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United Arab Emirates - Prison sentence for netizen
 
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders expresses outrage at the Abu Dhabi appeals court confirmation of the 10-month prison sentence of netizen Abdullah Al-Hadidi. The appeals court made its ruling on 22 May. Arrested on 22 March, Al-Hadidi was convicted in a lower court in April of having disseminated information on Twitter “in bad faith.” The information concerned the trial of 94 UAE citizens accused of endangering national security. Al-Hadidi was charged under a new cyber-crime law adopted in late (...) (Full Story)
India - Three newspaper employees murdered, police urged to act quickly
 
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that three employees of Dainik Ganadoot, a local Bengali-language daily based in Agartala, the capital of the northeastern state of Tripura, were stabbed to death at the newspaper's headquarters by two unidentified intruders on 19 May. “We are shocked and horrified by this targeted triple murder of news professionals and we call for immediate measures to protect the victims' colleagues and families,” Reporters Without Borders said. “We also urge (...) (Full Story)
United States - Freedom of information threatened by abuse of Espionage Act
 
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the frequency with which the Obama administration has reacted to leaks by bringing prosecutions under the 1917 Espionage Act. Six whistleblowers have been prosecuted under this law since President Obama's inauguration in 2009. Previously, the Espionage Act had only been used three times in response to leaks: in 1973 (for the high-profile Pentagon Papers case during the Vietnam War), in 1985 and in 2005. These witchhunts violate the principles of the (...) (Full Story)
Canada. Troubling new anti-terror provisions pass into law
 
By Matthew Behrens

In what some critics called an opportunistic move, the Harper government swiftly scheduled debate on, and passed, new anti-terrorism provisions (Bill S-7) in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent Canadian arrests of two men alleged to be involved in a plot against VIA Rail. (Full Story)
Let women pray like men at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
By Rajan Zed, president of Universal Society of Hinduism
 
As a Hindu, I urge protesters in Jerusalem to let Jewish women pray freely at the venerated Western Wall using religious rituals like men.
Women deserve equal and full participation and access in religions. (Full Story)
More than 20% of Canada's population is foreign-born
 
New data from the National Household Survey (NHS) show that Canada was home to about 6,775,800 foreign-born individuals in 2011.  (Full Story)
Morocco. Atheist activist faces threats
By Maryam Namazie, Iran Solidarity
 
Since 22 year old Imad Iddine Habib founded the Council of Ex-Muslims of Morocco (the first public atheist organisation in a country with Islam as the state religion), he has received numerous threats. (Full Story)
Israel attacks targets in Syria
 
JERUSALEM — Israel has attacked targets in Syria, raising fears that the Syrian civil war could spread into a broader regional conflict. (Full Story)
Netanyahu’s Visit to China: Opportunities beyond Iran
 
By Yoram Evron,  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to make an official visit to China in early May 2013. This would be the first visit by an Israeli prime minister to China in over six years, and given the rarity of the meetings between the two heads of state and China’s increased influence internationally, the trip is important. (Full Story)
Popular Chinese talk show host makes disparaging remarks about Mongolians
 
Over the past few days, Southern (Inner) Mongolian netizens strongly protested disparaging comments about Mongolians by Mr. Gao Xiaosong, a well known Chinese talk show host, musician and composer. Strong statements and comments from angry Southern Mongolian netizens went viral via Chinese major social media sites including Sina Microblog (“xin lang wei bo” in Chinese), Ren Ren, Baidu, and You Ku. (Full Story)
USA. Internet spying bill - CISPA - passed the House
 
The privacy-shredding Internet spying bill - CISPA - has passed the House. The only chance is now to STOP IT in the USAmerican Senate. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian also urges us to contact Google, Facebook and Twitter and demand that they stand up to defeat CISPA. (Full Story)
RCMP Arrests Two Individuals for Terrorism-related Charges
 
Ottawa – The RCMP arrested two individuals on April 22, 2013 and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train. (Full Story)
The Paolo Di Canio Case: no promoters of neo-fascist ideals in sport
By Roberto Malini
 
The education of young people and society carries the most noble human and social value, both in sports and in daily life. (Full Story)

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Rajan Zed

Let women pray like men at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

As a Hindu, I urge protesters in Jerusalem to let Jewish women pray freely at the venerated Western Wall using religious... (Full Story)
Maryam Namazie

Morocco. Atheist activist faces threats

Since 22 year old Imad Iddine Habib founded the Council of Ex-Muslims of Morocco (the first public atheist organisation in a... (Full Story)
In Quebec, voters support parties that favour compromise
By Yannick B. Vallee, B.A. Political Science
Quebecers have always used elections to support political parties that would bring discussions and compromise. Political parties do not influence the people of Quebec, but rather get influenced by the electorate. (Full Story)
What is Tolerance ?
Everybody talks about tolerance. Why ? What is so important about tolerance ? Do you have an opinion you would like to share on tolerance ? Why should we be tolerant ? Let us know your opinion. Write your answer directly... (Full Story)
Addressing Tolerance
By Victor Teboul, Ph.D.
Editor, Tolerance.ca®
Algerian-born Albert Camus once said that his homeland was the French language:« Ma patrie, c’est la langue française ». In a certain way, we belong to a language more than we do to a country. While writing La Lente Découverte de... (Full Story)
Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
Proclaimed and signed by the Member States of UNESCO on 16 November 1995. (Full Story)
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