Improved surveillance, take down of opposition websites for "illegal content" and paid pro-government commentators are among the increasingly sophisticated tools used by authorities to restrict internet freedom, a new report claims. The 2013 Freedom on the Net report, compiled by non-profit Freedom House, says that 34 out of the 60 countries it surveyed suffered a falloff in internet freedom [...]
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution outlining the details of taking under international control and ultimately destroying Syriaâs chemical arsenal. "Today's historic resolution is the first hopeful news on Syria in a long time," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the council immediately after the vote. [...]
The longstanding notion of US exceptionalism has deep roots in the American psyche, but as the world experiences a âtectonic shift in global geopoliticsâ the very idea of Washingtonâs superiority is being challenged, analyst Eric Draitser told RT. Earlier this week, President Barack Obama reaffirmed Washington's desire to engage in the affairs of other states, particularly in the Mi [...]
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