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Myanmar blogger jailed for 20 years: Opposition

YANGON: A popular Myanmar blogger arrested after massive anti-junta protests last year has been jailed for 20 years at Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison, an opposition spokesman said yesterday. Nay Phone Latt, 28, a former member of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party, was sentenced on Monday along with poet Saw Wai, who is accused of penning a secret anti-junta message in one of his works.

Opposition rises to internet filter

The Australian Government's proposal to introduce a filtering regime for undesirable internet content has attracted international scrutiny. Global lobbyist Netchoice will establish a presence in Australia in order to encourage local internet groups to voice their opposition to the scheme.

Canada PM sees opposition revolt

Opposition parties in Canada have joined forces to try to topple the minority Conservative government less than two months after elections.

Egypt arrests opposition blogger

Egyptian police have arrested an opposition blogger after raiding his Cairo home and seizing dozens of books and CDs, a media rights group said on Tuesday.

Egypt Arrests Opposition Blogger - Rights Group

CAIRO (AFP)--Egyptian police have arrested an opposition blogger after raiding his Cairo home and seizing dozens of books and CDs, a media rights group said on Tuesday.

National Philharmonic, Opera, Drama Theaters reject opposition requests to hold people's assembly there

03-09-2008 Opposition plans to put forward demands for authorities at people's assembly in early November

Newsweek: Obama Web tools may help opposition

The Obama campaign developed powerful Web tools that might shape government but are more likely to build opposition movements, revolutions and possibly terrorist cells.

Myanmar blogger jailed for 20 years: opposition

YANGON, Nov 11, 2008 (AFP) - A popular Myanmar blogger arrested after massive anti-junta protests last year has been jailed for 20 years at Yangon's notorious Insein Prison, an opposition spokesman said Tuesday.

Myanmar blogger jailed for 20 years, says opposition

YANGON: A popular Myanmar blogger arrested after massive anti-government protests last year has been jailed for 20 years at Yangon's notorious Insein Prison, an opposition spokesman said Tuesday.

Yousuf banned from playing any cricket for country after joining ICL; Pakistan face opposition on Malik's appointment

Yousuf banned from playing any cricket for country after joining ICL; Pakistan face opposition on Malik’s appointment

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Now Blogging His Opposition To Press Restrictions He Set Up

We've written an awful lot about the rise of political blogging in Malaysia. The government there has had something of a love-hate affair with blogs for quite some time, starting with a plan to force blogs to register, to later telling various candidates for government they were requiring them to blog, to having a special agency set up to respond to bloggers. More recently, though, things have taken a very negative turn, as various opposition party bloggers were able to use their blog popularity to catapult themselves into office, the ruling party began cracking down, even sentencing leading bloggers to jail.

Online retailers ramp up deals to capture dollars

Tories to slash perks, public subsidies Opposition vows to oppose fiscal update Tories offer retirement help PM playing cheap politics as economy tanks: Opposition Economic statement highlights

Brotherhood Bloggers

The blogosphere has long played a key role in transforming Egypt's political landscape, with new media formats being exploited by those seeking to challenge the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Now though, some of Mubarak's adversaries are discovering that internet activism can be a double-edged sword, as a new generation of bloggers have begun critiquing the opposition movements themselves. The leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood (or 'Ikhwan'), Egypt's largest opposition group, is currently facing a powerful internal challenge from a young cadre of dissenting members who are finding their voice on the web.

Opposition rises to internet filter

A LOBBY group set up by internet auction house eBay and other online merchants in the US and Europe plans to open a chapter in Australia as the Federal Government is poised to reveal details of its contentious cyber safety plan.

Opposition rises to internet filter

A LOBBY group set up by internet auction house eBay and other online merchants in the US and Europe plans to open a chapter in Australia as the Federal Government is poised to reveal details of its contentious cyber safety plan.

Venezuelan Opposition Lifted by Election Wins

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DOJ Opposition Scuttled Google Deal, Yahoo Says

The U.S. Department of Justice was planning to block Google's proposed advertising deal with Yahoo, leading to Google's announcement Wednesday that it was backing out, according to Yahoo.

DOJ opposition scuttled Google deal, Yahoo says

The U.S. Department of Justice was planning to block Google's proposed advertising deal with Yahoo, leading to Google's announcement Wednesday that it was backing out, according to Yahoo.

New Zealand opposition wins vote

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has admitted defeat in a general election and says she will step down as leader of the Labour Party.

Google Faces Opposition from Harvard in Book Search Deal

Last week, Google (GOOG) announced they’d reached an agreement with publishers and authors to settle a three year old copyright battle over their book scanning practices. Both sides expressed great satisfaction with the result. In public statements, the deal, which still must be approved by the court, was lauded as a “landmark� and “a win for everyone.� Turns out, however, not everyone affected by the deal was that pleased.

Wireless Carriers Increase Opposition To Free Wi-Fi Plan

Major mobile companies said the FCC's test results for nationwide wireless broadband are flawed and don't show how much nearby spectrum would be harmed.

Brown dismisses HBOS takeover opposition

Calls for the merger between Lloyds TSB and HBOS to be thrown out have been dismissed by Gordon Brown.

Former UN Envoy and Playwright Team Up Against Rape, AIDS in DRC DRC opposition to Indian Troops Draws Mixed Reaction Sierra Leone Police Confirm Pirate Attack on a Chinese Fishing Vessel REPORTS BY REGION EAST AFRICAmore WEST AFRICAmore Somalia's Transit

Playwright Eve Ensler is the founder of V-Day – a global movement to end violence against women and girls that has raised nearly $70 million dollars. She has made several visits to Panzi Hospital in the DRC's South Kivu Province, where many rape victims are brought. From Toronto, Canada, she spoke to VOA English to Africa Service reporter Joe De Capua about her impressions when she paid her first visit to the hospital.

A lacklustre match at Villa Park produced Fulham's second consecutive 0-0 away draw against top four opposition - a result that leaves Roy Hodgson's men much the happier this evening of the two teams...

Two top four sides away in a week and two games unbeaten without conceding a goal. For Fulham, with our wretched away form, that's a pretty decent return. Particularly when you think we've not had any joy at Villa Park for 35 years.

NGO Warns Economic Crisis Could Re-Ignite AIDS Epidemic Former UN Envoy and Playwright Team Up Against Rape, AIDS in DRC DRC opposition to Indian Troops Draws Mixed Reaction Sierra Leone Police Confirm Pirate Attack on a Chinese Fishing Vessel REPORTS BY

The anti-poverty agency ActionAid is warning that the current economic crisis could re-ignite the global AIDS epidemic. The group is calling on G8 leaders to keep the promises they made to provide near universal access to treatment.

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