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02/12/2011 / RUSSIA

How to avoid being misquoted by Russian TV: repeat the same soundbite 84 times

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Team Observers

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24/11/2011 / CHINA

"This is not pornography!" say nude online protesters

 
“Listen, Chinese Government, Nudity is Not Pornography.” Under this rallying cry, dozens of Chinese Internet users have posted naked photos of themselves online. Read more…
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ZhangZhen

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10/11/2011 / SYRIA

Life repressed: three Syrian activists describe their lives in hiding

 
For the past eight months, the few images of the clampdown on anti-regime protests in Syria have been filmed by activists who risked their lives in sending them to us. Thanks to our Observers in Syria, we have been able to report on the situation on the ground despite a ban on foreign media in the country. We asked three of our Observers to describe their daily lives, much of which is spent in hiding. Watch video...
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Team Observers

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07/06/2011 / SYRIA

'Gay girl in Damascus' blog a hoax

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Team Observers

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29/04/2011 / SYRIA

Student risks his life to defy Syrian government on YouTube

 
A university student from the coastal city of Banias has captured media attention with his on-camera challenge to the Syrian government. Risking his life by revealing his identity, the video posted on YouTube shows the young student addressing the international community in English. Unlike other videos circulated by the Arab world’s “Generation Y” that simply show images of mass crowds at demonstrations, here a student goes a step further by personally demanding an explanation for the violent crackdown on protesters. Read more...

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Adel Syria

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28/02/2011 / RUSSIA

Activists’ banner at Kremlin says Putin, not Khodorkovsky, should be in jail

 
A banner draped by Russian activists directly in front of Moscow’s Red Square, called on Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin to swap places with jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The stunt, which took place several weeks ago, captured the imagination of Russia’s blogosphere in a country where freedom of expression is severely restricted. Read more...
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Roman Dobrokhotov

Pilgrim67

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14/01/2011 / TUNISIA

Censorship lifted on the Tunisian Web

In a nationwide televised address on Thursday, January 11, Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali promised total freedom of information and unrestricted access to the Internet, following weeks of violent anti-government protests across the country. Read more...
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Julien Pain

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31/12/2010 / IRAN

Kurdish student Habib Latifi escapes the gallows, but for how long?

 
Dubbed “an enemy of God” (mahred), Habib Latifi has been sentenced to death in Iran for “breach of national security”. On Sunday morning, his execution was suspended at the last moment. But a few hours later, his whole family was arrested. Read more...
 
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Sheilan

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04/06/2010 / RUSSIA

Rock star corners Putin on live TV

When Vladimir Putin was asked a "practical question" by a Russian rock star on live TV, he had no option but to respond. So - what does the Russian prime minister really think about police crackdowns on opposition protesters? Read more...

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Oleg Kozlovsky

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12/11/2009 / AZERBAIJAN

Two years in jail for donkey video

Two Azerbaijani bloggers were sentenced to jail on Wednesday. Charged with "hooliganism", the pair were arrested shortly after posting a satirical video online which mocked the government's alleged purchase of a dozen - suspiciously priced - 41,000 dollar donkeys from Germany. Read more and watch the video...

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