAS London University, have signed an open letter calling for charges of lese majeste, made against Giles Ji Ungpakorn, to be dropped. Among those signing are also famous writers such as Susan George and China Miéville. The list also includes members of parliament from New Zealand and Britain.
* * *
We wish to express our deep concern at the decision of the Thai Police Special Branch to prosecute Associate Professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn, of the Political Science Faculty at Chulalongkorn University, with lèse majesté – that is, with insulting King Bhumibol. Mr Ungpakorn is a well-known commentator on Thai politics, widely quoted in the international media.
The charge arises from his book A Coup for the Rich, published in 2007. In that book he criticized the coup of 19 September 2006, in which the military seized political power in Thailand. Mr Ungpakorn argued that the army, along with the rest of the Thai establishment, used the monarchy to legitimize its political interventions. This is the kind of analysis that political scientists make as a matter of course, but various bookshops withdrew A Coup for the Rich from circulation, forcing Mr Ungpakorn to make it available on the Internet.
Now his academic freedom and basic citizenship rights have come under much more serious attack with this prosecution. Lèse majesté has fallen into disuse in most of the world as a relic of the pre-democratic past.
Thailand is an exception. The Economist commented on 14 August 2008: ‘The king said in 2005 that he could be criticised and was not afraid of this. But those posing as his majesty’s protectors conveniently forget his words. So, despite their democratic institutions, Thais are not free to debate matters regarding their head of state, including appropriate limits on criticizing him.’
Lèse majesté carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, and MPs from the government party headed by Abhisit Vejjajiva, which came to office thanks to the connivance of the army, want to increase this to 25 years. The prosecution of Mr Ungpakorn therefore represents the most fundamental attack on freedom of speech. We demand that the charges against him are unconditionally withdrawn.
1. Dr. Geoff Abbott, Newcastle University
2. Professor Gilbert Achcar, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
3. Dr Talat Ahmed, Goldsmiths, University of London
4. Dr Kieran Allen, University Collhe Dublin
5. Dr Sam Ashman, University of East London
6. Dr Miryam Aouragh, University of Oxford/University of Amsterdam
7. Hans Baer, University of Melbourne
8. Professor Abigail Bakan, Queen’s University, Canada
9. Chris Bambery, Editor, Socialist Worker
10. Colin Barker, Manchester Metropolitan University (Emeritus)
11. Dr John Baxter, Open University
12. Dr Tom Behan, University of Kent
13. Professor Jacques Bidet, University of Paris 10 – Nanterre (Emeritus)
14. Dr Sue Blackwell, University of Birmingham
15. Professor Luc Boltanski, École des hautes études en sciences sociales
16. Professor Patrick Bond, University of KwaZulu-Natal
17. Helen Bowman, Manchester Metropolitan University
18. Pat Brady, Council for Academic Freedom and Academic Standards
19. Professor Dennis Brutus, University of KwaZulu-Natal
20. Professor Alex Callinicos, King’s College London
21. Dr David Camfield, University of Manitoba
22. Mark Campbell, London Metropolitan University, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
23. Dr Steve Cannon, University of Sunderland
24. Joe Carolan, Editor, Socialist Aotearoa, New Zealand
25. Agger Carsten, Denmark
26. Jim Casey, Vice President, Fire Brigade Employees Union, New South Wales
27. Dr. John Charlton
30. Professor Simon Clarke, University of Warwick
31. Paul Coates, President, University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association
32. Dr Alejandro Colas, Birkbeck College University of London
33. Petros Constantinou,,Campaign GENOA 2001 Greece
34. Adrian Cousins, UNITE rep, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
35. James Cussens, University of York
36. Bernice Daly, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
37. Neil Davidson, University of Strathclyde
38. Dr Jonathan Davies, University of Warwick
40. Dr Andy Durgan, Barcelona University
41. James Eaden, Chesterfield College, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
42. Manfred Ecker, Vienna
43. Professor James Fairhead, University of Sussex
44. Dr Sue Ferguson, Wilfrid Laurier University
45. John Fernandes
46. George Galloway MP
47. Panos Garganas, National Technical University of Athens
