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Nema svedoka? Ne silovanju, kaže pakistanski islamski savet
A ruling by Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) dismissing DNA as primary evidence in rape cases has received much flak from activists in the country. The ruling has its fair share of supporters though, with some happy that there is a legitimate institution pondering religious issues in Pakistan.
Izumiranje reka u Bangladešu
U vreme rođenja Bandladeša 1971. godine, država je imala oko 24000km reka i pritoka. Posle četiri decenije mnoge reke umiru uglavnom zbog jednostranog upravljanja vodama i brana izgrađenih od strane gornjeg priobalnog komšije Indije. Wahidul Islam u Poltalk-u ukazuje na probleme i posledice.
Turska: “Drvo umre, nacija ustaje”
The situation in Istanbul turned violent when police cracked down on peaceful protesters on Friday, May 31. The peaceful sit-in started five days ago where several tens of people gathered to oppose plans by the government urban reorganization of Istanbul's only green spot: the Gezi Park. The brutality used by police forces — teargas, water cannons, fists and batons — to expel protesters from the park generated a national outcry.
Protest zbog nagrade za “versku toleranciju” za predsednika Indonezije
Some Indonesians think their president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, does not deserve the World Statesman Award given to him by a US-based interfaith group. When the award was announced, many people immediately pointed out that the president has done little to address the growing religious intolerance and religious violence in the most populous Muslim country in the world.
Dan Blog akcije u Jamajci: Šta policija može učiniti
Jamajčanski blogeri obeležili su svoju verziju Dana Blog akcije (imenovano JA Blog Day) 23. maja. Netizeni su diskutovali uznemirujuću temu policijske brutalnosti, zloupotrebe državne bezbednosti i ubistva van pravnog sistema - posebno prikladno jer je datum ovog događaja bio treća godišnjica "Masakra u Tivoli baštama", koji se dogodio za vreme vanrednog stanja u zemlji 2010. godine.
Kineska Vlada zabranila sedam ‘ne-pominjati’ tema
Prominentni kineski profesor prava otkrio je na svom mikroblogu na popularnom nalik Twitteru sajtu Sina Weibo da je kineska Vlada uvela novo pravilo za univerzitetske profesore kojim izdaje direktivu da ne predaju o sedam tema, uključujući o slobodi medija, greškama komunističke partije iz prošlosti i ljudskim pravima.
