bohs punks
Well-Known Member
i' m trying to help an iranian man at the minute, he has been turned down for asylum at initial interview and we are trying to sort out extra info for his appeal etc.
he was running an internet service in iran and refused to use the censoring / filtering software the religous authorities wanted him to use, his servers were then seized, his business closed down and he went into hiding. he was subsquantly sentenced to ten years in jail and 74 lashes and fled to ireland.
at his interview his case is being accepted as factual - they are not disputing his sentence, documents etc etc but say that as he knew the law and still went ahead with the non censored isp he is not fleeing persecution but prosecution ie that the censorship law applies to all not just certain groups listed under the convention and he broke the law is all. he says his actions were political and that is why he is in fear etc.
anyway does anyone know of any activist groups in ireland who are focussed on internet freedoms etc who would be up to date on the thinkings around freedom of expression and particularly human rights legislation etc and the censoring of the net in countries such as iran etc etc??
any help appreaciated
he was running an internet service in iran and refused to use the censoring / filtering software the religous authorities wanted him to use, his servers were then seized, his business closed down and he went into hiding. he was subsquantly sentenced to ten years in jail and 74 lashes and fled to ireland.
at his interview his case is being accepted as factual - they are not disputing his sentence, documents etc etc but say that as he knew the law and still went ahead with the non censored isp he is not fleeing persecution but prosecution ie that the censorship law applies to all not just certain groups listed under the convention and he broke the law is all. he says his actions were political and that is why he is in fear etc.
anyway does anyone know of any activist groups in ireland who are focussed on internet freedoms etc who would be up to date on the thinkings around freedom of expression and particularly human rights legislation etc and the censoring of the net in countries such as iran etc etc??
any help appreaciated