48. Susan George
49. Lindsey German, Convenor, Stop the War Coalition (pc)
50. Professor Mike Gonzalez, University of Glasgow (Emeritus)
51. Dr Peter Goodwin, University of Westminster
52. Sarah Gregson, Vice President Academic, National Tertiary Education Union, University of New South Wales
53. Dr Phil Griffiths, University of Southern Queensland
54. Sylvia Hale, Member of Parliament, New South Wales
55. Professor Nigel Harris, University College London (Emeritus)
56. Professor Barbara Harriss-White, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
57. Marion Hersh, University of Glasgow
58. Tom Hickey, University of Brighton, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
59. Brian Ingham, Richmond-upon-Thames College, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
60. Feyzi Ismail, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
61. Nick James, University of Leicester and UCU NEC
62. Professor Seongjin Jeong, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
63. John Kaye, Member of Parliament, New South Wales
64. Paul Kellogg, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
65. Dr Anna Laerke, Open University
66. Jens Laerke, United Nations, Nairobi
67. Councillor Michael Lavalette, Liverpool Hope University
68. Maeve Landman, National Executive Committee, Universities and College UnionMelanie
69. Lazarow, Secretary, National Tertiary Education Union, University of Melbourne
70. Dr Elizabeth Lawrence, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
71. Professor Michael Lebowitz, San Francisco University
72. Craig Lewis, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
73. Dr Nancy Lindisfarne, School of Oriental and African Studies, London (Emeritus)
74. Professor Domenico Losurdo, University of Urbino
75. Dr Steve Ludlam, University of Sheffield
76. Alan Maass, SocialistWorker.org, USA
77. Professor David McNally, York University, Toronto
78. Judith McVey, Coursework Education Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate
Student Association
79. Georges Menahem, University of Paris-13/Dalhousie University, Canada
80. China Miéville
81. Laura Miles, Bradford College
82. Dr Sally Mitchison, Consultant Psychiatrist
83. Professor Colin Mooers, Ryerson University
84. Dr Carlo Morelli, University of Dundee
85. Dr Tim Morris
86. Pablo Mukherjee, University of Warwick
87. Antony Nanson, Bath Spa University
88. Dr Jonathan Neale, Bath Spa University
89. Jakob Nerup, National Board, Red-Green Alliance, Canada
90. Professor Alan Norrie, King’s College London
91. Allison O’Toole, Joint Queer Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate
Student Association
92. Dr George Paizis, University College London
93. Jamie Parker, Mayor of Leichhardt, New South Wales
94. Dr John Parrington, Worcester College Oxford
95. Dr Diana Paton, University of Newcastle
96. David Pejoski, Joint Queer Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate Student
Association
97. Professor Malcolm Povey, University of Leeds, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
98. Dr Nat Queen, University of Birmingham
99. Maloti Ray, Research officer, University of Melbourne Graduate Student
Association
100. Lee Rhiannon, Member of Parliament, New South Wales
101. Dr. Elaheh Rostami-Povey, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
102. Professor Alfredo Saad Filho, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
103. Dr Alison Sealey, University of Birmingham
104. Dr Alan Sears, Ryerson University, Toronto
105. Dr Claude Serfat, Université de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
106. Anwar Shah, International Student Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate
Student Association
107. Yiannis Sifakakis, Stop the War Coalition Greece
108. Sasha Simic, USDAW Shop Steward, Central Books (pc)
109. Professor Beverley Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London
110. Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM)
111. Professor Colin Sparks, University of Westminster
112. Maria Styllou, editor, Socialism from Below (Greece)
113. Dr. Viren Swami, University of Westminster
114. J.G. Taylor, Leeds Metropolitan University
115. Jennifer Toomey, University of Newcastle
116. Dr Alberto Toscano, Goldsmiths, University of London
117. Charles-André Udry, Editions Page deux, Switzerland
118. Universities and College Union, Branch Committee, University of Dundee
119. Turkan Uzun, Antikapitalist, Turkey
120. Professor Kees van der Pijl, University of Sussex
121. Vegard Velle, member of national executive committee, Red Party, Norway
