[New-imc] Online form: Proposed new IMC! (IMC Iran)

[goudarz]

No I am not, and I signed up to their list serve, it appears that their activities stopped last December.  I hope they are not in trouble.  All ISPs in Iran are now under control of the judiciary and were forced recently to install filters to cut access to some sites.  My purpose is to just do the server end of it and not the news providing part that should happen from inside the country.  As I was reading from one of their e-mails on the list serve, I also noticed that they are very concerned of what can be posted and what can not which is absolutely against the concept of Indymedia the way I know it here in Portland, OR.  Anyhow, could you please post this to the new-imc list so others who sent me message also get this response.  I don't think I am on that list just yet.
 
Peace;
Goudarz  

xdaydreamx at gmx.net wrote:
Hi Goudarz,

Are you the person who started the New-IMC process for Iran a few months
ago? If not, it might be good to get in touch with those people (does anyone
have their contact details) before proceeding. Your efforts to set up a media
centre for Iranians to post independent news on is laudable, but ideally the
efforts should be led by local activists. I know there are many difficulties in
doing so and having the server and support outside the country would be a
good idea, but it's still best to keep IMC's local, rather than set up an
"Iranians-in-exile" IMC.

Best,

-F (one of IMC London)


> Submitted by: Goudarz Eghtedari on
> Tuesday, June 3rd, 2003 @ 10:42:40 pm (-0700)
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> imc_name:
> IMC Iran
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> city:
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> state:
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> country:
> Iran
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> contact_name:
> Goudarz Eghtedari
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> contact_email:
> goudarz at voicesofthemiddleeast.com
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> contact_phone:
> 503-381-3696 USA
> 
> tech_name:
> Goudarz Eghtedari
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> tech_email:
> goudarz at voicesofthemiddleeast.com
> 
> tech_phone:
> 503-381-3696 USA
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> supporting_groups:
> 
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> regional_focus:
> yes
> 
> critical_dates:
> 
> 
> resources:
> I need more info on what is needed as far as hardware goes. We will
> however do all we can to do what ever the need is. Part of our collective
will
> be IT specialists.
> 
> outreach:
> Nothing yet, because we don\'t know if this will work the way our
> constrains are. i.e. serving from outside the country. Once the site is
up and
> running, we have capability of publicizing for it via satelite radio
stations
> such as BBC-Persian program.
> 
> introductory_statement:
> The reason we want to set-up this site and we are willing to put our time
> is to provide a space that Iranian people and specially students who have
> access to internet can post news about Iran on the site. As you know
there
> is an opressive portion of the regime that works through the judiciary and
> closes down newspapers and independant media. Recently they have arrested
> even web-logers who critisized the Islamic regime. It is very important
to
> have servers outside the country so that people can post their articles
> directly and annonymously to the site. I have many questions of course,
i.e.
> is it possible to have IMC as a bilingual site, because some of writers
> may not be able to write English, for which we volunteers in the US will
do
> translations. Also if IMC can support Persian then people without English
> knowledge can read it there too. There are e-magazines in Persian outside
> the country, but we believe that independant news about Iran never makes
it
> to the mainstre!
> am media. So this site will also serve to disseminatre information and
> news about Iran for American and European audience. This is becoming very
> crucial as Bush administration and NeoCons are moving on their next step
to
> attack Iran. I have been working on bringing independant voices to
American
> people through my radio show in Portland, OR via KBOO 90.7 fm and at
> www.voicesofthemiddleeast.com but now I want to open this venue to a
larger
> audience and people from inside the country via IMC network.
> 
> 
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