Burma has convicted 25 people of murders carried out in a pogrom against Muslims.

Journalism is now a social network rather than a profession.

The Afghan government has moved to protect people who torture child brides.

Greenpeace is making a success of a range of civil disobedience campaigns.

The French parliament voted to give free software (logiciel libre) priority in higher education.

"Priority" is a rather weak preference; it is too easy to justify making an exception. Also, this doesn't apply to primary and secondary schools. However, it is a good step forward.