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CPJ Study: Majority of Jailed Journalists are Web-based
A new study from the Committee to Protect Journalists reveals the majority of journalists in prison around the world are web-based; 45% are bloggers or web-based media- print media comprise 42% of the total. China, Cuba and Burma are the worse offenders. Many are imprisoned...Canadian women asked to send panties to Myanmar embassy
Canadian women are being asked to send their panties to the Myanmar embassy in Ottawa in protest against the actions of the country's military regime.This is really odd if you ask me, but I hope it will be...Aborigines threaten tourist ban
"Aboriginal elders are threatening to ban tourists from one of Australia's landmarks over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities. The threat to close Uluru, or Ayers Rock, comes amid growing alarm. Some 50 community, church and indigenous groups are meeting...Google's Board is Anti-Anti-Censorship
So much for not being evil. Google's board of directors has recommended that shareholders vote against a proposal to prevent the company from engaging in proactive censorship efforts."Google did not explain why its board recommends shareholders vote down the anticensorship...Cambodia Bans SMS Before Elections
My travels in Cambodia have shown me that it is a very, very poor country populated by very, very resourceful people. SMS is a cheap way for people to use their mobile phones for something other than a...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Is Religion a Right Wing Plot?
"The recent Baylor survey shows that the majority belief in the US is in an authoritarian God, and 40% of young people believe in him. This authoritarian God has views that are amazingly like those of George Bush and the Republican party. Maybe Bush can crow even though he...
Terrorists attack Second Life
UPDATE: Jeremy O Turner has written a great piece about Second Life and these attacks; read it here. Also, check out the comments we've been getting in (below) as they give very interesting perspectives on this... One Third Of Jailed Journalists Are Bloggers
Increasing authoritarian trends as governments target Internet for regulation, censorship, controlPaul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Thursday, December 7, 2006"A new report by the...
created by DIG THE HEAVY | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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