Somalia falls silent
We call on the local radio stations to stop broadcasting the songs and all music. We give them a 10-day deadline and any radio station found not complying with the orders… will face sharia action....
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Somali Islamists Hizbul-Islam have decided to add watching the World Cup to their now very-very long list of things that are Haraam. Several houses where games have been shown have been attacked, and...
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Index Index – International free speech roundup 18/01/13
On 17 January, the European Parliament endorsed a resolution addressing ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain. The resolution, led by Dutch European Parliament member Marietje Schaake, called for...
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Index Index – International free speech roundup 21/01/13
Two journalists have been killed in Syria while reporting on the front line. French journalist Yves Debay was shot twice while covering the conflict between the Syrian regime’s army and rebel forces on...
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Index Index – International free speech round up 31/01/13
A woman who said she was raped by state security forces and the journalist who interviewed her were charged by police on 29 January in Somalia. Journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim could face four years...
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Index Index – International free speech round up 05/02/13
An unknown gunman in Denmark has shot at a prominent writer and historian who is a critic of Islam. Reports said that Lars Hedegaard was not injured. The perpetrator arrived at Hedegaard’s Copenhagen...
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Index Index – International free speech round up 13/02/13
YouTube filed lawsuit against the Russian government on 11 February, to contest its latest cybercrime law to censor websites deemed harmful to children. The case was filed after Russian regulators...
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