122. Sean Vernell, City & Islington College, National Executive Committee, Universities and College Union
123. Christine Vié, Manchester Metropolitan University
124. Dr. Max Wallis, Cardiff University
125. Dr Vron Ware, Open University
126. Tony Williams, Activities Officer, University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association
127. Dr Jim Wolfreys, King’s College London
128. David Streckfuss, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
A call to action-Political Prisoners in Thailand
Thailand’s Climate of Fear
Political Prisoners in Thailand: February 12, 2009
http://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/new-from-ppt-thailands-climate-of-fear/
The flight from Thailand of activist and scholar Giles Ji Ungpakorn has raised the already high political temperature in the country. Giles, charged with lèse majesté, asserts that he cannot receive a fair trial in Thailand. As Giles has been outspoken about the ways in which the military and other conservative forces in Thai society use the monarchy, a vast array of powerful forces have reason to silence him.
As PPT has reported in earlier posts, following the distribution of Giles’ Red Siam manifesto, there have been calls for stronger action against people considered by royalists to be seditious or treasonous. These calls follows a spate of lèse majesté charges that have been processed under the Democrat Party-led coalition government – one report claims there are now 30 such cases. The result is a climate of fear.
The release of the Red Siam manifesto has been taken by royalists and the right-wing as further evidence that there is a plot to depose the monarchy and establish a republic. PPT is concerned that the Thai government will now be even more aggressive in silencing those it associates with Giles and his manifesto.
It is said that all Thai academics who signed a petition Giles circulated are now under threat. The signatories, who were supporting freedom of speech and opposing the political use of lèse majesté, are worried that they may be the targets for royalist reaction. Another threat is to bloggers who are posting material considered to be anti-monarchy. It is widely believed that a round-up is possible. Even if these threats do not result in action, the fear is palpable.
Reinforcing this deep consternation amongst academics and political activists is a widely held belief that a cause for Giles’ flight was a personal message from a prominent figure with strong palace connections. The message was that Giles would get no leniency and would be imprisoned.
Of course, PPT cannot confirm this story, but the belief is that the Democrat-supported campaign on lèse majesté has the highest support.
PPT deplores the political uses of lèse majesté in Thailand and the climate of fear that this use and the threat of its use engenders in Thailand.
We urge all friends of Thailand to take action. Contact human rights organizations, embassies, government leaders and ministries and express concern/dismay/outrage at the political use of lèse majesté. Make these cases highly visible in the media, on the internet and for the international community.
Bahrain petition against censorship-Gulf Daily News
Online petition against censorship
Rebecca Torr
Gulf Daily News: February 9, 2009
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=242514&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=31326
To sign the petition against Internet censorship visit: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-internet-censorship-in-bahrain.html.
A BAHRAINI blogger has spearheaded the launch of a petition against Internet censorship following a ministerial order to block pornographic and unauthorised websites.
A total of 150 people from Bahrain and other countries have signed the on-line petition since it was initiated last Thursday and more are adding to it every hour, said its creator Eyad Ebrahim.
Mr Ebrahim said he was hoping to collect as many as 5,000 signatures before sending the petition to the Culture and Information Ministry, along with recommendations from bloggers.
“Bahrain is a democracy and we would like to be treated in a democratic way- we are adults and should be treated accordingly,” he told the GDN.
“Any censorship needed should be done in the household.
“Adults should have the freedom to decide which websites they want to censor – the government is trying to play God.”
Mr Ebrahim said a better option than censoring would be to bring those handling the offending website to court and leave it for the judge to decide on the website’s fate.
