TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The eight candidates running in Iran's June 14 election for president took radically different stands on personal freedoms, women's rights and censorship in the country's second round of televised debates Wednesday.... [Full Article]
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is no... [Full Article]
CANNES, France (AP) - Emma Watson is reveling in her post-"Harry Potter" freedom at the Cannes Film Festival. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Considering there's a large swath of people who hate iMessage for its frequent downtime and unreliability, you would think BlackBerry would be smart enough to launch its long-popular BlackBerry Messenger app for the iPhone. Oh, they're doin... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can't debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxi... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Islamist government is "strongly committed" to freedom of expression, a presidential spokesman insisted Wednesday, distancing the administration from legal proceedings against a popular comedian. (Source: Associate... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (AP) - Foreign reports about the mysterious death of an Australian-Israeli Mossad agent who died in an Israeli prison two years ago have sparked a rare backlash against the country's well-respected security agencies. (Source: Associate... [Full Article]
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - One of the largest museums to commemorate the events and sacrifices of World War Two will open a new pavilion on Saturday as it races to complete a sprawling $350 million complex before the remaining veterans of the war are go... [Full Article]
The first Chinese citizen to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature expressed hope Friday that China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo will regain his freedom, putting a dent in the ruling Communist Party's attempts to use... [Full Article]
GAOMI, China (Reuters) - Chinese Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan unexpectedly called for the release of jailed compatriot Liu Xiaobo, who won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, having come under fire from rights activists for not speaking up f... [Full Article]
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