#OPETHIOPIA

To government of Ethiopia,

For far too long you have worked effortlessly to try to stifle the voices of your own people and infringe on their basic human rights. One of the last and most resourceful voices the citizens have left in Ethiopia was the internet, even with the heavy amount of censorship the government employs. Until Now…….

 

The government of Ethiopia recently passed a law outlawing the use of anonymity and VOIP services such as TOR and Skype.  Usage of either one of these services can now result in a 15 year prison sentence. Simply providing these services to an individual can land you in prison for up to 8 years.

 

Anonymous will no longer stand by and watch the people of Ethiopia lose their basic right to communicate openly and freely on the Internet or their right to use anonymity services to protect themselves from criminals or anti freedom of speech crusaders.

 

Ethiopia has consistently dropped in it’s ranking as a free country in recent years according to the Democracy Index report released every year. This is a trend the government in Ethiopia seems intent on continuing.  The time has come for the world to fight back.

 

Regardless of where you live in the world, situations like these should be a concern for anyone who believes in a free and open Internet. This is a call to all fellow anons and concerned citizens across the globe, stand up and fight for and with the people of Ethiopia.

 

OPERATION ETHIOPIA ENGAGED. Come join us on irc at anonops in #opethiopia, email us at opethiopia@hushmail.com, and  follow us on twitter @opethiopia_  

 

We Are Anonymous

We Are Legion

We Do Not Forgive

We Do Not Forget

Ethiopia, Did You Really Not Expect Us?