Stories about Law from August, 2007
Libya: Driving Stories
Iranian Mr Behi amuses us with tales about driving in Tripoli, Libya, in this post.
Anguilla: Anti-Referendum
“Can I be blamed for suspecting that the people who propose a formal referendum on Anguilla’s new Constitution have a hidden agenda?” asks Corruption-free Anguilla, as he makes a case for not holding a referendum.
South Asia: Slaving in the Middle East
South Asian migrant workers (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal) have a notable contribution in the developments of Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region. But the abuse and exploitation of these workers is shocking and serious issue. Migrant workers fuel the engine of the economy but they are exploited,...
Japan: New Labour Contract Law
Japan Law Blog summarized the new labour contract law, which was called “A ‘Contract Law’ that Enslaves Japanese Working People” by Japan Focus.
Belarus: Internet Regulations
TOL's Belarus writes about Internet regulations currently being considered by the government.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe blacklists Global Voices Online
The government of Zimbabwe blacklists Global Voices Online: “Evidently, Global Voices is one of the sources of “‘virulent propaganda’ to delegitimise ‘our just struggle against Anglo-Saxons’.” We’re one of 41 websites blacklisted by the ZANU-PF government, a list that includes the Washington Post and CNN, as well as the personal...
Jamaica: Interesting Elections?
“For the first time in Jamaica’s political history has it been so exciting…it will be a tight race to Jamaica House.” Jamaican Lifestyle thinks the island's upcoming elections are going to be interesting…
Hossein Derakhshan’s blog is suspended
The blog of the Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan (aka Hoder) has been suspended by the U.S. based hosting company, Hosting Matters, after a complaint filed by lawyers representing Mehdi Khalaji, Next Generation fellow at The Washington Institute. The complaint -not filed to the court- centered on allegedly defamatory content published...
Barbados, Grenada: PM Lawsuit
“It looks like Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur isn’t the only Caribbean Head Of State being sued in a foreign court”: Barbados Free Press learns that the Grenadian Prime Minister has a corruption case pending in New York.
Kenya: Media Bill Faces Public Opposition
The Kenyan civil society and human rights groups are protesting against the controversial Media Bill passed by the Kenyan Parliament last week. The Bill is waiting Presidents Mwai Kibaki's assent to become part of the Kenyan law. Kenyan bloggers have been analyzing it, blogging about demonstrations in opposition to the Bill and publishing photos of demonstrators in the streets of Nairobi.
Ukraine: Karpachova's Award
Foreign Notes writes about Ukraine's Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, who has just received an award from the president that she doesn't deserve.
Russia: More on the Violent Video
More on the video of the execution of two non-Russians – at The Accidental Russophile.
Russia: Blogger Faces Jail
More on the Russian blogger facing a jail sentence for insulting police on his blog – at Publius Pundit and La Russophobe.
Israel: Policeman Bribed in Bashkiriya
Snoopy The Goon, from Israel, relates the story of a policeman who accepted a bribe, in Bashkiriya.
Anguilla, Cayman Islands: Transparency
Corruption-free Anguilla takes on the issue of government transparency.
Barbados: Journalist on Rape Charge
Barbados Underground reports that a former newspaper editor has been charged with rape, while Barbados Free Press wonders “whether or not Bajan blogs impacted the decision of the police and the prosecutors to bring formal charges against a well known and influential journalist.”
China: Faked News Reporter in Jail
Joel Martinsen from DANWEI translated and summarized reports and comments on the sentence of Zi Beijia, the mastermind behind the fabricated investigation into cardboard baozi that aired on Beijing TV, into one year imprisonment.
China: Survival for standalone blogs
William Long in Moonlight blog summarizes the steps and conditions for legally setting up a blog on a standalone domain in China.
Taiwan: Ma's Corruption Case
Michael Turton summarized the verdict of former Taipei's Mayor, Ma Ying Jeou's corruption case with some comments: even more fundamental than the Blue-Green divide, this verdict was a case of the System protecting itself.
Russia: Savva Terentyev's Case
Robert Amsterdam writes about a Russian blogger facing a jail sentence.
Russia: Hitler's Music Collection
Sean's Russia Blog writes about a Russian woman whose father owned 100 items from Hitler's private record collection.
