English:
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[active links in original at:
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Activists angered by the multilateral seizure of Indymedia hard
drives
last October 7th will be turning over piles of old drives
to
intelligence agencies across the world this week, in symbolic
protests
against what many are denouncing as a serious violation of
communication
rights. The Global Action is called Operation Hard
Drive-By.
The first of wave of solidarity actions took place last week in
the
Netherlands, where activists delivered symbolic old hardware to
the
Italian consulate in Amsterdam. The next day, activists in
San
Francisco, USA handed over hardware to the FBI. In Houston, members
of
the IMC delivered a letter to the Swiss consulate.
[ Netherlands
Hard Drive-By | San Francisco Hard Drive-By: Photos |
Video | Action in
Houston: Audio ]
The protests will happen all week, beginning Monday
October 18th, to
coincide with Media Democracy Day. Operation Hard Drive-by
are already
planned to happen in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and Perth,
Australia.
Indymedia supporters promised that Operation Hard Drive-by
would
escalate and spread until their demands are met. A Statement
of
Solidarity signed by more than 2000 people calls for the full
disclosure
of the names of organizations and individuals involved in the
seizure, a
copy of the court order, and an independent investigation into
any
violations of due process.
More at http://solidarity.indymedia.org.uk