- Canada: Wearing a mask at a riot is now a crime—"Maximum 10-year prison term for conviction of new offence."
- Ethiopia opposition threatens protests—"An Ethiopian opposition party called on Thursday for the government to scrap an anti-terrorism law it says is used to stifle dissent, threatening a repeat of protests that brought thousands onto the streets of Addis Ababa early this month."
- After One Week Protest Continues; What's Happening in Bulgaria?
- Turkey: A Weekend of Police Abuse
- Turkey unrest: violent clashes in Istanbul as Erdogan holds rally
- Turkey threatens to deploy army to end unrest
- Hundreds of Turks emulate 'Standing Man' in protest
- Turkey: Arrest of Lawyers, Journalists and Doctors Shows Erdogan's True Colours
- Brazil protests over World Cup costs spread nationwide
- Brazilian protesters take a break as more security hits the streets
- Pelé tells Brazilians to 'forget' protests sweeping the country FT
- Broken promises and corruption fuel Brazil protests
- Over one million march in Brazil as protests spread
- China's economy is freezing up. How freaked out should we be?
- Man Details Risks in Exposing China's Forced Labor—"A Beijing resident and adherent of the banned Falun Gong movement said he slipped letters into product packages apparently meant for the West." NYT
- Argentina caught a Chinese ship trying to steal 180 tonnes of its squid
- Riot after Chinese teachers try to stop pupils cheating—"What should have been a hushed scene of 800 Chinese students diligently sitting their university entrance exams erupted into siege warfare after invigilators tried to stop them from cheating." Quote of the day: "We want fairness. There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat."
- Chinese netizens decry tourist treatment of dying dolphin
- Iran election: Hassan Rouhani in his own words—"What I truly wish is for moderation to return to the country. This is my only wish. Extremism pains me greatly. We have suffered many blows as a result of extremism."
- Jewish Israeli man near Western Wall killed by guard
- Palestinian children tortured, used as shields by Israel: U.N.
- Egypt's Coptic Christians say they are 'no longer safe'
- Israeli PM criticized for installing bed on plane
- WikiLeaks: Michael Hastings Said FBI Was Tracking Him Hours Before His Death
- The Strange Case of Barrett Brown—"Amid the outrage over the NSA's spying program, the jailing of journalist Barrett Brown points to a deeper and very troubling problem."
- US seizure of journalist records called 'chilling'
- NSA Whistleblower: NSA Spying On – and Blackmailing – Top Government Officials and Military Officers
- The FISA court is acting like a legislature, and that’s a problem
- Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant—"Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA's surveillance of Americans' communication."
- Web's Reach Binds N.S.A. and Silicon Valley Leaders—"Technology experts and former intelligence officials say the rise of data mining, both as an industry and as a crucial intelligence tool, has created a complex reality." One where Skype already has a backdoor built in, even before the company was bought by Microsoft. NYT
- A tale of two presidents: The one we voted for – and Obama—"Recent leaks reveal a frightening reality: In fighting terrorism, we have resorted to engaging in terrorism." Salon
