The leader of a Burmese protest against imposition of a mine has been sentenced to two years in prison. The charges amount to "protesting", under other names.

In Burma, the mine is Chinese-owned, but similar protests are occurring in South Africa and Peru (and elsewhere) against mines owned by Western companies.

The Greek fascist party has put a Jewish communist on trial for a violent-sounding statement, but the fascists are not tried even when they commit violence.

In Germany, a newspaper faces prosecution for mentioning the name of a web site that facilitates unauthorized copying.

Hundreds of thousands protested government corruption in the Philippines.

The US government is fundamentally corrupt too, selling laws to the businesses that bid the most.

AT&T maintains a complete database of cell phone call records going back to 1987 for the US government to examine at will.