New ask Hacker News story: Ola Bini: privacy defender, free software developer still in detention in Ecuado

Ola Bini: privacy defender, free software developer still in detention in Ecuado
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Ola Bini, privacy defender, cryptography expert, free software developer, is currently detained as political prisoner in El Inca prison, Ecuador. He was arrested on Thursday afternoon, 2019-04-11. This is the result of an irregular detention process[1], dubious claims of evidence[2], and by violating his legal rights. Many, including David Kaye - UN Special Rapporteur[3], have concluded that there is no real basis for Ola's detention. Ola's detention is a threat not only to Ola himself[4], but to research projects, such as OTRv4[5], PET Symposium contributions[6], DECODE EU-funded project[7], free software projects Coy.IM, and everything Ola has done[8], in the past: programming language 'loke', Seph, JesCov, JRuby, JtestR, etc.. "The case against me is based on the books I've read and the technology I have." -- Ola Bini, statements from his imprisonment. ([9]) - Sign the solidarity letter (http://bit.ly/2Pn2dES) There has been quite some coverage by news sites. Groups and communities have posted their opinion. We want to show that individual people care as well! - FreeOlaBini.org For updates and how to help. - #FreeOlaBini Concerning Ola Bini's situation, but also broader, given that related events may be tagged as well. "I'm being held under the best circumstances and it's still despicable." -- Ola Bini, statements from his imprisonment. ([9]) [1] http://bit.ly/2vfOJBM [2] https://twitter.com/koolfy/status/1118834216589045760 [3] https://twitter.com/davidakaye/status/1117489081397547008 [4] https://twitter.com/MikaelSGB/status/1118221145013145600 [5] http://bit.ly/2Pn2ebU [6] http://bit.ly/2vcmWCl [7] https://twitter.com/decodeproject [8] http://bit.ly/1C6B9MU [9] http://bit.ly/2vcmX9n

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