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How Microsoft Bing Censors the Middle East and North Africa
The search engine, Microsoft Bing is going beyond legal requirements to censor internet searches in certain countries.
One North Carolina Law Is Bringing the War on Whistleblowers to a New Level
North Carolina's HB 405 criminalizes whistleblowing against all businesses.
Henry A. Giroux | The Racist Killing Fields in the US: The Death of Sandra Bland
The United States is a place where democracy cannot breathe.
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Western Media Continue to Ignore the Palestinian Human Rights Community
Western journalists continue to view Israeli sources as inherently more credible than Palestinian sources.
BP Deal: Path to a “Cleaner Gulf” – or Guaranteed Future Disasters?
A New York Times editorial blames the 2010 Gulf oil spill and its aftermath on unforeseeable circumstances, not business as usual.
Journalists Pay the Price in Egypt’s Crackdown on Dissent
The Egyptian government is holding a record number of journalists in jail, despite promises to improve media freedoms in the country.
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New Internet Censorship Law Could Be Coming to South Africa
The Draft Online Regulation Policy issued by the Film and Publication Board of South Africa is audacious and misguided.
The End of Encryption? NSA and FBI Seek New Backdoors
The FBI and GCHQ have said they need access to encrypted communications to track criminals and terrorists.
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In Pursuit of Human Rights: Thirteen Personal Stories
A new oral history reader offers stories from people who have experienced war, poverty and miscarriages of justice throughout the world.
“I Am Not Nonviolent”: New Nina Simone Film Captures Singer and Activist’s Uncompromising Voice
We look back at the life of one of the most important voices of the civil rights movement: the singer Nina Simone.