CSF supports the Index on Censorship calling the EU leaders to stop the abuse of the rights to privacy and freedom of expression

CSF supports the petition “EU leaders: Stop mass surveillance” produced by the Index on Censorship to stop the abuse of the rights to privacy and freedom of expression. The main goal of the petition is to attract attention around the issue and to push European leaders to action. Celebrities, artists, activists and politicians have signed an Index on Censorship petition calling for Europe’s leaders to end mass surveillance. The petition also demands that mass surveillance is on the agenda at the next European Council Summit in October.

EaP CSF supports the petition and suggests its members to individually support the petition. There are several things CSOs can do:

sign the petition themselves and ask the members of their organisations to do;
share the petition on social networks with the hashtag #dontspyonme;
translate the petition in their language so that it can be added to Change.org. So far the petition is available in English (http://chn.ge/1c2L7Ty), French (http://chn.ge/1dXyK9m), Spanish (http://chn.ge/149EHdD), Russian (http://chn.ge/15MLdtP), German (http://chn.ge/15sQ18R), Polish (http://chn.ge/1ctgzfx) and Bulgarian (http://chn.ge/147ui2q);
put the information about the petition on their websites and contact local journalists, asking them to write about the petition and the mass surveillance story in general.

The petition is available at: http://chn.ge/1c2L7Ty and is being promoted on social media with the hashtag #dontspyonme

The press release is available here.

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