· March, 2010

Stories about Human Rights from March, 2010

Turkmenistan: Listening to Reason?

Vlad writes about the human rights record in Turkmenistan, citing a report on the state of the country’s prisons, and the government's surprising response with reduction of the maximum pison sentence. However, the authorities still fall short on the issue of oversight, the blogger says.

China: A confession of an Internet naked runner

  5 March 2010

What would you do if you were forced to comply to the “real name registration” in order to access the Internet? And if every word that you said online would be monitored by the government? When there is no way for you to protect your privacy, probably you would also...

Vietnam: Free Thuy-Nhan-Nghien Campaign

  5 March 2010

Viet Tan is spearheading a campaign to demand the immediate freedom of Vietnamese democracy activists and women bloggers Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, Le Thi Cong Nhan and Pham Thanh Nghien.

Cuba: Gorki Re-Entry?

  4 March 2010

Repeating Islands notes that Cuban punk rocker Gorki Águila, “known for raunchy lyrics criticizing Fidel Castro says he will try to return to the island after an 11-month absence.”

Bahamas: International Women's Day

  2 March 2010

“I'm sure not one civic leader, not one business leader, not one religious leader, will give IWD a thought, much less a word. Bahamian women will be silent too”: Still, Womanish Words holds out hope “that we'll hear the voices of some good writers…speaking up with me in celebration and...

Russia: Bloggers Vs. “Patricians” on the Road

Following a recent car crash in Moscow, bloggers launched an advocacy campaign to rehabilitate the memory of the two women killed in the crash and draw attention to a pressing issue of cars with "special" license plates that constantly disobey the rules and cause traffic accidents.

Cuba: More On Tamayo

  1 March 2010

Cuban bloggers continue to discuss the recent death of Cuban political prisoner and hunger striker Orlando Zapato Tamayo.