Widespread anger over the recent beating up and detention of three Hong Kong journalists as they reported on ethnic unrest in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region came to a head this weekend with a high profile protest outside the Chinese central government liaison office in Hong Kong. Of the three journalists, two represented Hong […]
Belarus lawyer demands $25K libel compensation from daily
Belarus lawyer Oleg Volchak claims compensation for moral damage from president daily. If his complaint is accepted by local Civil court, it will create precedent since Belarus attained its independence in 1991 and ruled by dictator since 1994. Lawyer wants defend his honour and dignity, as he had been recently offended by columnist of the […]
Hisham Talaat Mustafa Arrested for Murder of Suzan Tamim
An Egyptian billionaire has been arrested in connection to the murder of a Lebanese singer in Dubai, UAE. Following are some reactions from Egyptian bloggers. Writing at Egyptian Chronicles, Zeinobia has the scoop. She says: I got unconfirmed news through Twitter earlier today that the General prosecutor accused officially Hisham Talaat Mustafa of Incitement to […]
Humanitarian Crisis In Kenya Increases
The violence has claimed the lives of about 350 people. 50 of them were burned in a church that served as a shelter to escape the violent protests. Some of the people that have been displaced were housed in makeshift camps. Others would seek refuge in churches and the police stations. Western Kenya has been […]
Orissa govt protests use of deity’s image by US firm
Strongly protesting the use of Hindu deity’s image allegedly by an American website to market its products, the Orissa government on Monday said it would take up the matter with the US Embassy. "We will certainly protest this and also ask the Centre to initiate appropriate action in this matter," Orissa’s Law Minister B B […]
The Pogrom of Peki’in, Israel
The Druze community of Israel consists of 120,000 members and resides mainly in the Carmel, Galilee and Golan Heights. Since 1957 the Druze have been drafted to the IDF. Until today over 300 have been killed in active duty. It is therefore no wonder that PM Ehud Olmert announced that the recent events in the […]
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