Tag Archives: e-transactions

We Stopped This Law (for a month)

Written by jessica. Posted on June 15, 2010. Filed under Campaigns & Case Studies, News, Stories. Tagged , , , , , . 9 Comments.
A yellow and orange tinted image that says Postpone the Vote
The picture says it all, but the post must go on. (Follow the conversation on Twitter.) Yesterday was a busy day. And now we wait. While you scan your Tweetdecks and iPhones, we want to report back to you on what’s happened so far, how you’ve responded, and what we might have achieved. The Background [...]

ACT NOW: Postpone the Vote on the E-Transactions Law

Written by jessica. Posted on June 14, 2010. Filed under News. Tagged , , . 13 Comments.
No, no, no, you got it all wrong...
We’ve written an email in Arabic and English (below) to send to friends and colleagues to try to stop passage of the E-Transactions law tomorrow in the plenary session of Parliament. We encourage you to copy-paste and post it widely. It’s crucial that we respond immediately. This isn’t an Internet joke, as Maya Zankoul drew [...]

Emergency: Help Delay the Vote on E-Transactions Law

Written by jessica. Posted on June 13, 2010. Filed under News. Tagged , , , . 20 Comments.
emergency
As we mentioned last week, there’s a law before parliament (in Arabic) that deals with electronic information, signatures, and e-banking. The vote has been set for Tuesday, June 15. A group of stakeholders will hold an EMERGENCY MEETING tonight, Sunday, June 13, to discuss the law and prepare to block the vote on Tuesday. Join [...]