| China: First 'Jasmine' sentence handed down  The first of least eight trials following the massive crackdown on dissidents which began in February was held today. After sending his lawyer off and switching the trial date, Sichuan authorities have sentenced legal activist Li Shuangde to four months in prison on the charge of credit card fraud. read>> |
| "Shame for Brazil" Forest Defender Couple Murdered  Six months after he predicted his own murder in TEDx Amazônia, the environmentalist José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva was assassinated together with his wife in an ambush possibly articulated by loggers of the region. Bloggers mourn the loss on the eve of the approval of the new Forestry Code. read>> |
| Russia: Exposing the Private Side of Lawlessness  Will Partlett writes about young Russian activists who, with the help of a digital camera and a copy of the applicable law, have exposed the private side to the arbitrary exercise of power in Russia. read>> |
| Iran: Women's Rights Activist Dies at Father's Funeral  Haleh Sahabi, an Iranian woman's rights activist died yesterday morning as a result of rough mishandling by security agents during the funeral of her father, Ezatollah Sahabi, a veteran patriotic political leader. read>> |
| Egypt: Breaking Red Lines; Speaking Up Against the Military Tribunals  A few months ago, just walking too close to the Military Prosecution Complex in Cairo's district of Nasr City could have landed you in jail. But on May 31, the area surrounding the complex staged a demonstration in solidarity with OnTV's presenter Reem Maged, socialist activist and blogger Hossam El Hamalawy, and journalist Nabil Sharaf El Din, who were summoned by the military for comments they have made to the media. read>> |
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