A Facebook post about a chance encounter on the Stockholm metro with a “super hot” guy in a green shirt landed the face of 36-year-old Lisa Tegelmark in newspapers across Sweden, making her our pick for Swede of the Week. … Read More
United States – US congress urged to create commission to investigate mass snooping
Reporters Without Borders calls on the US Congress to create a commission of enquiry into the links between US intelligence agencies and nine leading Internet sector companies that are alleged to have given them access to their servers. The commission should also identify all the countries and organizations that have contributed to the mass digital surveillance machinery that – according to reports in the Washington Post and Guardian newspapers in the past few days – the US authorities have (…) … Read More
UK Independence Party Draws Attention To Bilderberg 2013
Member of the European parliament Gerard Batten has raised the alarm on Bilderberg, stating he has written all major mainstream media outlets in the UK as well as submitting a freedom of information request for the Hertfordshire police commissioner asking who is paying for the expenses of all this policing. … Read More
UKIP MEP Exposes The Bilderberg Group At European Parliament
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Seizure of AP Phone Records Continues Obama Admin’s Attack on Whistleblowers
Mark Seibel (McClatchy Newspapers): Seizure of a news organization’s phone records should be illegal as it limits the ability of journalists to investigate and report – something guaranteed by the Constitution … Read More
Saudi Arabia gives girls in private school permission to play sports
Saudi Arabia has given girls at private schools the right to play sport, the education ministry said Sunday, in a step aimed at easing restrictions on women in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The ministry directive published in Saudi newspapers says that private schools for girls have been told to…
Saudi Arabia to allow girls to take sport classes, but only in private schools
The ministry decree published in Saudi newspapers says that private schools for girls have been told to “put into effect a number of rules to regulate sports,” Agence France-Presse. Although the reforms are being hailed as a progressive move in the predominantly-Muslim country, the measure appears to exclude the majority of students at state-run schools. At private schools, where the initiatives are being encouraged, the government has requested that school officials ensure girls wear “a covering and decent outfit” for sport activities in “suitable areas.” The ministry directive also advised that female Saudi instructors receive top priority for employment positions at the educational facilities. The ministry pointed out that some private schools were already offering physical education, but without any regulations to follow. The issue of Saudi women participating in sporting competition entered the spotlight during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Saudi officials threatened to withdraw from the Games when the International Olympic Committee ruled that its female judo participant, Wojdan Shaherkani, could not wear a headscarf during competition. Eventually the two sides came to agreement over the dispute, and the Olympic Committee allowed Shaherkani to “wear something that would not compromise her safety.” Today, many details in the lives of Saudi women are closely regulated by Sharia law derived from the Koran. Every adult woman is required to have a close male relative as her ‘guardian’, who is authorized to make a number of decisions on a woman’s behalf, including the right to travel, to start a business, and study at university. Saudi women are prohibited from driving, and are required to cover themselves in public, among other restrictions. … Read More
