[NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: [bestbits] Help support our colleagues facing trial in Morocco

Avri Doria avri at acm.org
Thu Nov 19 04:05:24 CET 2015


i support signing.

avri


On 18-Nov-15 18:23, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am sharing here a call for support to a moroccan activist : Hisham
>  Almiraat. Hisham is a good friend and after collaborating for several
> years with Global Voices(even being the director of Global Voices
> Advocacy for some time) went back to Morocco where he co-founded the
> organisation "Association marocaines des Droits Numeriques".
>
> He is facing a unfair trial and I do think that nom-commercial at
> least can support this and sign the letter.
>
> Signing individually or with your organisation is also welcome.
>
> statements by other groups:
>  Frontline <https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/30035> - HRW
> <https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/11/08/morocco-drop-charges-against-activists> - CPJ
> <https://cpj.org/blog/2015/11/amid-wave-of-defamation-cases-cpj-joins-call-for-m.php> - FreePress
> <https://www.freepressunlimited.org/en/news/international-appeal-to-the-moroccan-authorities-to-drop-charges-against-human-rights-defenders> -  FIDH
> <https://www.fidh.org/fr/themes/defenseurs-des-droits-humains/maroc-poursuite-du-harcelement-judiciaire-de-m-maati-monjib-m-hisham>  
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Ellery Biddle* <ellerygv at gmail.com <mailto:ellerygv at gmail.com>>
> Date: 2015-11-19 1:31 GMT+09:00
> Subject: [bestbits] Help support our colleagues facing trial in Morocco
> To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>
>
> Dear Best Bits gang,
>
> This is a short but passionate appeal to you all to help support our
> colleagues going on trial tomorrow in Morocco for their work as human
> rights defenders and technology researchers.
>
> As many of you know, among those on trial will be my friend and
> colleague Hisham Almiraat, who many of you know.
>
> If you're able, please join Global Voices' statement of support and
> circulate among your networks. In Hisham's words, "the [the Moroccan
> authorities] think we're nobodies, they will crush us." This is to say
> that any support is much, much appreciated.
>
> Statement here:
> https://globalvoices.org/2015/11/18/global-voices-community-stands-with-moroccan-free-expression-advocates/
>
> Tweets with ht #Justice4Morocco and #Justice4Hisham
>
> Thank you and be well,
>
> Ellery
>
>
> --
> Ellery Roberts Biddle
> Global Voices, Advocacy Director
> @ellerybiddle
>
>
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