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Stories about West Asia & North Africa from December, 2015
UN Atomic Agency Report Brings Iran Nuclear Deal Closer to Reality
The report stated that Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear weapon ceased by 2009. Some saw it as affirmation that sanctions, largely put into place after 2010, were needless.
In Twitter’s Crackdown on the Ayatollah's Bots, Journalists Are the Collateral Damage
Several reporters have been suspended on Twitter for posting content related to Khamenei and his latest public outreach campaign.
Netizen Report: ‘Terrorist Threat’ or Political Speech? States Target Social Media Post-Paris
Saudi threatens to sue anyone who compares its penal system to ISIS, China cuts mobile phone service for ethnic minorities and Google goes to bat for fair use.
GV Face: How Do You Feel About The Term “Terrorism”?
Names and labels are something we take very seriously at Global Voices.
Saudi Arabia Sentences Poet to Death and Threatens to Sue Critics of Penal System
The sentence was criticised far and wide with many taking to social media, comparing Saudi Arabia's penal code and punishments to that executed by ISIS.
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