The NSA and CIA can blackmail the president by threatening to expose when he said yes to illegal spying etc.

The UK ban on sending books to prisoners does not mean they are not allowed books to read, but does mean that access to books will be more difficult and the range of books they can read will be limited.

More about the ridiculous trial in which 529 Egyptians were sentenced to death.

A Russian anti-Putin protester was framed for attacking a thug, although the thug refuses to say it was him, and sentenced to a mental hospital.

The Soviet Union put dissidents in mental hospitals too, and Putin as a part of the repression apparatus was well aware of this.

Even if the people of the Crimea feel Russian, they might not want to be ruled by Putin if they get a chance to think about it.

The "Internet of Things" means that all "things" will help profile you for someone else.