Democracy

Thai Government Cracks Down on Rebellious Websites

anandtech.com     22 hrs ago   11 related          

Tom Corelis (Blog) - September 4, 2008 8:05 AM State turns to censorship amidst anti-government rioting and martial law Besieged by protests and rioting, the government of Thailand is seeking to erase about 1,200 websites...                    

Are Ramadan serials cashing in on censorship?

dailystaregypt.com     13 hrs ago          

It has become a sort of Ramadan tradition to hear of scriptwriters, actors and directors clashing with censorship authorities over editing decisions allegedly made without their consent. But how much of these rumors are...                    

Remarks by Vice President Cheney and President Saakashvili of Georgia after Meeting

finanznachrichten.de     23 hrs ago   15 related          

PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI: Well, I would like to welcome Mr. Vice President. Looking forward, it is my number one priority to rebuild this great nation and to send the message to the world: That message is that the light of...                    

Haiti stabilization suffers setback

un.org     17 hrs ago          

Haiti's stabilization process suffered a significant setback this, as a result of the April disturbances, the subsequent censoring of the government, and the prolonged difficulties on reaching agreement on a new prime...                    

This shirt does not fit society

todayszaman.com     13 hrs ago          

You can never develop accurate analyses or resolutions if you fail to take a look at Turkey’s reality as a whole. For this reason, you cannot simply ask, “How should this country look?” and go on answering the question...                    

NSG progressing towards lifting a ban on trade with India :US

ddinews.gov.in     19 hrs ago   174 related          

The nuclear supplier nations are making progress towards an agreement on lifting a ban on trade with India since the two day meeting of the nuclear supplies group discussed to give India a clean waiver for nuclear commerce...                    

Censorship in the UK

bookninja.com     20 hrs ago   8 related          

UK school chiefs are asking schools to destroy copies of an anthology containing a Duffy poem that addresses knife violence. Once again we see that while stupidity and small-mindedness most often seem to come through a...                    

Nov 11, 2008: E-Democracy '08 at TBA

yahoo.com     17 hrs ago          

Welcome to the UK's largest annual conference on 'E-Democracy', the use of the internet and new technologies to improve all aspects of democracy including politics, grassroots campaigning and local government. Last year's...                    

Year 2008 is a Democratic Year in the Indian Subcontinent

groundreport.com     17 hrs ago          

This year has been a pro-democracy year for the Indian subcontinent comprising of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan and of course miniscule Maldives. Pakistan changed over to democracy after seven...                    

A War that Must Be Won in the Name of Truth

americanfootprints.com     13 hrs ago          

Gregory Gause (a professor at the exceedingly awesome University of Vermont), has a guest post up at Marc Lynch's place that is, as they say, well worth the read. Gause describes some of the recent actions undertaken by...                    

               

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