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November 9th, 2006
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Arabisc: Egyptian Blogger Arrested While Arab Bloggers Debate Unity Issues
With most Arab countries waging a war on the Internet, Egypt decided to score brownie points with its bloggers by arresting yet another online writer.
Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has himself enjoyed a stint behind bars, reports to us his colleague's ordeal.
في مارس الماضي قامت كلية الحقوق في جامعة الأزهر التي كان عبد الكريم (الشهير بكريم) مقيدا بها كطالب بفصله بصفة نهائية من الكلية على خلفية كتاباته المشككة في صحة الدين الإسلامي و نقد بعض رموزه, و كانت جريدة الجمهورية قد نشرت وقتها ما يفيد بأن أوراق التحقيق مع كريم في مجلس التأديب – و التي رفض كريم التوقيع عليها لأسباب خاصة به - قد أرسلت نسخة منها إلى النيابة العامة. و بناءا عليه استدعته النيابة العامة في محرم بك بالإسكندرية لاستجوابه.
جدير بالذكر أن كريم كان قد تعرض للحبس من قبل في نفس التاريخ (6 نوفمبر) العام الماضي لنفس الأسباب, حيث اقتحمت قوة من جهاز أمن الدولة منزل كريم واقتادته لمكان مجهول، بسبب كتاباته على الإنترنت لبعض المواقع الإخبارية فضلا عن المدونة ” البلوج” الخاص به
و أثناء التحقيق مع كريم اليوم اعترف بمسئوليته الكاملة عما يكتب و أكد على تمسكه بحقه في حرية التعبير, لكن وكيل النيابة ركز على مناقشة كريم فيما يكتبه و بالتالي رد عليه كريم بتحليلات و استدلالات أذهلت المحقق, وفقا لما ذكرته المحامية التي رافقت كريم في أثناء التحقيق. كما اضطرت المحامية أيضا للتشاجر مع بعض الموظفين في النيابة بسبب استهزائهم بكريم و بحقوق الإنسان.
Croatia: Legalization of Prostitution
Lovorka Marinovic, coordinator of the trafficking prevention program of international organization IOM, says (HRV):
Research conducted by IOM shows an enormous lack of relevant data about trafficking despite the issue's relevance for the region. According to the collected info, about 1,300 of the total 6,000 women that were sold in Western Europe, came from Balkan countries. According to that study, Croatia is mostly a transit country, although some indicators point to it as also a final destination for some victims. Official data coming from the ministry of the interior say 24 women were smuggled to Croatia and forced into prostitution from 1997 to 1999. […] Croatia is also a starting point of trafficking, since few Croatian residents were registered as victims in [Austria, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain]. We are not in possession of data from Italy, although very often young girls are victims.
At Istra section of the HNS's political organization, young members favor legalization (HRV):
[…] Croatian People's Party youth held a performance to present their attitude about legalization of prostitution. Young individuals at HNS argue in support of legalization. They think it would cut spreading of sexual diseases and help better control over that part of the market. As sex workers would have to report to the authorities to get employee status, social and health care. Workers would have to pay taxes and use protection when having sexual intercourse. Those persons would oblige to take all required venereal disease tests. […] The state would of course provide protection from any criminal influence. That's how legalized prostitution could become integral part of a strategy to counter crime. […]
Pana-Blogs Report
#1: Chiriqui Chatter on "Fatal Bus Fire Causes Identified"
Don Winner posted the resolution of the bus fire that killed 18 people. To net it out, it was a failure caused by negligent maintenance of the bus. In the US, the mechanic would be looking at serious legal problems. Read the complete post…
#2: "Al Aire Libre" descibes what a "machete" is and how useful to carry it when exploring the jungle (ES):
El machete es una herramienta fundamental para las travesías por el bosque tropical. El fin de semana del 14 y 15 de octubre caminamos desde La Línea, justo antes de Nombre de Dios, hasta Boquerón Arriba. Es una travesía de 25 kilómetros que atravieza el Parque Nacional Chagres. Hay bastantes árboles caídos a lo largo del camino y se necesita tirar machete con frecuencia para cruzar las marañas que se forman cuando un árbol expone el suelo del bosque a la luz del sol. Yo generalmente saco mi machete en cuanto entro al dosel del bosque y no lo guardo hasta salir. Continuar leyendo…
The Screams of Gaza Echo in a Silent World
Four Months. 247 Palestinians dead. 155 of them, “official” civilians. 57 children. 996 wounded. 337 of them are children. Naseem Tarawnah wonders if the world can hear Gaza scream at all anymore.
