[huridocs-tech] Digital Freedom update (Oct. 17, 2001)

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DFN HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE
Recent news and articles from the Digital Freedom Network (http://dfn.org)
October 17, 2001
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*** DFN ONLINE MEETING: Chat with Chinese academic and former political
prisoner Gao Zhan on Thu. Oct. 18 at 8 PM NY time at <http://dfn.org/meet> ***

CONTENTS
1. Renewed threat on Ogiek officials (Kenya)
2. Free press, but no free papers (Mongolia)
3. Journalist barred from leaving Angola
4. Court to examine Ogiek petition on November 21 (Kenya)
5. Activist's Workshop: Using search engines
6. DFN chat with Gao Zhan on Thu. Oct. 18 (China)


1. RENEWED THREAT ON OGIEK OFFICIALS (KENYA)
(October 16) The Ogiek Welfare Council, fighting to protect a Kenyan
indigenous group's forest homeland, expressed fear that their lives are in
danger after they refused to withdraw their pending cases.
       The state-run Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) radio has been
running calls by Nakuru County Council chairman, Councillor Charles Rono,
urging the government to close down OWC offices and describing them as
"stumbling block" to the removal of Ogiek land from environmental protection.
  >> http://dfn.org/focus/kenya/ogiek-newthreat.htm


2. FREE PRESS, BUT NO FREE PAPERS (MONGOLIA)
(October 15) A new film claims Mongolian tabloids are frightened to
criticize  the ruling former communist government for fear of being closed
down.
       Mongolian filmmaker Rentsen Batsaikhan says that if the tabloids
don't criticize the government, then they won't have to pay taxes.
  >> http://dfn.org/focus/mongolia/new-documentary.htm


3. JOURNALIST BARRED FROM LEAVING ANGOLA
(October 10) Angolan journalist Gilberto Neto, 25, continues in anguish for
the day he will enjoy freedom of movement again.
       On August 18, 2001, Angolan Immigration Police illegally prevented
Neto from travelling to London and confiscated his passport. To date, they
hold it tight.
  >> http://dfn.org/focus/angola/gilbert-neto.htm


4. COURT TO EXAMINE OGIEK PETITION ON NOVEMBER 21 (KENYA)
(October 9) After the hearing of the much-awaited Ogiek land case in
Nairobi flopped last week, the case will now be mentioned on November 21.
The Ogiek, an indigenous people living in Kenya's Mau Forest, are battling
the government to remain in their ancestral home.
  >> http://dfn.org/focus/kenya/ogiek-november21.htm
  >> http://www.ogiek.org (Ogiek campaign Web site)


5. ACTIVIST'S WORKSHOP: USING SEARCH ENGINES
Essential to human rights research - in fact, any research - is the ability
to find accurate information. Assuming that one can get Internet access,
the only obstacle lies in the ability of the user to successfully navigate
through the Web in order to find the desired information. DFN's latest
Activist's Workshop article gives a brief tutorial on using Web sites to
search for information online.
  >> http://dfn.org/workshop/search.htm


6. MEET THE ACTIVISTS: DFN CHAT WITH GAO ZHAN (CHINA)
DFN will host an online meeting with Chinese scholar and former political
prisoner Gao Zhan on Thursday, October 18 from 8:00 to 9:00 PM New York
time (Friday 12:00 AM to 1:00 AM GMT). Gao, a Chinese-born sociologist
living in the United States, spent five months in a Chinese prison on false
charges of espionage before being released in July.
       The online meeting, which is free and open to the public, will take
place on DFN's Web site at <http://dfn.org/meet>. No registration is
required. Anyone may attend the meeting and post questions to Ms. Gao in
the moderated forum. The meeting will be conducted in English.


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