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13 November 2011

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Stories from 13 November 2011

Egypt: Homosexuals to Occupy Tahrir on January 1

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Written by Mona Kareem · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt's homosexuals have joined forces and intend to march in Tahrir Square on January 1 to demand their full rights in society. The announcement came in a Facebook group which called for the protest. Mona Kareem sums up netizen reactions to the initiative.

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Egypt: Plight of Bloggers Continues at Military Courts

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Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

A military court today decided to jail blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah for another 15 days, 15 days after first detaining him, pending investigations on what defenders say are trumped up charges. Blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad's trial was also once again postponed until November 27.

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Israel: Fury Over Legislation That Would Limit NGO Foreign Funding

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Written by Elizabeth Tsurkov · Middle East & North Africa

The Israeli Twittersphere reacted strongly to the decision of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation in the Knesset, approving two bills that would heavily tax foreign donations of human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and would severely limit the amounts the organizations are allowed to receive funding.

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Yemen: Netizens Accuse Reuters of Biased Reporting

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Written by Noon Arabia · Middle East & North Africa

Many people were shocked to find out that the reputable and trusted source of news Reuters, has employed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's personal translator and secretary since 2009, Mohammed Sudam, as its manager in Yemen and head correspondent.

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Egypt: Why Free Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah?

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Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

A military court judge will decide today whether Alaa Abd El Fattah will be released or will spend another 15 days behind bars, pending investigations on what defenders say are trumped up charges. On Twitter, supporters have been rallying for his freedom under the hashtag #WhyFreeAlaa . Here is a selection of some of the tweets under this hashtag.

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Egypt: Free Speech on Military Trial in Post-Revolution Egypt

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Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Bloggers and freedom of speech and human rights defenders are holding their breath as Egypt's military courts decide the fate of two bloggers today.

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Taiwan: Netizens React to Diplomat Accused of Abusing Domestic Labor

Written by Portnoy Zheng · East Asia

Thanks to slow, reluctant legislators, and “some” - or I should say “many” - cruel employers, Taiwan has a notoriously bad record of mistreating foreign labor. However, this time an inconvenient...

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