Stories from 6 May 2011
Algeria: Rachad Movement Website No Longer Censored; Radio Kalima Still Is
Blocked by the Algerian government on January 1, 2010, without motive or prior notice, the website of the Rachad Movement rachad.org [fr] is once again accessible in Algeria. Now, only the Radio Kalima site kalimadz.com [fr] continues to be censored. The Rachad Movement filed a complaint on May 11, 2010, with the...
Egypt: All Causes Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others
Egyptian blogger Malek Mostafa wonders if we just choose to defend all good causes, or if we tend to prefer some causes over others. Tarek Amr translates his blog post from Arabic here.
Lebanon: Perceptions on Lebanon’s recent protests
Lebanese media outlet Hibr posted the results of a survey taken by 185 people online about the different perspectives that people in Lebanon have about the recent protests which took place in the country.
Lebanon: Road Trip to Jezzine
Lebanon-based Dutch blogger Sietske shares her experience (with photos) of her trip with her family to the southern town Jezzine, Lebanon, in this post.
Maldives: Evening Protests Paralyzing Male
Hassan Ziyau writes about the recent evening protests in Maldives capital Male which are erupting into violence and public property are being destroyed.
Azerbaijan: Facebook activist sentenced
Jabbar Savalan, a 20-year-old opposition youth activist arrested in Azerbaijan on 5 February, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison on drug possession charges. Amnesty International says that the case was politically motivated and was linked to Savalan's political activities which included making calls for post-MENA...
Japan: Manga artist's Smiles
Popular manga artist Takehiko Inoue has been publishing original portraits of Japanese people through his twitter account @inouetake with the hashtags #prayforjapan and #tsunami. The series is called Smile.
North Korea: Japanese Drug Dealers Face Trial
Three Japanese nationals were caught for drug trafficking and counterfeiting money, North Korean state media revealed on April 4. One has already been expelled from the country while the others face trial. Robert Neff posted an analysis of foreigners’ drug dealing and counterfeiting cases in the North on the Marmot's...
China: Income Tax and Housing Expense
Jacky Huang from ChinaHush translates a news story on the controversy of the China Statistics Bureau's account of average monthly housing expense per citizen.
