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“Please spread this message and mirror this video where possible. If you have the names of officers and their information such as their home address or have the ability to DOX them, please share this information. Only the families and children of the NYPD can remove their weapons from their hands and stop this once and for all.”
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Ahdaf Soueif: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s jailing by the army is an attack on the very spirit of Egypt’s revolution…
Via www.guardian.co.uk
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A Saudi court has ordered the flogging of a local girl 10 times for driving a car in defiance of a long-standing ban in the Kingdom, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Via www.emirates247.com
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two Malaysian states are set to change their Islamic laws to punish Muslims who engage in homosexuality, raising the prospect of gay Muslims being punished twice and stoking concerns about rising intolerance towards same-gender relationships.
Via www.reuters.com
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The White House over the summer put new restrictions on CIA drone strikes in the wake of concerns that the program was primarily targeting lower-level militants while provoking anger in Pakistan , U.S. officials said.
Via www.latimes.com
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Egypt’s homosexuals have joined forces and intend to march in Tahrir Square on January 1 to demand their full rights in society. The announcement came in a Facebook group which called for the protest.
Via globalvoicesonline.org
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Kashmir Centre EU asks Ban ki-Moon to send a fact-finding mission to the region.
Via tribune.com.pk
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Morris Davis speaks bluntly about some of President Barack Obama’s policy decisions.
Via www.truth-out.org
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MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s hyperviolent Zetas drug cartel appears to be launching what may be one of the first campaigns by an organized crime group to silence commentary on the Internet.
Via www.huffingtonpost.com
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Surveillance firms that recently attended a US conference are accused of offering their services to repressive regimes.
Via www.guardian.co.uk
