Verdict against wikileaks the free speech concerns it raises shows the difficulties of enforcing national laws in transnational cyberspace:
- Close of Wikileaks Website Raises Free Speech Concerns (Christian Science Monitor)
Canadian politicians reach a bi-partisan consensus and likely to pass a bill in parliament for withdrawal of troops in 2011:
- Canada Eyes Afghan Exit By 2011 (BBC News)
Israelis can easily get permits to build new settlements and confiscate more Palestinian land, but Palestinians seeking to build on their own land get their request permits denied by the occupiers:
- Report: Israel Obstructs Palestinian Building in Parts of West Bank (Deutsch Agentur Presse/Wiredispatch)
Iraq’s fragile security gains are given an extra lease on life as Sadr will extend his force’s voluntary drawdown for another six months:
- Moqtada Al-Sadr Extends Iraqi Ceasefire (Washington Post)
Moroccan gets arrested and beaten by security forces for setting up a spoof Facebook profile of a royal family member:
- Moroccan Held for Facebook Spoof (BBC News)
Saudi rap group makes it to the final of regional hip-hop contest, but faces cultural pressures from family against their musical performance:
- Saudi Hip-Hop’s Painful Birth (Washington Post)
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