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…project will lead to low-cost, easy-to-use wireless connections around the globe, all lashed together in mesh that can withstand the whims of dictators willing to pull the plug on the internet to quash dissent. He and a team of software engineers are developing open-source software to turn cheap wireless access points and Android smartphones into nodes on the network, which could then be used by dissidents to evade censorship and to spread low-cost connections everywhere around the world.
Via wired.com

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Sex workers deserve the basic respect and protection from violence that each nation owes its citizens. But in many settings, police abuse of sex workers receives scant public attention despite its entrenched global reality.
Via rhrealitycheck.org

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Lawyers and human rights activists here are successfully turning to the courts to staunch the erosion of civil liberties released by the Bush Administration’s war on terror…
Via theatlantic.com

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In the wake of September 11, Glenn Greenwald emerged as the nation’s premier chronicler of the war that U.S. officials waged on the nation’s civil liberties under the pretext of battling terrorists. Persistent and technically skilled, he played a key role in unmasking shameless betrayals by government attorneys of their oath to uphold the law—exposing those who enabled the torture of prisoners, the introduction of a massive warrantless surveillance system, and the merciless war against loyal Americans who attempted to blow the whistle on such abuses.
Via harpers.org

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Imagine serving decades in prison for a crime your sibling framed you for. Now imagine doing it while profoundly deaf.  
Via motherjones.com

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Zainab Alkhawaja, a blogger and human rights activist who called Bahrain “a dictatorship” in an interview with The New York Times this week, was arrested on Thursday during a protest.
Via thelede.blogs.nytimes.com

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Beijing city authorities have issued new rules requiring microbloggers to register their real names before posting online, as the Chinese government tightens its grip on the internet.  
Via sbs.com.au

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Actor Christian Bale is confronted by menacing Chinese authorities when he attempts to visit a Chinese activist; chaos ensues.  
Via edition.cnn.com

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With the 2012 presidential election before us, the country is again caught up in debating national security issues, our ongoing wars and the threat of terrorism. There is one related subject, however, that is rarely mentioned: civil liberties.  
Via latimes.com

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Tania Branigan: The more he is harassed by his government, the more Ai Weiwei becomes a symbol of activism in China. But how much longer can he continue to speak out?
Via guardian.co.uk