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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the Florida Department of Corrections of censorship, claiming the agency blocked inmates from getting publications dealing with their legal rights.
Via miamiherald.com
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International Community Rallies Against SOPA
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LINCOLN, Nebraska – Today the American Civil Liberties Union Nebraska filled a case against the State of Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles on behalf of Frank Shoemaker of Holbrook, Nebraska.
Via mccookgazette.com
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“Torture of detainees remains a practice of security forces in the era of Alpha Condé, "according to the Guinean Organization for the Defence of Human Rights. One year after the election of Alpha …Condé as Guinean president, “Torture remains a common practice, even ordinary in this country”, the organizations of human rights said in a report on Tuesday in Paris.
Via guineaoye.wordpress.com
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Chinese poet Liao Yiwu recently moved to Germany, where his books are best-sellers. His self-imposed exile has allowed him to finally publish his memoir, which reveals the abuses and torture he suffered during his years in prison.
Via spiegel.de
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MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini authorities said Saturday a police vehicle skidded on an oil slick poured by anti-government protesters, killing a teenage demonstrator.
Via huffingtonpost.com
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes erupted between protesters and police in Cairo and two other Egyptian cities, killing two people and wounding hundreds in the biggest security challenge yet for the country’s ruling generals days before scheduled elections.
Via reuters.com
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The killing throughout Syria continues, so does the befuddlement of world and Syrian opposition leaders as to what can and should be done.
Via syrianrevolutiondigest.blogspot.com
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A video released by the Pentagon showing several Guantanamo detainees praying, exercising and playing soccer has angered Kuwaitis, who believe one of the prisoners is a citizen of the country and is being used by the US government as a “propaganda” tool in an attempt to demonstrate the humane conditions of nearly a decade of indefinite detention, according to attorneys representing the man.
Via truth-out.org
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At the University of California at Davis this afternoon, police tore down down the tents of students inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, and arrested those who stood in their way. Others peacefully demanded that police release the arrested.
Via boingboing.net
