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Disappeared in Thailand

mercredi 24 février 2016 à 01:00

Chinese dissident and whistleblower Li Xin has disappeared in Thailand.

At least one of the Hong Kong publishers was apparently taken from Thailand. It appears that Thailand is basically unsafe for anyone that China wants to grab.

This resembles what the US did, kidnaping a man in Italy and sending him to Egypt to be tortured. One former CIA agent is going to be extradited to Italy for trial for this.

Natural gas

mercredi 24 février 2016 à 01:00

Natural gas is not a bridge to a sustainable future.

Imprisoned journalists in Egypt

mercredi 24 février 2016 à 01:00

Reporters Without Borders calls on Egypt to release dozens of imprisoned journalists.

Pro-Palestinian posters in London metro

mercredi 24 février 2016 à 01:00

Pro-Palestinian activists put up posters in the London metro, pretending to be advertisements, which criticize aspects of Israel's occupation of Palestine.

As described here, the posters seem to be factual and accurate. Israel and its supporters take offense at this contradiction of the one-sided official picture, so they describe the posters as "vandalism" and even pretend that they threaten violence.

Prison to poverty pipeline

mercredi 24 février 2016 à 01:00

Jobs After Jail: Ending the Prison to Poverty Pipeline.