Europe

Cold War time warp in Ukraine coverage

While claiming to withdraw troops from Ukriane's borders, Russia conducted military maneuvers that included nuclear missile tests—as NATO sends a special delegation to Kiev.

Mexico

Mexico: thousands protest ‘Televisa law’

A proposed telecommunications law in Mexico is supposed to undercut monopolies and provide for free expression; opponents say it will do the opposite, and are mobilizaing.

Watching the Shadows

Net neutrality and the extinction of journalism

The end of "net neutrality," now broached by the FCC, portends an "enclosure" of the Internet—and the marginalization of all perspectives not officially approved.

Greater Middle East

Egypt: court upholds sentences of activists

An Egyptian appeals court upheld the jailing of three men who co-founded the "April 6" opposition movement that played a large role in the country's 2011 revolution.

The Caribbean

USAID’s ‘Cuban Twitter’ scheme flops

Under the guise of promoting social media in Cuba, the US government developed a Twitter knockoff to promote "smart mobs" and collect information on Cubans.

Greater Middle East

Egypt court releases blogger on bail

Blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, imprisoned for violating Egypt's controversial protest law, was ordered released by a Cairo court—but still faces charges.

Greater Middle East

Turkey: street clashes over cyber freedom

Riot police in Istanbul used water cannons against demonstrators in the latest protest against a bill that would increase government control over the Internet.