Moroccan rapper jailed over video
Moroccan rapper jailed over video (via AFP)
A Moroccan court on Friday sentenced one of the country’s most famous rappers to one year in prison over a video critical of the police, judicial officials told AFP. Mouad Belghouat, 24, is known for his criticism of King Mohammed VI and was arrested on March 28 by plainclothes officers. His Casablanca…
Thai PM insists no reform of royal defamation law
Thai PM insists no reform of royal defamation law (via AFP)
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Friday she would not seek to change the country’s harsh royal defamation law despite outcry over the death of a grandfather jailed for the offence. Ampon Tangnoppakul, 62, who was dubbed “Uncle SMS”, died Tuesday inside Bangkok prison hospital, while serving…
Thai prisoner’s death reignites royal slur debate
Thai prisoner’s death reignites royal slur debate (via AFP)
A Thai grandfather who became a symbol of a budding free speech movement after he was jailed for defaming the monarchy has died in prison, his lawyer said Tuesday, fanning controversy over the harsh law. Ampon Tangnoppakul, 62, was convicted by the Bangkok criminal court in November of sending text…
Kuwait prepares to crack down on social media
Kuwait Prepares to Crack Down on Social Media (via EFF)
Kuwait’s Information Minister, Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, announced last week that Kuwait plans to pass new laws regulating the use of social networking sites such as Twitter in order to “safeguard the cohesiveness of the population and society.” The Information Minister’…
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