DIGITAL FREEDOM NETWORK MEDIA RELEASE: For immediate release CONTACT: Robert Lebowitz, Digital Freedom Network, +(1-973) 438-3649, rlebow@dfn.org DFN HOSTS ONLINE MEETING WITH ALEJANDRA MATUS Author of "Black Book of Chilean Justice" to discuss her case and current events NEWARK, N.J., October 29, 2001 - The Digital Freedom Network (DFN) will host an online meeting with Chilean journalist and dissident Alejandra Matus on Thursday, November 1 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM New York time (1730-1830 GMT). 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. Matus in the moderated forum. The meeting will be conducted in English. Ms. Matus's book, "El libro negro de la justicia chilena," or "The Black Book of Chilean Justice," exposes the corruption, nepotism, and abuse of power of the judiciary in Chile. In 1999, Judge Servando Jordan instigated a criminal action against Ms. Matus for her accusation. Copies of her book were seized and she was threatened with imprisonment. On the counsel of her lawyer-brother, Matus fled Chile first to Argentina and then to Miami, Florida, from where she has waged a fight against the charges against her and her book. Recently, the judge presiding over the case lifted the ban, allowing the book to be disseminated in Chile. The courage of those who devote their lives to fighting for human rights has recently been brought to light with the murder of lawyer Digna Ochoa in Mexico. Matus will answer questions about her experiences and her feelings on returning to her native Chile. The online meeting will be accessible to anyone running a Java-enabled Web browser or an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application. The Digital Freedom Network (DFN) is an international organization that develops and promotes the use of Internet technology for human rights activism. DFN designs online campaigns, makes technical information more readily available to activists, and provides an online voice to those attacked for expressing themselves. DFN's Web site is http://dfn.org. # # # Digital Freedom Network 520 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 USA Phone: +(1-973) 438-4365 Fax: +(1-973) 438-1474 E-mail: info@dfn.org ========== HURIDOCS-Tech listserv ========== Send mail intended for the list to <huridocs-tech@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/huridocs-tech/ To subscribe to the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: subscribe huridocs-tech To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: unsubscribe huridocs-tech If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-huridocs-tech@hrea.org>.
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