Freedom of Expression

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Freedom of Expression”

• Killings of journalists, politicians in the Philippines

  
  Ethiopian Review — Authority: 136
  Amnesty International has condemned the killings of at least 21 civilians, including journalists and members of a politicians family, in the southern Philippines province of Maguindanao, the first reported killings linked to national elections to be held in May 2010. A group of about 45 people were ambushed and ...
  15 hours ago

• Free speech takes a hard knock at Columbia and Princeton Universities

  
  The Freethinker — Authority: 522
  JUST hours before Nonie Darwish was due to speak at US universities Columbia and Princeton on the subject of Sharia Law and Perspectives on Israel the events were abruptly cancelled on the grounds that her talk “might offend the Muslim community”. Nonie Darwish We can see why Muslims on campus would wish to ...
  1 day ago

• 20 nation poll reveals that most people support the right to criticize religions

  
  Persecuted Church Weblog — Authority: 134
  As the UN General Assembly prepares to debate a proposal calling for its member nations to take action against the defamation of religion, a survey conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org shows that majorities in 13 of 20 nations polled around the world support the right to criticize a religion. According to the survey of ...
  1 day ago

• Anurag Kashyap’s Look-alike Gets Beaten Up In Local Train

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Subhash K JhaOn Saturday Amar Kaushik who’s an assistant director to Onir got the shock of his life on a local train where he was discussing Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D loudly and lavishly with his friends.A group of passengers’ close- by heard Dev D being mentioned and roughed up Kaushik very badly.Says the [...]
  1 day ago

• Global meltdown recovery immediate challenge before India, US: PM

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Expressing confidence and optimism about the future of the India-US partnership, visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh told a distinguished gathering at the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) here, that there is a growing convergence of “our national interests, both within the ...
  2 days ago

• Gratitude and Thanksgiving

  
  One City: A Buddhist Blog for Everyone — Authority: 430
  by Ellen Scordato Thanksgiving, a particularly American holiday, is coming up on Thursday. What are we giving thanks for? What am I grateful for? What are you grateful for? These kinds of questions get asked a lot around this time of year. I try to compose a gratitude list almost every day, but I wont do that ...
  2 days ago

• Adam Lambert performs at AMA

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Los Angeles, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American Idol’s runner up Adam Lambert’s performance in the AMA awards was riveting to say the least. It was a highly raunchy performance that astonished all in the audience.Then towards the end of the show he warned the audience that it was “about to get rough,” American ...
  2 days ago

• Film classification and press regulation

  
  cearta.ie — Authority: 423
  Two pieces in yesterday’s Irish Times caught my eye. The first relates to the retirement of the man who has probably the most recognised signature in Ireland. The second relates to the responsibility of those who write other words that many of us read.For the past six years, every movie released in Ireland has been ...
  4 days ago

• The Regulation and Perception of Political Advertising

  
  cearta.ie — Authority: 423
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  6 days ago

• Mideast democracy: can’t be exported or imported, but – despite dilemmas – must be supported

  
  Democracy Digest — Authority: 435
  The dilemmas of reconciling security and human rights, stability and reform, and external and internal drivers for change were the dominant themes running through a conference on Middle East democracy this week.The event was organized by the National Endowment for Democracy in cooperation with the National ...
  6 days ago

• Cuban Blogger Posts Interview With Obama

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 908
  In what seems like one step forward for freedom of expression on the island of Cuba, on Wednesday a blogger in Havana named Yoani Sanchez published President Barack Obamas replies to seven questions she put to him on relations between the two countries.
  6 days ago

• Cuban Blogger Posts Interview With Obama

  
  The Lede — Authority: 701
  In what seems like one step forward for freedom of expression on the island of Cuba, on Wednesday a blogger in Havana named Yoani Sánchez published President Barack Obamas replies to seven questions she put to him on relations between the two countries.
  6 days ago

• Internet anonymity…isn’t always

  
  KHdN - Kenneth Hynek (dot Net) — Authority: 434
  Just ask the guy who got fired from his job after a journalist/blogger called his employer to rat him out for leaving vulgar comments . Ars goes into the technical details fairly well (as one would expect), noting quite accurately just what sort of information Wordpress records about each submitted comment and the ...
  1 week ago

• Take a bow, Chuck Fazio – you’re definitely our hero of the week!

  
  The Freethinker — Authority: 522
  YIPPEE! We have just learned that the man hired by a group of mad fundies to provide the lectern and mikes for their anti-gay hate fest in Washington on Monday neatly turned the tables on the crazies. A group of gay men and lesbians who took part in a rally in Washington earlier this year. Brendan Smialowski/Getty ...
  1 week ago

• Is Vietnam blocking Facebook?

  
  Thoughts of Nigel — Authority: 513
  Vietnams growing legions of Facebook users fear that the countrys communist government might be blocking the popular social networking website, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks. reports the Independent Although there has been no official government comment A technician at Vietnam ...
  1 week ago

• It is a Selangor State Enactment that is being used against Asri - What happened to freedom of expression, opinions, etc ?

  
  CHARLES HECTOR — Authority: 132
  What is a religious lecture? Is it when one refers to the Quaran in ones speech/lecture? I am shocked at the lack of freedom of expression demonstrated by the charging of the former Mufti of Perlis for giving a religious lecture - and it is happened in Selangor, a Pakatan Rakyat ruled state. From what I see, ...
  1 week ago

• Political advertising in the morning

  
  cearta.ie — Authority: 423
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• British barrister helps feed US loons’ paranoia over ‘Christian bashing’

  
  The Freethinker — Authority: 522
  OH my! Hate preacher Dr Jim Cass sure landed a big ‘un for his mammoth “Let’s Bash a Homo” fest in Washington on Monday: British barrister Paul Diamond of the Christian Legal Centre, who fancies himself champion of oppressed Christians the length and breadth of the UK. Paul Diamond Diamond’s presence ...
  1 week ago

• Obama: I’m a big supporter of non-censorship (but) there are times I wish information didn’t flow so freely!

  
  Looking for Words — Authority: 137
  Frank, open, candid — that’s Barack Obama for you. He did say: "There are times when I wish information didn’t flow so freely". But then he went on to add: "But the truth is that because in the United States information is free, and I have a lot of critics in the United States who can say all kinds of things ...
  1 week ago

• Right-wing Finnish councillor, fined for calling Big Mo a kiddy-fiddler, is to appeal

  
  The Freethinker — Authority: 522
  JUSSI Halla-aho , an independent member of the Helsinki City Council elected to the council on the True Finns ticket, plans to appeal against his recent conviction of violating the sanctity of religion. Jussi Halla-aho The Helsinki District Court fined him 330 Euros. The right-wing politician who runs a popular ...
  1 week ago

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