Media Freedom in Iraq Continues to Worsen
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzMore Arbitrary Arrests, Security Forces Attacking Media Workers
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North Carolina Man Threatened With Arrest For Not Taking His Health Blog Down
• http://govtslaves.info, Mike AdamsInternet free speech is under assault in America, and a dangerous new trend has surfaced that threatens to throw nutritional bloggers in jail for advocating healthy diets on their blogs or websites.
Banned from Keene State College for “Free” Speech
• http://us4.campaign-archive1.comCollege official claims no one, including students allowed to distribute information on campus without permission.
Israelis can be angry with Gunter Grass, but they must listen to him
• http://www.haaretz.com, By Gideon LevyAfter we denounce the exaggeration, after we shake off the unjustified part of the charge, we must listen to the condemnation of these great people.
Israel bans German author of controversial poem
• http://www.ctv.ca, The Associated PressIsrael has banned German intellectual Guenter Grass from visiting the country because of a critical poem published by the Nobel laureate last week.
The Criminalization of Protest: Say Goodbye To Free Speech in America
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Devon DBA new bill, HR 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, also known as the “Trespassing Bill,” is soon to be signed into law by President Obama. This bill effectively criminalizes protest and will hurt protest groups
Racial incident mars high school game
• KSAT - TVA local school district is apologizing after an apparent incident of racism at a boys high school basketball game this past weekend in which the players involved were disciplined for chanting "USA! USA! USA!"
Targeting Free Expression
• by Stephen LendmanFree expression in all forms is fundamental in democratic societies. Without it, all other freedoms are at risk.
The Death of Free Speech
• Free Patriot PressI've previously reported on the vanishing right to peaceably assemble, now two more rights supposedly guaranteed by the First Amendment are on the verge of being killed. On March 1 HR 347 was submitted to the White House for President Obama's signa
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Goodbye, First Amendment: ‘Trespass Bill’ will make protest illegal
• rt.comIn the text of the act, the law is allowed to be used against anyone who knowingly enters or remains in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so, but those grounds are considered any area where someone — rather it’s Presiden
Judge rules in favor of Muslim attacker in Pennyslvania
• The Right ScoopBased on the information contained in this article, it appears to me that the defendant was somewhat "outside his lane on the wide wide path of Liberty". Despite this the judge dismissed the charges. Perhaps the evidence supported that ruling, pe
Mohammad cartoonist attacked during lecture
• MSNBCSwedish artist Lars Vilks who created a blasphemous sketch of Prophet Mohammad has been pelted with eggs by a group of people during a university lecture on the limits of the freedom of expression.
U.S falls to 47th in press freedom rankings after Occupy crackdown
• www.dailymail.co.ukSweeping protests around the world made it an extremely difficult year for the media, and tested journalists as never before, the annual report into press freedom reveals.
European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The ‘Masquerade’ Behind ACTA
• www.prisonplanet.comWhile the EU did sign on to ACTA today, it still needs to be ratified by the European Parliament (more on that in a little while). Having Arif quit makes a pretty big statement, and hopefully makes it easier for Parliament Members to speak out loudly
SOPA’s Wicked Censorship
• www.prisonplanet.comAlex covers the latest news on the SOPA and PIPA protests that have taken a largely clueless Congress by surprise.
Federal indictment claims popular Web site Megaupload.com shared pirated material
• www.washingtonpost.comFederal authorities shut down one of the Web’s most popular sites Thursday on charges that it illegally shared movies, television shows and e-books, prompting hackers to retaliate by blocking access to several Web sites, including those of the Justic
Reid Calls Off Protect IP Act Vote
• www.wired.comSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) on Friday delayed indefinitely a vote on the Protect IP Act, the proposed anti-piracy legislation that drew a widespread internet revolt Wednesday.
Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea
• www.ted.comWhat does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume
Father of the web backs SOPA protests
• www.smh.com.auTim Berners-Lee says US government plan to censor the internet violates human rights.
Republicans stand together to oppose piracy law
• Associated PressStanding in near unison, the four remaining contenders seeking the Republican presidential nomination are condemning a proposed anti-online piracy law that its critics say is overly aggressive.
SOPA Proves: Hollywood Hates Your Freedom
• www.technologyreview.comOld-line media companies have taken a hostage in the battle against modernity: the Internet
Ron Paul NDAA Floor Speech - Jan 18, 2012
• www.dailypaul.comHouse floor speech on the unconstitutional provisions of the NDAA bill.
Ron Paul NDAA Floor Speech - Jan 18, 2012
• www.dailypaul.comHouse floor speech on the unconstitutional provisions of the NDAA bill.
Tip for censors: Fans of "Firefly" fight back (and win)
• www.geeksofdoom.comFans, Neil Gaiman Help Bring Justice To Professor Threatened With Criminal Charges For ‘Firefly’ Poster,...and Firefly fans prove once again that you just can’t take that sky away.
Internet Censorship Bill Authored by Bob Goodlatte...
• Daily Paul...FYI That's the Incumbent Karen Kwiatkowski Is Running Against!
SOPA: Co-sponsors Defect, Backtrack After Blackout
• www.prisonplanet.comCockroaches scatter as spotlight is pointed at Internet censorship bill
The Secret Behind SOPA
• www.prisonplanet.comIt’s the end of the Internet as we know it
STOP PIPA (Senate 968) & SOPA (HR 3261)
• www.craigslist.comFrom Craigslist in response to internet blackout: Imagine a world without craigslist, Wikipedia, Google, [your favorite sites here]...News Corp, RIAA, MPAA, Nike, Sony, Comcast, VISA & others want to make that world your reality.
Dead On Arrival: SOPA Shelved Indefinitely, Obama Succumbs to Pressure, Issues Official Veto Threat
• www.lewrockwell.com/Mac SlavoAmid significant pressure from tens of thousands of internet users and major web behemoths like Google, Facebook, and Reddit, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is, in its current form, Dead on Arrival:
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