[GV Daily] Saudi Arabia: New Anti-Terror Law Crushes Protests

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Global Voices authors  call attention to the most important and interesting stories in blogs and online citizen media worldwide.   About Global Voices Get Involved Subscribe Contact Us Our Projects Monday, July 25, 2011 Saudi Arabia: New Anti-Terror Law Crushes Protests Amnesty International's leaked draft of the new Saudi anti-terror law has prompted a strong reaction to the proposed legislation. Twitter users are using the hashtag #SaudiTerrorLaw to voice their opinions.  read>>    Argentina: What Irritates Argentinians? Argentinians and Twitter: a means to express what irritates them. On July 22, the hashtag #irritante (#irritating) became a local trending topic with protests and irritations about politics, traffic, neighbors and even family and social networks.  read>>    Tunisia: Time to Register for Elections Registration for electoral lists in Tunisia started on July 11 and will be closed on August 2, but statistics have shown that Tunisians are reluctant to register on the lists. A group of Tunisian bloggers have launched an online campaign to urge people to register for the October elections.  read>>    Belarus: East and West and Nothing in Between? "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." This chronically misused Kipling phrase seems to catch the realities for an increasing number of Belarusians, who, waking to a wild and hostile world, start asking: "Who cares about Belarus?"  read>>    Thank you very much for reading Global Voices!  Sincerely, Deborah Dilley, Digest Editor Global Voices Online

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