[Softwarelibre] Acerca de las libertades de los activistas de software libre

[Julio C. Ortega]

[.....]

> >> I thought this was a good time to make some of you
> aware of my recent
> > >>difficulties with the U.S. government.  A few of
> you already have been
> > >>informed about this, but many of you have not, and
> it seemed easiest to
> > >>do so by large group emailing.
> > >>
> > >>Earlier this year my passport was taken and I was
> questioned about an
> > >>article I had written about Animal Rights
> activists.  I actually write a
> > >>great number of articles, some of which are
> published in various media
> > >>outlets.  The specific article in question however
> was this one:
> > >>
> >
> >>http://animaldefense.info/boston/index.php?sec=news&nwi=34
> > >>
> > >>You can judge for yourself whether writing
> articles such as this and
> > >>exercising free speech is a terrorist act!  I was
> also detained in March
> > >>along with 240 other people across the country for
> anti-war activities.
> > >>As of today I still do not have a passport, and so
> I do not know if I
> > >>will be attending the next free knowledge
> conference.  In fact, I am
> > >>unable to travel at all at present.
> > >>
> > >>Another article I recently published that I was
> asked about was this one
> > >>published in "Toward Freedom", which I think was
> remarkably presentiant
> > >>given the time that it was written:
> > >>
> > >>http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/479/65/
> > >>
> > >>I also have written several articles published by
> the International
> > >>green party on Latin America, which tends to be a
> little more socialist
> > >>in their outlook than the U.S. green party,
> although I was not asked
> > >>about these (yet):
> > >>
> > >>http://www.greens.org/s-r/38/38-11.html
> > >>
> > >>http://www.greens.org/s-r/40/40-12.html
> > >>
> > >>The last one I think some people might recognize
> :).  For those of you
> > >>who now live in a free country, I am sure it is
> hard to fully comprehend
> > >>what is happening in America del Norte.  I do not
> know what to do,
> > >>either.  However, I intend to continue to write
> articles, and to work on
> > >>those projects that I choose, regardless of what
> the people in my
> > >>government may think or do.

Solidaridad con el amigo David, que lamentablemente ha sido etiquetado
como Terrorista por un gobierno de un país supuestamente "tolerante"

Ojalá pueda asistir al foro.


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Julio C. Ortega - VaSLibre
http://www.vaslibre.org.ve
Gentoo Linux User :D
Valencia - Venezuela