S. Sudan blocks Sudan Tribune website over “hostile” coverage
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July 18, 2017 (KAMPALA) – South Sudan government has admitted that it
blocked access to the Paris-based Sudan Tribune website over its
“hostile” news coverage.
“If they [Sudan Tribune website] have been disseminating hostile
messages towards us then we have the authority to close them,”
information minister Michael Makuei Lueth told Bloomberg Tuesday.
“So many countries have been closing down, even giving total blackout
to such media houses which create hostility,” he added.
Multiple sources, however, confirmed that two other news websites were
inaccessible on Monday after authorities directed internet providers
to block them.
However, the Sudan Tribune and other banned websites remain reachable
for our readers in South Sudan when they use Tor Browser or install
applications like Fire Onion, Orfox and Tor nado on their smartphones.
The move comes barely two weeks after authorities arrested the head of
the state-owned television, Adil Faris Mayat after the station failed
to broadcast President Salva Kiir’s Independence Day speech.
Meanwhile, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for the immediate
release of Mayat, who has reportedly been held incommunicado since 10
July.
“We call for this journalist’s immediate release,” said Cléa
Kahn-Sriber, the head of RSF’s Africa desk, adding “Frequent arbitrary
measures of this kind by the security services and the accompanying
impunity are killing media freedom in South Sudan and are holding back
a return to peace and national reconciliation.”
After South Sudan obtained independence in 2011, a civil war broke out
in 2013 and the ensuing political and security crisis has not spared
the media. News outlets have been suspended, newspaper issues have
been seized, and journalists have been detained arbitrarily, tortured,
harassed, forced to censor themselves or forced to flee abroad.
The war-torn East African nation has fallen 20 places in RSF’s World
Press Freedom Index since 2015 and is now ranked 145th out of 180
countries.
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19 July 06:32, by Eastern
To circumvent this stupidity, do the following, if you are using
Viva Cell, MTN or Zain: use a VPN, Tunnel Bear, etc. Makuei will be
left licking his wounds!
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19 July 08:01, by Theallseeingeye
Guys the Gov has done too far with that, its mere denial of
information and its absolutely against the constitution, hence I am
against that too, but Eastern the Data connection bandwith on Zain,
Vivacell, and NTN are two slow to carry thos VPNs traffic, therefore I
recommand using "PROXY" its much easier to configure and doesn’t
require to download any software here are some of the instruction...
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19 July 08:12, by Theallseeingeye
with "PROXY" can access any blocked website in your
regions it, it doesn’t matter if you are using laptop of mobile data.,
VIVACELL or ZAIN as long as you follow the right configuration. and
its 1005% free of charge
let start by what is needed:
1. proxy server address and Port. I am using
Address: 172.93.148.247 Port: 3129
you can get your own by Google "proxy serves lists".......
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19 July 08:21, by Theallseeingeye
here are some links to proxy servers list where you
can get your own ADDRESS & PORTS
1. "https://www.us-proxy.org/";
2. "http://www.gatherproxy.com/";
3. "https://nordvpn.com/free-proxy-list/";
JUST GOOGLE PROXY SERVER LIST AND YOU WILL FIND 1000000.. OF IT
after that proceed to configuration
* if your using mobile Android phone do the following
1. Go Settings under "Network and connection
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19 July 08:28, by Theallseeingeye
cont....
Tap on more Network.
2. open to cellular networks
3. open Access Point Names of the corresponding
SIM CARD (either Zain, Vivacell or MTN) you will see th APNs usually
it is named as (ZainData, Vivacell, Data, internet or any different
name it doesn’t matter)
4. open the correspond APN and edit the following
information
* scroll down to where you find "Proxy" open it
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19 July 08:35, by Theallseeingeye
cont...
and enter the proxy address (its usually inform of three
three sequence octat, I am using
172.93.148.247) and click
Ok
5. scroll beneath/down Proxy and find "Port"
open it and enter
the corresponding Proxy port you obtains from "List of
Proxy Servers (mine is 3128) and click Ok
6. go back and save your configuration
7. restart you here you go...(now you can access
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19 July 08:38, by Theallseeingeye
cont...
not only the "blocked sudantribune.com but
all the blocked website in the globe"
HERE ARE SOME REFERENCES OF HOW TO DO THAT
"https://sebastian.expert/changing-proxy-settings-for-3g-mobile-data-in-android-without-root/";
"http://www.techverse.net/how-to-setup-proxy-server-3g-4g-data-connection-android-phone/";
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19 July 08:42, by Theallseeingeye
FOR THOSE USING PC AND LAPTOPS FOLLOW
THESE LINKS
"http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/using-the-libraries/proxy-ie10-11-windows";
"https://www.google.ae/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=GvRuWaf0E6H08AejyaOgBA&gws_rd=ssl#q=proxy+settings+on+internet+explorer";
THANKS, PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO SHARE
AND LIKE THIS...CHEERS.
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19 July 08:46, by Theallseeingeye
NOW MR. MAKUEI
BLOCK ALL THE PROXY SERVERS IN THE
WORLD IF YOU THINK YOU CAN
AFFORD THAT OR BLOCK ZAIN, VIVACELL, MTN...
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19 July 06:33, by Akeen Mangarthon
The government decision is welcome. They should be block for some
time. Because they failed to publish right information and produce
their own to public. they are misleading us and causing big hatred.
Thanks Hon. Micheal Makuei and Hon. Akol Paul for implementation.
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