IRAN Break the Blackout

The Iranian people need thier Voice back . I will donate. Thanks Highroller for this . Hope we get more to donate.I knew they would be forced to stop the communication.. Just a way to prevent the truth from being told. come on people lets all help..

With hope and determination,

Paul, Ricken, Milena, Graziela, Paula, Luis, Brett, Iain, Rajeev and the whole Avaaz team Sources:

Updates on the crackdown:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/ts_nm/us_iran_election_210
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/jun/25/iran-crisis

On the debate in the regime, Majlis Speaker Larijani criticises Guardian Council, IRIB, calls for open debate:
http://www.presstv.com/detail/98645.htm?sectionid=351020101
Conservative Tehran mayor Qalibaf calls for legalisation of rallies:
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=98941&sectionid=351020101
Assembly of Experts considers forcing a run-off election:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-25/a-deal-to-save-iran/

Many of our contacts in Iran are reporting that they have been using these services but that they are running out of bandwidth fast. Also see:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/18/iran.dodging.crackdown/
http://www.internetfreedom.org/Use_of_Censorship_Circumvention_Services_Soars_in...

See for example:
http://www.qlineorientalist.com/IranRises/general-strike-in-kurdistan/
http://www.youtube.com/user/citizentube
http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23iranelection

Regardless of the actual result of the election, the importance of basic rights to assembly and open debate, which could also help shine a light on what occurred, has been emphasised in an open letter of support to the demonstrators. Its signatories include the anti-imperialist writer Noam Chomsky:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-277500
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they can freely access the internet. The link is changed every time the regime blocks access to it. With 10,000 donors, we can scale up the proxy services massively -- providing more servers, bandwidth and advanced technical support.

The next two weeks are crucial. As Iran’s secret policemen cast their net far and wide, secure channels of communication are also critical to avoiding the crackdown. Scores have been killed and hundreds of human rights advocates, journalists, bloggers and peaceful protesters imprisoned. Although many more remain free, without safe ways to communicate they will face terrible risks.

After the crackdowns in Tibet and Burma, Avaaz members donated in our thousands to preserve the people’s basic human right to free communication and information. Overcoming censorship to make contact with each other and the world is crucial at these moments. Sharing information about the protests still flaring up around the provinces of Iran from Kurdish areas to the holy city of Qom, or uploading YouTube videos and first-hand reports of bravery and brutality to Iran’s million-plus weblogs and networks like Twitter, could make a huge difference.4 If the regime believe they can silence such reports, the crackdown will only worsen.

Legitimacy matters in Iran. From inspirational videos of million-strong marches to shocking evidence of militia violence, the truth will come out only if Iranians can communicate freely with each other.5 The clerical councils engaged in closed-door crisis talks are paying great attention to the voices being raised in their society. Let’s make sure Iran’s voices are not silenced – help break the blackout before it’s too late:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/iran_break_the_blackout

Last week millions marched peacefully to protest apparent election-rigging. Now a crackdown has killed scores and left hundreds arrested -- while the internet and media blackout and cyber-surveillance threatens to stop all Iranians communicating freely.

We can’t let that happen. Unless Iranians are able to share information freely over the coming weeks, their voices may be silenced for good. Let's help break the blackout -- people in Iran are asking us to re-open secure and anonymous communication channels for them, particularly anonymous web proxy services.

One small donation of €10 (US$15) can fund enough bandwidth for Iranians to send hundreds of secure emails. If 5,000 or more of us can donate, we can scale up these services massively -- with more servers, bandwidth and advanced technical support. The next two weeks will be crucial --

Donate now to break the blackout

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/iran_break_the_blackout/?cl=265018802&v=3570