The Senate has passed a bill renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, broadening the scope of surveillance without a warrant. Despite opposition from civil liberties advocates and over 20,000 constituents, the bill, now known as the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, was approved 60-34. Critics fear thi...
The Chinese government has banned Uyghurs from using social media. threatening arrests, hefty fines, and other penalties. The ban forbids Uyghurs using social media apps like TikTok. Access to platforms like Twitter and YouTube, as well as cryptocurrency trading, has also been restricted. Ilshat Hassan Kokbore of the World Uyghur Congress say...
The censure of pro-Palestine Professor Mohamed Abdou by Columbia University has sparked outrage. Three academics, including a visiting professor, have faced repercussions for defending Palestinian rights. Administrators, supported by politicians, have targeted dissenting voices. Tensions at the New York-based Ivy league college escalated last...
New York, United States – AFP Classes at Columbia University were shifted online Monday as protests over Israel’s war on Gaza heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University. A large group of demonstrators has established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on lawns at Columbia, with some J...
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — AFP In her photography studio in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Aku Sharsheeva tried unsuccessfully to connect to TikTok this week. “Nothing loads. There are no videos,” the 22-year old told AFP, showing an error message displayed on the app’s home page. The Central Asian country this week blocked the ...
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a Black Lives Matter organizer, which now paves the way for him to be sued by a Louisiana police officer for negligence. The lawsuit stems from a 2016 protest in the city of Baton Rouge following the fatal shooting of a Black man, Alton Sterling, by two […]
The New York Times has issued an internal memo advising journalists to limit the use of terms like “genocide” and “occupied territory” in the newspaper’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza. Written by Times editors Susan Wessling and Philip Pan, it discourages the use of specific terms, which some staff see as favor...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Mali’s military junta banned media coverage of political parties a day after suspending their activities. A statement by Mali’s high authority for communication called on “all media (radio, television, written press and online) to halt broadcast and publication of the activities of political parties and the ac...
Authorities in the Indian-administered Kashmir barred Eid prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid and the Eidgah in the capital city of Srinagar, where Eid prayers are traditionally and historically offered. The mosque’s gates were locked, with chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq being kept under house arrest. Authorities informed the house of wo...
Facebook’s parent company Meta is facing pressure to end its restrictions on using the Arabic word “Shaheed”. Shaheed is one of the attributes of God in Islam. It also means a witness and a martyr. The company’s oversight board is calling for an end to restrictions on the use of the word. Co-chair of the […]
