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8 February 2012

Morocco: Busted for Posting Caricatures of the King on Facebook

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

On February 7, Walid Bahomane appeared before a court in the Moroccan capital Rabat. The 18-year-old is accused of "defaming Morocco's sacred values" by posting pictures and videos on Facebook mocking king Mohammed VI of Morocco. Moroccan netizens are closing ranks in solidarity with Bahomane.

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Tunisia: Decision to Expel Syrian Ambassador Sparks Heated Debate

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa

On February 1, Tunisia, the birthplace of the so-called Arab Spring, has started procedures to expel the Syrian Ambassador in Tunis, and to withdraw recognition of the Syrian regime. Netizens react to the decision.

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6 February 2012

Palestine: A Blogging Initiative for Jerusalem, the Praying City

Written by Mohamed ElGohary · Middle East & North Africa

Palestinian bloggers have joined hands to blog for their country, in a blogging initiative led by Abir Kopty under the theme: “For you, oh praying city, we blog.” In the following post, Kopty writes in Arabic about social media utilization in the Palestinian cause, and coordinating it with offline events on the ground.

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Russia: Practice of Compulsory Military Service Comes Under Attack

Written by Donna Welles · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia's compulsory military service practices are under attack due to a variety of reasons, including economic inefficiency, governmental corruption, and brutal hazing rituals that incite young conscripts to take their own lives. Donna Welles reports.

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Yemen: Yemeni Protesters Greet Saleh With a Shoe in New York

Written by Noon Arabia · Middle East & North Africa

Yemenis in New York threw a shoe in the direction of outgoing Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom they say should be standing before the International Criminal Court and not staying at Manhattan's Luxury Ritz Carlton Hotel. Noon Arabia sums up Yemeni netizen reactions to Saleh's stay in New York.

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5 February 2012

China: Veto of UN Security Council Draft Resolution on Syria Draws Praise and Grief

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

Once again, China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution aimed at bringing peace to Syria. The latest proposal calls for an end to the killings of those involved in an uprising against the country's current president.

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Updates about Human Rights

9 February 2012

Cuba

“For Rogelio, 49, the need for housing is stronger than his fear of losing his life due to a collapse”: Iván's File Cabinet discusses the conundrum many inhabitants of Havana face.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

Iván García writes about the late leader of Las Damas de Blanco, Laura Pollan, recounting a violent assault on the group days before her death and saying: “If they have anything left of humanism and dignity, her assaulters owe a public apology to the family of Laura Pollan Toledo.” Pedazos de la Isla, meanwhile, notes here and here that the violence and intimidation continue.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Russia

At OpenDemocracy.net, Olesya Gerasimenko talks to the parents of three young neo-Nazi men who were convicted of race murders: “One has adopted the views of their only child and says that violence is necessary. One blames the politicians that have incited adolescents to street fighting. One cries, convinced of the innocence of his son. They are all different, but they have all asked themselves one and the same question: ‘am I to blame for what happened?’”

• Veronica Khokhlova

China

Follow Wukan Uprising, Panhe Village in Zhejiang province is also revolting against local government and developer who are colluded to grab away villagers' land. David Wertime from Tea Leaf Nation has the story.

• Oiwan Lam

8 February 2012

Brazil

Blogger and writer Antônio Mello reproduces a denouncement [pt] by the new Minister of the Special Secretariat for Women, Eleonora Menicucci, in which she says that her 1 year old daughter was tortured during the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985) in 1972, in front of her.

• Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

Barbados

An interesting development in the case of the Cuban prisoner being held past his sentence in Barbados, is here.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Venezuela

Digital magazine Revista Calle Sol 28 [es] looks at how human rights activists can use information and communication technologies (ICTs). The issue includes the article “The Right to the Internet” by Venezuelan journalist and Global Voices author Luis Carlos Díaz on the use and impact of blogs and social networks.

• Silvia Viñas

Comments on "Human Rights"

Bulgaria: Thousands Take Part in Anti-ACTA Protests

Black March Boycott protest ACTA, do NOT buy Movies, Music or Video Games for the month of March. Get the...
Great article,great job.Even though we have much bigger problems in Bulgaria than ACTA i feel proud and happy that young...
Next time we will be there again :)

Um outro vídeo de passeata em solidariedade a Pinheirinho: - Brasil

@ Munir, can't say this about the kid! I'm moroccan and never understood why moroccans always attack anybody who aspires...
this guy should be sent to prison for a long time...we need to reform and create jobs for our people...