Vietnam: Government Arrests Three Bloggers
Region: Viet NamBy Mong Palatino Vietnamese bloggers Dieu Cay, AnhBaSG, and Ta Phong Tan were found guilty [1] by a Ho Chi Minh City court of violating article 88 of Vietnam’s criminal code, which involves the “spreading fa... more
Views: 1198Iran: President Ahmadinejad's Colleague's Under Attack
Region: Iran
By Fred Petrossian While Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told [1] the U.N. General Assembly on September 26, 2012 that he has a vision for a new world order that would be absent of the “hegemony of ... more
Views: 1150Access to Google and Gmail Blocked in Iran
Region: IranBy Fred Petrossian The Iranian regime has been an enemy to freedom of speech for decades but on Sunday, September 23, 2012, they still surprised many by announcing that they would begin filtering Google and Gmail in the... more
Views: 776Cuban Journalist Charged with Disrespecting Castros
Region: Cuba
By Yaremis Flores Press rights group highlights absurdity of arresting Calixto Ramón Martínez Árias for reporting on matters of public interest. An independent journalist in Cu... more
Views: 1149Maoists A Spectacle in Anti-Japanese Protests
Region: China
By Oiwan Lam Maoist protesters became a major spectacle in the series of anti-Japanese protests [1] in China that took place between September 15 - 18, 2012, with Chairman Mao's portraits and nostalgic slogans prai... more
Views: 1119Uzbek Cotton Farms Rely on Human Labor
Region: UzbekistanBy News Briefing Central Asia As the harvest gets under way in Uzbekistan’s massive cotton industry, experts say the heavy reliance on human labour reflects a dire shortage of farm machinery. In early... more
Views: 1086Spain: On Catalonia's National Day Citizens Take to the Streets and the Internet
Region: Spain
By Violeta Camarasa Catalonia's National Day, the Diada Nacional [2] is held every September 11 to remember the defeat of the Catalan troops in 1714, during the War of the Spanish Succession [3], which imp... more
Views: 1559Armenian Village Loses Its Population
Region: ArmeniaAs villagers vote with their feet, life becomes increasingly unsustainable for those left behind. By Lilit Arakelyan “We don’t want to leave, but w... more
Views: 1657Chile:Educators and Students in the Thousands March for Education Reform
Region: ChileBy Silvia Viñas housands of students and teachers marched on the streets of Santiago and in other cities [1]on Tuesday August 28, 2012, to demand education reform. This massive march is part of the student movem... more
Views: 1190Government Special Forces Believed to Be Responsible for Attack on Local Leader
Region: Tajikistan
In Badakhshan, many believe local strongman was killed by special forces, though government denies involvement. By Lola Olimova Khorog, the main town in Tajikistan’s re... more
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