China’s long history of Internet censorship is what’s best for the public, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters yesterday. According to Reuters, which spoke with Yu in an interview published today, China believes that its «Internet management» is…
More than 50,000 18-year-olds have one month to report for service as student protests are blamed for disrupting recruitment Chile has given nearly 57,000 18-year-olds one month to report for potential military duty, saying the government needs to…
Teargas and gunshots have on Monday morning rocked parts of Kampala City as Police battled to disperse protestors attempting to take part in the Walk to walk demonstrations. Many shops have remained closed in the Central Business District following…
The last few weeks have witnessed a new wave of fear in Iran in the form of ‘lashing’. It can be said that it had a been a while since we last heard of lashing for freedom of speech…
On Saturday, the 15-M movement turned a new page in history. Not only did the social protest crusade see the highest number of supporters so far turn out for a gargantuan rally in Madrid, but the movement gained…
I called the NYC FBI office yesterday to ascertain their position on the protests and the status of their involvement. I was told by an agent there that intervention is under discussion, but that they have not yet…
Chai Ling, former commander-in-chief of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student movement, on Wednesday visited “Occupy Boston” protesters to provide them with encouragement. “Without pressure to provide a public space for these protests to continue, the movement will not be…
The lower house of Belarus’s parliament has passed amendments to the Law on Mass Activities in the Republic of Belarus that specifically ban demonstrations organized through the Internet. «An amendment has been added about the organization of unsanctioned gatherings…
Syria’s nascent opposition appears divided on a fundamental question: whether to take up arms or remain peaceful in its efforts to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. Despite reports that an army of Syrian defectors will soon begin a military campaign…
Why did the FBI detain and question a 62-year-old British environmentalist upon his arrival at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport? The bureau won’t say, and the activist, who was subsequently shipped back to London, never got a…
