[spectre] Re: <nettime> Important Thai education site closed

[Stephen Kovats]

>

Dear Keiko

of course, we can, and must support your call! It's typical in these  
foggy 'bloodless coup' situations that clearly independent  
information and education constructs such as the Midnight University  
are among the first major victims of 'order' to be indiscriminately  
swept away. This is a despicable act against basic human rights that  
obviously has nothing to do with the supposedly lofty public claims  
of the military to 'save democracy from corruption' as it has been  
trumpeted in the media. It's equally despicable that the political  
reaction to the coup d'etat has been accordingly just as mute.  
Thailand seems to have the chosen the Burmese model of progressive  
democratic and social development, a model which can not be in  
anybody's best interest, whether in Thailand or anywhere else on the  
planet.

If you have a specific forum through which to articulate this  
situation, let us know!

greetings,

Stephen!


> On 9/30/06, Keiko Sei <keikosei at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>   This mail is sent by Bcc. As you know, there was coup d'etat in
>> Thailand on Sept.19. Despite the attempt by the military council to
>> portrait it as a friendly coup, they are imposing censorship in  
>> various
>> fields. Recently they closed the important on-line education site,
>> Midnight University <www.midnightuniv.org>. This on-line education  
>> has
>> been created for those people who cannot afford to go to higher
>> education to be informed and empowered. It is one of the most
>> enlightening media in Thailand, and I contribute to them, too, for  
>> free
>> and copyleft, as I support their object. In fact this is the second
>> time they are closed down by the authority: the first time because by
>> the Thaksin government, and this time because they are critical  
>> towards
>> the coup and the military council. The closure of their site  
>> seriously
>> obstructs educational process of millions of people who depend on  
>> them,
>> blocking the free flow of information and exchange of people's ideas,
>> and is a total setback of democratic process of the country, just  
>> like
>> the coup d'etat is. I would appreciate if you help their petition
>> campaign by adding your name and circulate their message to your
>> friends. Thank you very much for your constant help for the  
>> democratic
>> path of South East Asia.
>>
>>   Keiko
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