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

[James Gannon]

Strongly support.

-James




On 19/11/2015, 3:05 a.m., "Ncuc-discuss on behalf of Avri Doria" <ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org on behalf of avri at acm.org> wrote:

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>i support signing.
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>avri
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>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>
>>
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>> 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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