[pp.int.general] Open letter to the government of the Republic of Turkey

[Nicholas DeSalvio]

That seems like a great idea imo. Though it might be easiest to find a
bunch of interested people and draft it up in a piratepad or google
document so that everyones working on a consistent revision.

On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Zbigniew Łukasiak <zzbbyy at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am here copying an open letter we are planning (this is just a
> draft).  I am sending it here because I think it could be a great
> example of where PPI could make a difference.  If such a letter was
> from "The Pirate Movement" and signed by the pirate parties from all
> over the world - this would have a completely new weight for the
> media.
>
> DRAFT
>
> We, Polish Pirate Party believe in peaceful and democratic resolution
> of political differences and call the government of the Republic of
> Turkey to stop the violent reaction of police forces against the mass
> demonstrations in the streets of Istanbul and other cities and start
> the dialog with the protesters.
>
> We also believe in freedom of expression and that the new
> bi-directional internet communication tools can be used to great
> benefit
> of societies and to democratize the public discourse.  We call the
> government of the Republic of Turkey to use these tools instead of
> condemning them as the 'worst menace to society'.
>
> --
> Zbigniew Lukasiak
> http://brudnopis.blogspot.com/
> http://perlalchemy.blogspot.com/
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