Hetq Online Blocked In United Arab Emirates?
Ara Manoogian from Martuni or Bust has just forwarded me this message which states that access to Hetq Online has been blocked in the United Arab Emirates. If true, this is obviously because of Edik Baghdasarian and Ara Manoogian’s investigation into the trafficking of women and children from Armenia to Dubai.
Dear Ara, I’m writing from the U.A.E. Just wanted to inform you that Etisalat the government internet services provider here has blocked people from accessing the website www.hetq.am. This is indicative of the depth of government involvement in this operation.
If there are any readers of this blog in the UAE, please can you confirm whether Hetq Online is available or not. It’s worth pointing out that in July, Hetq Online was taken down by a hacker and there was some specualtion that this was also because of the investigation.
If the email is genuine and access to Hetq Online is now restricted in the UAE, most of the articles on trafficking can also be found on Ara Manoogian’s site. There’s also an interview with Ara here.
I must say I agree completly, it is nice to see people have blogs where they spread the same opinion you got.
Comment by Luniquer — October 10, 2005 @ 7:32 pm