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A year on, Pussy Riot claim a victory in Russia

Yekaterina Samutsevich has few regrets about the day a year ago when she marched into a Russian Orthodox church with four other members of the Pussy Riot punk band, pulled on a balaclava and reached for her guitar.
February 22, 2013

China approves tighter rules on internet access

China has tightened its rules on internet usage to enforce a previous requirement that users fully identify themselves to service providers.
December 28, 2012

The fine science of breaking the law, the democratic way

The biggest problem for SYRIZA is not the idiotic comments occasionally uttered by party officials. It is the dictatorial tactics with which it chooses to impose the will of a minority upon the majority.
Paschos Mandravelis: November 16, 2012

Greece flirts with tyranny and Europe looks away

Greek democracy is in peril and much of the fault lies with the EU's hard stance
Guardian: November 4, 2012

German magazine cleared of defaming Greece

A Greek court dismissed defamation charges Tuesday against a German magazine that had illustrated an article on Greece's economic crisis with a doctored photo of the Venus de Milo statue making a lewd gesture.
Times Union: April 3, 2012

An Argument in Defense of Blasphemy

The UN General Assembly wants to make it illegal to offend religious dogma. This is an attack on free expression, and it impedes our humanity’s movement towards more freedom and intellectual progress.
Athinaios: May 31, 2010