http://www.blogpirate.org/2009/06/21/internets-calls-for-medics/#more-1949
Today
the work with Medici cu Internet started and they need your help. Their
web page will be ready and online soon. This following letter explains:
I’ll get straight to the point: Embassy of piracy (thepiratebay), Anonymous, Hackers without borders and We rebuild.eu wants you to start working, through the Internet, to help injured people in Iran.
The work will take place on IRC #mci-ir @ irc.anonnet.org or connect here. The language used will be English. If you already know how to use irc, please join now. If you haven’t used it before, just click the link, it’s not any harder than MSN Messager. We will work under the name of Medici cu internet, Doctors with Internet.
Background:
Right now there is a lot of disturbance going on in Iran. In millions
people are protesting against the regime, which in turn has replied
with sending in military and paramilitary forces and shut down most
communications.
Hundreds and probably
thousands of people are hurt. Chemical warfare is rumoured to have been
used against demonstrators yesterday. We might see more hurt and worse
injuries as the day continues.
According to sources
the injured get arrested by the Baseej if they try to make it to
hospitals. Many embassies is no longer accepting injured people.
What are we doing:
Our part of the Internet still has a lot of channels for communication
with Iran. But we lack the expertize for correct medical advice, and
are now asking for help. Right now there are alot of bad advice being
spread about how to handle the injuries.
We have a chat on
IRC, and we would like your help in there. We will gather pictures and
descriptions of the injuries in order to give correct advice how to
treat them at own home. We will then publish the advice in our channels
of communication with Iran. This will be done in English. Only
confirmed doctors will be published.
The work will mean
that you need to be connected for at least a few hours at a time. We
cannot all of a sudden be faced with an empty channel. One suggestion
is that the doctors helping out set up a schedule once you have gotten
to know each other.
Any interested are
asked to turn up at the chat, or if you don’t understand how to work
it, just email embassy@piratbyran.org with you phone number and you
will get help. You will be asked to provide some form of proof that you
are trained medical personnel.
The latest most trustworthy report on the developments can be found here.
BBC and CNN have extremely few sources since most journalists have
either been deported, left on their own accord or are detained in
house-arrest.
We are also in contact with Médecins sans frontières and the Red Cross. They work slower but we are expecting be cooperating with them within short. At least MSF have people on the ground.
Please get in touch.
Sincerely
Johan Allgoth
embassyofpiracy.org / piratbyran.org
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