Title: Ola Bini, privacy defender, cryptography expert, free software developer, is currently detained as political prisoner in El Inca prison, Ecuador. He was arrested on Thursday afternoon, 2019-04-11.<p>This is the result of an irregular detention process[1], dubious claims of evidence[2], and by violating his legal rights. Many, including David Kaye - UN Special Rapporteur[3], have concluded that there is no real basis for Ola&#x27;s detention.<p>Ola&#x27;s detention is a threat not only to Ola himself[4], but to research projects, such as OTRv4[5], PET Symposium contributions[6], DECODE EU-funded project[7], free software projects Coy.IM, and everything Ola has done[8], in the past: programming language &#x27;loke&#x27;, Seph, JesCov, JRuby, JtestR, etc..<p><pre><code>    &quot;The case against me is based on the books I&#x27;ve read and the technology I have.&quot;
    -- Ola Bini, statements from his imprisonment. ([9])
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- Sign the solidarity letter (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freeolabini.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;statement&#x2F;)
  There has been quite some coverage by news sites. Groups and communities have posted their opinion. We want to show that individual people care as well!<p>- FreeOlaBini.org For updates and how to help.<p>- #FreeOlaBini Concerning Ola Bini&#x27;s situation, but also broader, given that related events may be tagged as well.<p><pre><code>    &quot;I&#x27;m being held under the best circumstances and it&#x27;s still despicable.&quot;
    -- Ola Bini, statements from his imprisonment. ([9])
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[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;goatsing.wordpress.com&#x2F;2019&#x2F;04&#x2F;13&#x2F;press-release-on-the-detention-of-ola-bini-2&#x2F;
[2] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;koolfy&#x2F;status&#x2F;1118834216589045760
[3] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;davidakaye&#x2F;status&#x2F;1117489081397547008
[4] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;MikaelSGB&#x2F;status&#x2F;1118221145013145600
[5] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;otrv4&#x2F;otrv4
[6] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;petsymposium.org&#x2F;2018&#x2F;files&#x2F;hotpets&#x2F;7-bini.pdf
[7] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;decodeproject
[8] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;olabini
[9] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freeolabini.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;statement-from-ola&#x2F;
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