“It (this censorship) damages Bahrain’s reputation as a liberal country,” he said.
“It would be far better to redirect this energy or to confront it with legal tools rather than blocking it outright.”
The Culture and Information Ministry issued a decree on January 14 informing all telecommunications companies and Internet service providers to prevent access to pornographic and unauthorised websites banned by the ministry, which included some political and on-line discussion forums.
However, Mr Ebrahim said he wanted to know what criteria the ministry had used to decide which websites to block, because while some harmless websites had been blocked, offensive ones were still accessible.
For example, while many political websites had been blocked, others that promoted sectarian hatred were still accessible.
He said if any sites had to be blocked it should have been websites that promoted hatred of any type because they went against the Bahrain Code of Ethics that was launched by bloggers last year.
Mr Ebrahim also questioned the move to ban pornographic sites while Bahrain still had an alleged prostitution industry.
“We see political, economic and social implications to this (Internet censorship),” he said.
“Socially, when it is illegal to access a particular content over the Internet, people will get around it and will be criminalised for this.
“Economically, when it is a law, this will increase the cost on service providers, who will then shift the cost to the clients.
Mr Ebrahim said the block on websites conflicted with Bahraini law, its constitution and international agreements.
“The ministerial order conflicts with other parts in the Bahraini law and constitution,” said Mr Ebrahim.
Furthermore, he said the block on websites violated Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that Bahrain signed on September 20, 2006.
Article 19 states:
Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph two of this article carries with it special duties and responsibilities.
It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be provided by law and are necessary:
(a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others.
(b) For the protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals.
To sign the petition against Internet censorship visit: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-internet-censorship-in-bahrain.html.
Cyber-demo for Harry, report on lese majeste-RSF
Cyber-demonstration to call for the release of jailed Australian writer Harry Nicolaides
Reporters Without Borders: February 9, 2009
English : http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30234
Français : http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30233
Join the cyberdemonstration : http://www.rsf.org/freeharry/
Download the report “His untouchable Majesty – Censorhip and emprisonment : the abuses in the name of lese majeste ” (http://www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/rapport_en_2_.pdf)
Reporters Without Borders is organising a cyber-demonstration on the Internet on 9 February to call for the release of Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, who is serving a three-year prison sentence on a lese majeste charge for referring briefly to the monarchy in a novel set in Thailand. He has been held since 31 August 2008 in Bangkok.
“Nicolaides has been treated unfairly and the sentence is disproportionate,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Not only were the comments in his novel restrained but he also received permission to publish it in Thailand. We call for his release and we urge all Internet users to do the same by demonstrating outside a virtual version of Bangkok’s royal palace.”
Arrested on 31 August, Nicolaides was sentenced on 19 January to three years in prison for briefly alluding to the love-life of an unnamed “Thai prince” in his 2005 novel “Verisimilitude,” of which only 50 copies were ever printed.
Nicolaides is not the only victim of Thailand’s archaic lese majeste legislation.
Since the new government took office in December, many punitive measures had been ordered in the king’s name in order to silence criticism. The Internet is heavily censored and anyone commenting on the royal family is liable to threatened with a lese majeste prosecution.
At least 2,700 websites were blocked in the space of a month in the king’s name and around 10 people have been threatened after being accused of insulting the monarchy.
Reporters Without Borders is issuing a report on 9 February giving its findings as regards the violations of freedom of expression that have been carried out in the king’s name since last autumn. Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard will also address this message to King Rama IX with the aim of informing him about the censorship and arrests being carried out in his name:
“Your Majesty, we humbly appeal to you to use your power and authority to obtain the withdrawal of the charges brought against Jonathan Head, Giles Ji Ungpakorn, Sulak Sivaraksa, Jakrapob Penkair, Suwicha Thakor, Chotisak Onsoong and Jitra Korchadej and to grant Harry Nicolaides a royal pardon.”
