Via Scoop.it – Rights & Liberties
A judge in Ethiopia’s federal high court charged six journalists with terrorism on Thursday under the country’s antiterrorism law, bringing the number of journalists charged under the statute since June to 10, CPJ research found.
Via www.cpj.org
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A bill introduced in the United States Congress last month would require the State Department to investigate “The sources of any logistical, technical, or financial support for the Gaza flotilla ships, including the Audacity of Hope, that were set to set sail from Greece on July 1, 2011.”
Via electronicintifada.net
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Since Web filtering and network monitoring gear from Blue Coat Systems turned up in Syria last month, the company has been scrambling to avoid a reputation as an Internet arms provider to the world’s most repressive dictatorships.
Via www.forbes.com
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Frank Mugisha was just a young teenager in Uganda when he came out as gay. He faced bullying and threats, but he says the stories of lesbian, gay, and transgender friends he later met were much worse – some were kicked out of their homes by their families, subjected to sexual violence to “make them straight”, or arrested.
Via ipsnews.net
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The disappearances and extrajudicial killings continue and not a single day goes by without the abduction and murder of activists.
Via www.humanrights.asia
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The tide that arose in Tunisia and Egypt spread to the small island in the Persian Gulf, too, until it was crushed by the Al Khalifi monarchy with the help of Saudi troops.
Via whyy.org
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A group of armed men stoned a woman and her daughter to death in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, security officials tell the BBC.
Via www.bbc.co.uk
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…the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) argues that in addition to exceeding the agency’s statutory authority, the DOJ’s new proposals proposals: 1) Put an unreasonable burden on the requester 2) Place new constraints on educational institutions and reporters 3) Wholly frustrate the intent of the FOIA
Via nsarchive.wordpress.com
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On November 15th, Palestinian activists will attempt to board segregated Israeli settler public transport headed to occupied East Jerusalem in an act of civil disobedience inspired by the Freedom Riders of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
Via palsolidarity.org
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He was found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including three murders. The murders carry a minimum sentence of life in prison.
Via blog.thenewstribune.com