Eman vents out similar frustrations especially with the lack of Arab reaction, while Al Falasteenyia is calling on Arabs to protest:
“…we have to mobilize, all of us who are hurting- palestinians, arabs, muslims, every single human being that wants to see this end- for those of you who are sad endlessly glued to the news, get up off the couch and organize a vigil, a protest, anything, anywhere.”
What has happened on the small strip of land is indeed, as Haitham Sabbah put it, a tsunami.
And in the middle of the night a massacre unfolded in Beit Hanoun; an entire family killed in their sleep…
Desert Peace feels the latest images of the Beit Hanoun massacre are eerily similar to Krystalnacht; is history repeating itself?
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China: Happy Journalist's Day
Yesterday (8 November) was the Journalist's Day in mainland China.
Chj-guangcha had a very informative post about the history of the Journalist's day (zh).
In summary:
It begins from the Old China and the day is in memorial of a reporter Liu Yu-sheng (刘煜生) who work in Jiang Sheng Daily 江声日报. He was prosecuted by Guomingdang on July 26, 1932 and executed on Jan 21, 1933 under the charge of pro-communist stand. Later, people found out that Liu was prosecuted because he had written investigative report criticizing local government involving in drug business by collecting “tax” from dealers.
The issue resulted in a serious of protest from Journalist assoication and campaign for freedom of press. In August, 1934, Hanzhou Journalist assoication proposed 1 of September as national Journalist's day.
Bloggers respond to Kyrgyzstan's political turmoil
“6th Day, 11pm” by Teo Kaye. Many more photos from the recent protests can be found at his Flickr stream.
Kyrgyz opposition groups have been holding massive anti-government protests in the capital Bishkek for the past week, calling for constitutional changes and the resignation of the president. With the parliament having passed a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the president, tensions appear to be set to diminish.
Edil Baisalov, one of the protest leaders, is one of the many who have spent all week camped outside the parliament building. His livejournal (RUS) is frequently updated with news, his own opinions, and occasionally some satisfied self-reflection:
I want to go down in the history of the blogging movement. No, seriously: First blogger from a Yurt!
At the neweurasia Kyrgyzstan blog, Yulia has a more negative view of the protests. She worries that unthinking protests will turn the country into a banana republic, and isn't impressed that the opposition formed a ‘Constituent Assembly' to rewrite the constitution:
Links for Thu, 2006-11
TZ=Indian/Antananarivo writes (Fr): “Health is apparently one of the sectors most affected by corruption in Madagascar … Things may be getting better but there is still a long way to go…”
Kafila on the use of numbers in the media and beyond in gauging public opinion, reflecting aspirations and instant voting on cellphones on people's fates. “With the spread of cheap computers and design software in the 1990’s the statistical image became ubiquitous, standing in as an explanation of the contingencies of elections, the weather, crime and public opinion in general. The more unpredictable, dangerous and contingent modern experience became, the more widespread the use of the statistical image as a knowledge form to explain the world. “
Azad Forever has a video with reactions to the elections in the US - “On the eve of the election night we sat down with some American and Pakistani-American Law Students to hear their thoughts on the elections as well as on the results.”
United We Blog! on the celebratory tone of various people on the signing of the historic agreement between the ruling alliance and the Maoists. “Newspapers, general public and political leaders are unanimously praising the Agreement and celebrating the achievement”
Neretva River posts a list of “issues that need to be resolved for [Serbia's EU] accession process to move forward.” Wu Wei hopes Europe would not ignore the fact that during the recent referendum on Serbia's new constitution “Kosovars were not invited to vote unless they were Serbs, who were given strong directions from Belgrade on which way to vote.”
Trans Europa Express continues to post pictures and stories from the Serbian countryside.
Mihai Moscovici reports on how anyone can help Moldovan kids learn English: send children's books to Moldova-based Peace Corps Volunteer Andy Buchanan (who blogs at Random Musings on a Moldovan Odyssey).
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