An Oregon woman was physically and sexually assaulted after calling 911, only to be told that it was “unfortunate” that there were no officers to help her that day. … Read More
Vietnam – Appeal court upholds jail time for five bloggers
A court in the northern city of Vinh on today ruled on the appeals by five bloggers – Ho Duc Hoa, Paulus Le Van Son, Nguyen Van Duyet, Thai Van Dung and Tran Minh Nhat ¬ against their long jail terms, upholding the existing sentences for three of them and reducing the sentences of the other two. “Even if the appeal court reduced Son’s sentence by a considerable amount, it is still unacceptable and reflects the government’s determination to reduce all dissidents to silence,” Reporters Without (…) … Read More
Mysterious Deaths in Alabama: Could They Be Related to Monsano’s Bt Cotton Crops?
There is no proof that this is related to the illnesses in Alabam, however, history shows us that serious illnesses occurred in India wherever Bt cotton was grown. … Read More
Scandals & Economic Disasters!
There is no shortage of scandals in Washington DC, New York, and London; and, there is an excess of monetary heroin, Quantitative Easing, in Europe, the UK, Japan, the USA, and elsewhere. (When will they ever learn?) … Read More
Battle Over ‘GIF’ Pronunciation Erupts
Like a cicada swarm, the pronunciation debate over the word GIF roared back this week after a long period of incubation when Steve Wilhite, the format’s inventor, declared it should be pronounced “jif,” like the peanut butter. … Read More
Ukraine – Journalists stripped of accreditation over protest about attack on colleagues
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov’s decision to withdraw the accreditation of 10 journalists who staged a silent protest at a cabinet meeting to draw attention to the impunity enjoyed by those responsible for an attack on two reporters during street demonstrations on 18 May. “The allocation of press accreditation should not be used to ‘cherrypick’ journalists and eliminate those who express views at variance with the government’s,” Reporters Without Borders (…) … Read More
Poland – Government ministers try to intimidate Polish media
Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by attempts by Polish government ministers to intimidate the media during the past the days. The media freedom organization condemns the utterly disproportionate and exorbitant damages that transport minister Slawomir Nowak is demanding from the magazine Wprost in a libel suit over an April 2013 story about his friendship with businessmen who often win government contracts and his presence at private parties paid for by wealthy corporate (…) … Read More
