<div dir="ltr">Dear Mishi, All,<div><br></div><div>This promises to be such interesting discussion. </div><div><br></div><div>I was in the Gambia during their recent election. We have just published <a href="https://ooni.torproject.org/post/gambia-internet-shutdown/">this report </a>on the shutdown we experienced there. Please feel free to quote from it and share its findings. </div><div><br></div><div>Don't hesitate to contact me or my colleagues at OONI for any clarification. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Arthur </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">E. Arthur Gwagwa<div>M: +44 7824 562 991</div><div><div>LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurgwagwa" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font color="#1155cc">www.linkedin.com/in/</font></a><a></a><a><font color="#1155cc">arthurgwagwa</font></a></div><div>Academia: <a href="https://independent.academia.edu/ArthurGwagwa" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://independent.academia.edu/ArthurGwagwa</a></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 December 2016 at 18:56, Mishi Choudhary <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mishi@softwarefreedom.org" target="_blank">mishi@softwarefreedom.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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Hello Everyone,<br>
<br>
SFLC.in will be organizing a session on, "Analyzing the causes and<br>
impacts of Internet shutdowns". Here is some basic information for the<br>
discussion.<br>
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Format: Panel discussion<br>
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Date: December 9, 2016<br>
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Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM<br>
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Venue: Workshop room 4<br>
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The format is a dialogue among the panelists where the chair poses<br>
questions and the panelist address them with short crisp answers of 1-2<br>
minutes per panelist.<br>
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We have a great group and encourage an interactive discussion. Please<br>
also see our work on the topic at<br>
<a href="http://sflc.in/internet-shutdown-tracker-india-2013-2016/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://sflc.in/internet-<wbr>shutdown-tracker-india-2013-<wbr>2016/</a><br>
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Here are the panelists:<br>
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Mishi Choudhary (Executive Director, SFLC.in) - Moderator<br>
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Deji Olukotun (Author, Access Now)<br>
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Gisela Perez de Acha, Derechos Digitales)<br>
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Hibah Kamal-Grayson (Senior Policy Analyst, Google)<br>
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Nanjira Sambuli (Digital Equality Advocacy Manager, World Wide Web<br>
Foundation)<br>
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Nicolas Seidler (Senior Policy Advisor, ISOC)<br>
<br>
Amos Toh (Legal Advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur, David Kaye)<br>
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Rajan Mathews (Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India)<br>
<br>
Jan Ryzdak (Global Network Initiative)<br>
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I hope you can join us.<br>
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Warm Regards<br>
Mishi Choudhary, Esq.<br>
Legal Director<br>
Software Freedom Law Center<br>
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