Internet Society (ISOC) Afghanistan (APRALO) De-accreditation Workspace

Applied on 06 November 2016 and accredited as an ALS.

ISOC Community Compliance and Governance Specialist contacted At-Large Staff, informing that the ISOC chapter was closed.

APRALO Leaders agreed on the de-accreditation of Internet Society (ISOC) Afghanistan.

See e-mail thread below:

From: Yesim Saglam <yesim.nazlar@icann.org>
Date: 26 February 2025 Wednesday at 11:38
To: Amrita Choudhury <amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>
Cc: Aris Ignacio <arisignacio@yahoo.com>, Ali Almeshal <dralialmeshal@gmail.com>, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann@gmail.com>, Satish Babu <sbabu@ieee.org>, Shah Zahidur Rahman <shah.zahidur@gmail.com>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>
Subject: Re: [Ext] Re: De-accreditation of APRALO ALSes: Internet Society Korea Chapter (222) & Internet Society Afghanistan (253)

Dear Amrita,

Thank you very much for your approval.

I’ll go ahead and start the de-accreditation process for both ALSes.

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Yeşim Sağlam

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From: Amrita Choudhury <amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>
Date: 26 February 2025 Wednesday at 10:58
To: Yesim Saglam <yesim.nazlar@icann.org>
Cc: Aris Ignacio <arisignacio@yahoo.com>, Ali AlMeshal <dralialmeshal@gmail.com>, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann@gmail.com>, Satish Babu <sbabu@ieee.org>, Shah Zahidur Rahman <shah.zahidur@gmail.com>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>
Subject: Re: [Ext] Re: De-accreditation of APRALO ALSes: Internet Society Korea Chapter (222) & Internet Society Afghanistan (253)

Hi Yesim 

I get what you are saying please go ahead as you deem fit

Regards

Amrita

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On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 at 12:59, Yesim Saglam <yesim.nazlar@icann.org> wrote:

Dear Amrita,

The issue is that we can’t keep the name “Internet Society Afghanistan” as an accredited ALS, because the chapter is closed and doesn’t exist anymore.

We have two alternatives to move forward:

1. If the members of the ALS are continuing their activities under a different organization, they can re-apply to become an accredited ALS under their new name.

2. Or, if the members are continuing their activities, they can apply to become an UIM.

In both scenarios, we need to de-accredit Internet Society Afghanistan asap. Please kindly approve.

Thank you very much for already approving the de-accreditation of Internet Society Korea Chapter. I’ll move forward with the next steps.

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Yeşim Sağlam

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From: Amrita Choudhury <amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>
Date: 26 February 2025 Wednesday at 06:58
To: Yesim Saglam <yesim.nazlar@icann.org>
Cc: Aris Ignacio <arisignacio@yahoo.com>, Ali AlMeshal <dralialmeshal@gmail.com>, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann@gmail.com>, Satish Babu <sbabu@ieee.org>, Shah Zahidur Rahman <shah.zahidur@gmail.com>
Subject: [Ext] Re: De-accreditation of APRALO ALSes: Internet Society Korea Chapter (222) & Internet Society Afghanistan (253)

Hi Yesim,

The ISOC Afghanistan has been working in their own way in Afghanistan - I will check with Ghayoor on the same.

I am ok with de-accredation of ISOC South Korea Chapter, since we have never been able to reach them.

Regards

Amrita

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On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 15:01, Yesim Saglam <yesim.nazlar@icann.org> wrote:

Dear Amrita,

Yesterday, I received an e-mail from my ISOC Community Compliance and Governance Specialist contact, with a list of no longer active ISOC chapters.

There are two in APRALO: Internet Society Korea Chapter (222) & Internet Society Afghanistan (253)

I need your approval to start the de-accreditation process for these two ALSes.

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Yeşim Sağlam

ALS Decertification Vote Results:

Election ID: f3c478d5885
Title: ALS De-accreditation Vote #222 & #253
Start: 2025-04-03
End: 2025-04-08
Status: closed

Total Ballots Cast (including duplicates): 22
Ballots Counted (excluding duplicates): 15
Voters Who Haven't Voted: 0

Ballot with added tally (using weights, if any):