Russia has chased a lawyer into exile, for defending persecuted opposition figures.

(satire) *Inmate Granted Parole After Court Determines Release Poses No Threat To Prison's Bottom Line.*

*Gulf Drilling Condemned as Hundreds of Hurricane-Related Spills Investigated.*

Richard Stallman will be giving a talk in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, September, 18, titled Free Software and the GNU General Public License.

Website of the event.

The Taliban have banned protests, and banned all protest slogans without explicit approval.

*"Incredible fear" among women across Afghanistan — U.N. official.*

There is uncertainty about what policy the Taliban will actually implement and how repressive that will be.