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Unblock DeviantArt in Bahrain
Published by Maha on Jan 23, 2009
Closed on Jan 27, 2009
Closed on Jan 27, 2009
Result:
Thank you so much to everyone who signed the petition, now DeviantArt is back and everyone can log in here in Bahrain. I don't know how to thank all of you because it's not enough, because of you our voice is being heard and all the Bahraini artists can access the site again. Thank you so much again and God bless you all.
I got really shocked and upset today after trying to log in to DeviantART, as the site was blocked!!! Why? I will show you the reason, which is something I quoted from the page given everytime a log in attempt, from Bahrain to DeviantART, is done:
"Site Blocked
This website has been blocked by the order of the Ministry of Culture and Information based on Article 19 of Decree Laws No. 47, 2002 regarding the organization of the press, printing and publishing in the Kingdom of Bahrain due to the publication of prohibited content on the aforementioned site."
Really, it is not fair what they´ve done and they dare to call themselves Ministry of Culture?? How could they block an art site and still be the Ministry of Culture?
I´ve joined this site since September 1st 2007, and I´ve been uploading my art to the site, so that people could take a look and give me tips in order for me to improve my skills, and I must say I had quite a lot of progress since I joined DeviantART.
And also, there is the wonderful fact that I made new friends there, and all of them are polite and have pure artist heart, which means they are people who truly appreciate art!!!
Please, help me my fellow Bahraini artists so that we can get justice and have the site back, and go on improving our skills in art.
Speaking on behalf of the above mentioned fellow Bahraini arists, I also state that any person, not necessarily from Bahrain, is more than welcome to help, and said help will be really appreciated.
Thank you very much for the attention.
"Site Blocked
This website has been blocked by the order of the Ministry of Culture and Information based on Article 19 of Decree Laws No. 47, 2002 regarding the organization of the press, printing and publishing in the Kingdom of Bahrain due to the publication of prohibited content on the aforementioned site."
Really, it is not fair what they´ve done and they dare to call themselves Ministry of Culture?? How could they block an art site and still be the Ministry of Culture?
I´ve joined this site since September 1st 2007, and I´ve been uploading my art to the site, so that people could take a look and give me tips in order for me to improve my skills, and I must say I had quite a lot of progress since I joined DeviantART.
And also, there is the wonderful fact that I made new friends there, and all of them are polite and have pure artist heart, which means they are people who truly appreciate art!!!
Please, help me my fellow Bahraini artists so that we can get justice and have the site back, and go on improving our skills in art.
Speaking on behalf of the above mentioned fellow Bahraini arists, I also state that any person, not necessarily from Bahrain, is more than welcome to help, and said help will be really appreciated.
Thank you very much for the attention.
This petition is now closed.
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