There’s A “Freedom of Speech” Scam Going On

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:42:49 +0000

There’s a lot of misinformation that gets spread around society every day — or, well, every millisecond — or, well, even every zeptosecond. We live in an era of information spread that is incomparable to anything in the 19th century or before, and much of that information is incorrect. Because … [continued]

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Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 06:31:04 +0000

BEIJING — “Get those foreign agents outta town”, roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments. The rap video, overlaid with clips of protesters clashing with police and breaking into Hong […]

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Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:23:52 +0000

Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms

MANILA, Philippines — A law should not be used to weaken the mechanisms of democracy. This was what Senator Grace Poe said Tuesday amid a proposal to put back a law criminalizing subversion. “Ang alam ko, hindi ito kinatigan ng korte, kaya nga hindi natuloy,” Poe told reporters at the Senate when asked about her […]

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Hong Kong police demonstrate water cannon as protests linger

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:38:36 +0000

Hong Kong police demonstrate water cannon as protests linger

Hong Kong police are showing off water cannons as pro-democracy street protests in the Chinese region stretch into their 10th week.

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‘They’re being used’: Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:07:35 +0000

'They're being used': Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters boast of a broad support base but their movement has divided some neighborhoods.

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Hong Kong students issue government deadline over demands

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:00:21 +0000

Hong Kong students issue government deadline over demands

A Hong Kong student group has demanded that the city completely scrap a politically charged extradition bill and agree to investigate police tactics against protesters before a Thursday deadline or face further street demonstrations.

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Australia police say they didn’t know Bahraini soccer player was refugee

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:15:27 +0000

Australia police say they didn't know Bahraini soccer player was refugee

Australian Federal Police did not know a Bahraini soccer player was a refugee who feared persecution in his homeland.

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Senators raise alarm over arrest of Rappler’s Maria Ressa

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:13:34 +0000

Senators raise alarm over arrest of Rappler’s Maria Ressa

The arrest of Rappler executive director Maria Ressa is a big blow to press freedom, several senators said Thursday.

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8 years on, Tunisian revolt gave ‘freedom’ but not ‘dignity’

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:59:14 +0000

8 years on, Tunisian revolt gave 'freedom' but not 'dignity'

Young Tunisians say the revolution they staged eight years ago has failed to restore their “dignity” and ease the country’s woes.

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Guatemala court blocks president’s expulsion of UN team

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:38:04 +0000

Guatemala court blocks president's expulsion of UN team

Guatemala’s Supreme Court has ruled to block President Jimmy Morales’ decision to unilaterally end a U.N. anti-corruption commission.

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