An Algerian appeals court upheld the conviction of Slimane Bouhafs, accused of slandering the Prophet Muhammed in a Facebook post and now facing five years in prison.
Bill Weinberg rants against the totalizing propaganda environment of social media, destroying our ability to think, analyze and access information outside a "confirmation bias" bubble.
The National Assembly of Pakistan approved the Electronic Crimes Bill that international human rights organizations say will hinder citizens' free speech and privacy.
Military officials in Thailand charged three human rights defenders with violations of the Computer Crimes Act after they released a report detailing acts of torture.
Exiled Bahraini human rights defender Maryam al-Khawaja, speaking in New York, says the Arab regimes are exploiting sectarianism to pit revolutions against each other.
Hackers linked to Russian state intelligence used WikiLeaks to throw the US election, so Trump and Putin can instate a fascist order worldwide. Yes, we're serious.
The mayor of Xiantao in central China announced suspension of a waste incinerator after a wave of protests—but residents continue to take the streets in defiance of authorities.
The annual Hong Kong vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre took place amid a split, with the city's biggest student union boycotting.
An Egyptian court began the trial of journalists' union leader Yahya Qalash and two board members who were charged with spreading "false news" and harboring wanted reporters.
Civil rights lawyer Ge Yongxi was detained by Chinese authorities for posts on social media that "poked fun" at President Xi Jinping in relation to the Panama Papers.
Amnesty International protested the conviction of journalist Alaa Brinji by a Saudi court on charges of "insulting authority" for tweeting in support of women's rights.
Obama's embrace of Cuban dissidents allows the Castro regime to to more easily paint any push for greater democracy on the island as part of an imperial agenda.
