The Burundians I am in contact with have not mentioned a new internet issue since blocking of whatsapp and facebook which was easily circumvented with the use of VPNs.
I last heard from my colleagues about 8 hours ago. At least one of them was tweeting an hour ago. There is definitely a climate of fear at the moment and a lack of access to basic necessities in communities with large populations of opposition to Nkurunziza. On May 18, 2015 7:19 AM, "Richard Brooks" <r...@g.clemson.edu> wrote: > We have noticed that Burundi bloggers are off-line. No > doubt related to the President's crack down after the > failed coup. > > Does anyone have any news as to whether this silence is > due to: > -Internet blackout? > -Physical threat/imprisonment? > -Fear? > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > compa...@stanford.edu. >
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