[liberationtech] Burundi

[Brian Conley]

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" <rrb at 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?
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