The Caribbean
Cuba: another USAID program exposed
Just four months after AP reported on the US "Cuban Twitter" program, the wire service has revealed the existence of another program to "stir rebellion" among Cuban youth.
Tag: politics of cyberspace
Greater Middle East
Kuwait: court upholds 10-year term for tweeting
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld a 10-year sentence for a man accused of posting Tweets that insulted the Prophet Mohammed and the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Africa
Ethiopia charges journalists with terrorism
An Ethiopian court charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism law—to the protest of international watchdogs.
Southeast Asia
Burma: anti-Muslim pogrom in Mandalay
A Buddhist mob attacked Muslims in Burma's second city of Mandalay, damaging a mosque and Muslim-owned shops and leaving at least five injured.
Iraq
Iraq: cultural cleansing in Mosul
The ISIS militants that have seized Mosul are engaged in a campaign of cultural cleansing—targeting not only the citiy's inhabitants, but its artistic and historical treasures.
Greater Middle East
Top Kuwait court jails activist over Twitter posts
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld the two-year prison sentence of opposition activist Hejab al-Hajeri for writing tweets found to be offensive to the country's emir.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: activist sentenced to 15 years in prison
An Egyptian court sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent activist from the 2011 revolution, to 15 years in prison for organizing an unsanctioned protest last year.
East Asia
Tiananmen Square: futility of revisionism
The hyper-security in Tiananmen Square on the 25th anniversary of the 1989 massacre speaks to well-grounded fear of a social explosion on the part of China's rulers.
Iran
Iran: online revolt against hijab
Iranian women by the thousands are posting their photos without a hijab on a Facebook page called My Stealthy Freedom, created by London-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad.
The Caribbean
Cuba: four Miami residents arrested as terrorists
The US has again listed Cuba as a sponsor of terrorism, while Cuba charges that Miami-based terrorists are continuing to plot against the island.
Watching the Shadows
Benghazigate and Internet freedom
The provocateur video that supposedly incited the Benghazi attack is at the center of a persistent news story—but we can't see it, because the Ninth Circuit ordered it suppressed.
East Asia
China detains rights lawyer ahead of 6-4
Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was detained on charges of "causing a disturbance" after attending a meeting to urge an investigation into the Tiananmen Square massacre.