Thursday, March 31, 2011

Gbagbo ordered the government to block websites

The organization of press freedom Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals that the Gbagbo government has ordered the blocking of several independent news sites, or the elected President Ouattara favorable to all Ivorian providers. A half-dozen sites are affected by the directive of ITAC, Constable Telecommunication Ivorians, including sites such as Abidjan.

net or information. Hosted abroad, these sites will remain accessible in all cases other countries, but should be made inaccessible to the Ivorians. The directive, signed March 24, has not yet been implemented, which is said to Jean-Francois Julliard, president of RSF, it could be an intimidation.

"The target, at least, is clear: it is independent sites or of pro-Ouattara. Equivalents Their propaganda by pro-Gbagbo are not affected. However, the Director General of ATCI, Sylvanus Kla is a baron of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI party Laurent Gbagbo), "said Mr. Julliard said in a statement from RSF.

CITA has already taken drastic measures last month, by cutting the SMS services in the country. The directive of March 24 says the decision to block these sites was taken "in the strict framework of the national defense and public security".

No comments:

Post a Comment