Human Rights Watch condemns Indonesia's law that restricts mass organizations.

Amina Sboui could be imprisoned for 9 years for her nonviolent protest.

MIT requested and got the chance to keep MIT secrets out of the documents that the Secret Service is required to turn over to reporter Kevin Poulsen. This leads Edward Felten to suspect that MIT is looking for a chance to spin the discussion of some MIT actions that might appear nasty.

The judge in Bradley Manning's trial nearly always decides questions in favor of the prosecution.

This does not surprise me. It looks like an instance of a fundamental flaw in military trials, known as "command influence". The judge is a military officer who reports ultimately to Obama, Obama wants Manning convicted, and the judge knows this. The judge wants to be promoted, and the people who will decide on her promotion also work for Obama and want Manning convicted. What would an ambitious judge do?

As press photographer Mandi Wright filmed thugs arresting someone on the street, a thug in civilian clothes attacked her, stole her video camera, and threatened her with prosecution.