Malay Blogger Fights a System He Perfected
Thursday, den 6. November 2008Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malay, is one of an increasing number of bloggers challenging government censorship and and gaining influence in the political process.
Mohamad, Mahathir, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Censorship, Malaysia, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Politics and Government | 0 Kommentar »
Big Tech Companies Back Global Plan to Shield Online Speech
Tuesday, den 28. October 2008Companies like Microsoft and Google plan to introduce Wednesday a global code of conduct that they say will better protect online free speech and privacy against government intrusion.
Censorship, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Computers and the Internet, Freedom and Human Rights | 0 Kommentar »
Judge Says No to Teachers’ Campaign Buttons, but Yes to Certain Politicking
Saturday, den 18. October 2008A federal judge upheld New York City’s policy prohibiting teachers from wearing political buttons in the classroom, but said they could place campaign material into colleagues’ mailboxes.
Decisions and Verdicts, United Federation of Teachers, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Teachers and School Employees, Politics and Government, Education and Schools | 0 Kommentar »
Turkish Novelist Denounces Government at Book Fair
Wednesday, den 15. October 2008Speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate, criticized the Turkish government for its treatment of writers.
Pamuk, Orhan, Frankfurt Book Fair, Gul, Abdullah, Turkey, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Writing and Writers | 0 Kommentar »
Teachers Sue Over Right to Politic
Saturday, den 11. October 2008The New York City teachers’ union claims that a policy banning political pins and signs in schools violates teachers’ First Amendment rights by blocking them from political expression.
United Federation of Teachers, First Amendment (US Constitution), Freedom of Speech and Expression, Teachers and School Employees, Politics and Government, Education and Schools | 0 Kommentar »
Surveillance of Skype Messages Found in China
Thursday, den 2. October 2008A Canadian human rights group has uncovered a system that tracks politically charged text messages sent by customers of Tom-Skype, a joint venture of which eBay’s Skype is a partner.
eBay Inc|EBAY|NASDAQ, Skype Technologies, Internet Telephony, Telephones and Telecommunications, Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Computer Security, Censorship, China | 0 Kommentar »
10 Petitioners Still Detained After Arrest In Beijing
Thursday, den 18. September 2008The detainees, including a 79-year-old woman, and another with a four-month-old in tow, have been held in Beijing since Sept. 10.
Police Brutality and Misconduct, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Freedom and Human Rights, China | 0 Kommentar »
Would-be Chinese Protesters Still Detained
Wednesday, den 17. September 2008The detainees, including a 79-year-old woman, and another with a four-month-old in tow, have been held in Beijing since Sept. 10.
Police Brutality and Misconduct, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Freedom and Human Rights, China | 0 Kommentar »
Would-Be Protesters Find the Olympics Failed to Expand Free Speech in Beijing
Friday, den 12. September 2008People who were kept from protesting last month are skeptical that that there has been any real increase in freedom of speech, despite the hopes of the International Olympic Committee.
Olympic Games (2008), Freedom of Speech and Expression, Demonstrations and Riots, China | 0 Kommentar »
World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: TV Host Detained
Wednesday, den 30. July 2008Afghan intelligence agents detained a television talk-show host who has been critical of the government, the chief spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said.
Freedom of the Press, Fayaz, Nasir, Karzai, Hamid, Afghanistan, Television, Freedom of Speech and Expression | 0 Kommentar »
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