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Saudi Mobile Company Seeks Privacy Advocate’s Help to Spy on Clients
Saudi Arabia's second largest telecommunication company, Mobily, has reached for a privacy advocate's help to surveil encrypted communication applications. In March, the governmental Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission threatened
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Uprooted by Brazilian Power Plant, River Residents Try to Rebuild
This story by Ana Aranha was originally titled Vidas em Trânsito (Lives in Transit) [pt] and is part of Brazilian investigative journalism agency Pública's special coverage
Muslim Woman TV Anchor Faces Backlash in India Over ‘Uncivilized’ Veil Comment
A female anchor for a popular Malayalam-language television channel in the southern Indian state of Kerala is facing a firestorm of criticism after she called the Muslim practice of women wearing a veil “uncivilized” and a form of oppression. Fousiya
Dominican Catholic Church Sues NGO for Sexual Education Campaign
The Catholic Church filed an appeal against the Dominican Association for Family Welfare (Profamilia) [es] to withdraw their advertising campaign, “Your sexual and reproductive rights are human rights,” which uses
Obama Graduation Speech Sparks Debate In China: What Is Citizenship?
This article by Rachel Wang originally appeared on Tea Leaf Nation on May 13, 2013 and is republished as part of a content sharing agreement [Format adapted to facilitate translation]. Last week, a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama on the value of engaged citizenship made waves in Chinese social
Brazilian Boy Band Tour Continues Despite Rape Indictments
[All links lead to Portuguese language pages, except when otherwise noted.] Despite nine members of the ‘pagode’ [en] boy band New Hit being
Chinese Web Floods White House with Petitions
Recently, an unsolved case of poisoning of a 19-year college student in 1994 resurfaced in the Chinese social media sphere. It not only grabbed the wide attention of Chinese netizens, but also
The Saint Lucia Jazz Festival’s Controversial Couture
This year, the revamped Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival featured a fashion show dubbed “Hot Couture”, intended to
Chad: Interview with Chadian Blogger and Journalist Expelled from Senegal
[All links forward to French articles or videos unless stated otherwise] Senegalese authorities expelled journalist Makaila Nguebla, sending him to Guinea on May 8, 2013. TeamObservers wrote on
‘Syria Untold’: The Storytelling of the Syrian Revolution
More than two years into the Syrian uprising as the battle continues on the ground, a new outspoken and creative Syria has emerged after decades of isolation and silence. From strikes to sit-ins, from creative songs and banners to countless citizen demonstrations, daily resistance against tyranny carries