Join the cyberdemonstration : http://www.rsf.org/freeharry/
Download the report “His untouchable Majesty – Censorhip and emprisonment : the abuses in the name of lese majeste ” (http://www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/rapport_en_2_.pdf)
Wikileaks defends Thai writers charged
Thailand must stop imprisoning and censoring writers
Wikileaks: January 20, 2009
PLEASE CIRCULATE THE PETITION LETTER BELOW!
What do imprisoned Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, BBC correspondent Joathan Head, Thai Prof. Giles Ji Ungpakorn and social critic Sulak Silvaraska have in common?
They are some of the many detained or facing charges under Thailand’s “lese Majesty” laws for criticizing the dealings of the monarchy.
Please sign and distribute the following demand on behalf of those imprisoned and charged:
We, the undersigned, oppose the use of lese majeste in Thailand in order to prevent freedom of speech and academic freedom. We demand that the government cease all proceedings in lese Majeste cases.
The 19th September 2006 military coup in Thailand claimed “Royal legitimacy” in order to hide the authoritarian intentions of the military junta. Lese Majeste charges have not been used to protect “Thai Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy” as claimed. The charges are used against people who criticized the coup and disagree with the present destruction of democracy. They are used to create a climate of fear and censorship.
One obvious case is that of Associate Professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn, from the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. He is facing Lese Majeste charges for writing a book–”A Coup for the Rich”, which criticized the 2006 military coup.
Others who have been accused of Lese Majeste are former government minister Jakrapob Penkair, who asked a question at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Bangkok about exactly what kind of monarchy we have in Thailand.
There is also the case of Chotisak Onsoong, a young student who failed to stand for the King’s anthem in the cinema.
Apart from this there are the cases of Da Torpedo and Boonyuen Prasertying.
In addition to those who opposed the coup, Australian writer Harry Nicolaides has been sentenced to three years in prison, and the BBC correspondent Jonathan Head and Thai social critic Sulak Sivaraksa are facing charges.
The latest person to be thrown into jail and refused bail is Suwicha Thakor, who is charged with Lese Majeste for surfing the Internet.
The Thai Minister of Justice has called for a blanket ban on reporting these cases in the Thai media. The main stream Thai media are obliging.
Thus we are seeing a medieval style witch hunt taking place in Thailand with “secret” trials in the courts.
The Justice Ministry is also refusing to publish figures of lese majeste cases.
We call for the abolition of lese Majeste laws in Thailand and the defense of freedom and democracy.
Please send your full name to: wl-thailand@sunshinepress.org, Giles.LesseMajeste@gmail.com, ji.ungpakorn@gmail.com
See:
https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/Imprisoned_Australian_author_Harry_Nicolaides_censored_novel:_Verismilitude%2C_extract%2C_2005
https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/A_Coup_for_the_Rich:_Thailand%27s_Political_Crisis%2C_2007
https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/1%2C203_new_websites_censored_by_Thailand
https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Thailand
Australian anti-censor petition-please sign
Stop Australian Internet Censorship!
15208 signatures so far! [view all signatures]
Petition created by: Michael Meloni
SIGN THE PETITION! http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/oznetcensorship
Australian Senator, Stephen Conroy, is set to introduce mandatory Internet filtering in 2008. This petition has been organised to put an end to the filtering in Australia, before it begins!
Existing reports (some even conducted by the Australian Government) show that ISPs and customers will be forced to pay if mandatory filtering is introduced. The 2003 Ovum report on filtering commissioned by the Howard Government even finds that smaller ISPs will not be able to absorb the costs like large ISPs.
Furthermore, industry groups have all warned that the filtering can and will be bypassed. Why waste money on something that isn’t going to work?
Show your support by signing this petition. Show Mr Conroy and Mr Rudd that Australia does not require a Government babysitter.
This petition will be forwarded to all politicians concerned.
15208 have signed so far – help us get to 1,000.
We have achieved 1520.8% of our goal. Let’s keep going!
SIGN THE PETITION! http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/oznetcensorship
