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April 28, 2012

India: Protests Against the New IT Rules

This post was first published in Global Voices Online In April 2011, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of India quietly issued ‘Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011’ restricting web content that are designated as “disparaging,” “harassing,” “blasphemous” or “hateful.” Rishabh Dara at The Center for Internet And Society cites the rule's chilling effects on free expression on the Internet. Moreover,...

April 22, 2012

Grilled Prawns, Calamari & rice for dinner & Ocean Basket, Dubai Airport

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April 20, 2012

Lamb stake for lunch at 28th floor of Kaknästornet - the TV tower of stockholm

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April 19, 2012

Side panel at #sif12 'Getting the right tools to the activists for freedom' #silc #fxinternet

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April 17, 2012

Malmö light house

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Malmö dock and boat night club

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April 14, 2012

World's longest Street painting along the Manik Mia Avenue on the occasion of Bengali new year.

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April 13, 2012

Bangladesh: Welcoming Pahela Baisakh

This post was written in Bangla by Pantha Rahman Reza and was translated by Rezwan for Global Voices Online. Tomorrow is Pahela Baisakh (first day of summer, Bengali news year), the favorite festival of the Bengalis. Every year Bengalis celebrate their new year with galore. The first day of the new year is filled with festivities. Wherever there are Bengalis in the world, they celebrate this day with different events. On this...

April 07, 2012

Bangladesh: Eviction of Slum in Dhaka Creates Humanitarian Catastrophe

This post was first published in Global Voices Online On Wednesday (4th of April, 2012) the dwellers of Karail slum, one of the biggest in the Bangladesh capital, were evicted by the authorities to free Gulshan Lake from land grabbers. The inhabitants were given short notice via miking in the previous day, which many might have missed. Thousands of structures including houses and shops were demolished on less than a day's notice...