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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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La Future News reprend ses programmes

May 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

La Future News a repris hier ses émissions, sans toutefois remettre en route la grille normale de l’autre télévision non cablée du groupe, la Future TV.
Les journalistes vedettes de la chaîne sont réfugiés dans des hôtels de peur d’être la cible - encore - de représailles.

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Tags: Human Rights · Photo · Politics · War & Conflict

Turkish reform of article 301 : A step forward?

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

After months of delays, Turkish National Assembly approved a long - awaited revision of the penal’s code article 301, which limited the freedom of expression under the pretext of “insulting the turkishness”. The article has been used to prosecute hundreds of writers, including Nobel Literature Laureate Orhan Pamuk, for “insulting Turkishness”. Armenian- Turkish editor Hrant Dink, who was shot dead […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Society

Esprits maléfiques…

March 13th, 2008 · 10 Comments

La polémique sur l’islam, les musulmans, le voile…La reproduction d’une caricature du prophète MOHAMED, la diffusion prochainement d’un film anti-islam aux pays bas…. Pourquoi tout cet acharnement conter l’Islam !!! Au point de parler « d’Islamophobie » !!!!Vous direz le terrorisme ?? En fait, pas de rapport entre islam et terrorisme…l’Islam est la dernière religion […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Religion · War & Conflict

First Online Free Expression Day, RWB & UNESCO

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

taken from Reporters Without Borders website, 12 March 2008
Reporters Without Borders will launched the first Online Free Expression Day under UNESCO’s patronage.
“From now on, we will organise activities every 12 March to condemn cyber-censorship throughout the world,” Reporters Without Borders said. “A response of this kind is needed to the […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Society