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Turkey: total blocking access to YouTube contrary to the case-law of the ECHR

“Just prior to key local elections, the total blocking of access to YouTube is a further worrying development regarding freedom of expression and is contrary to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. Once again, it raises serious...

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Thailand Votes in Upper House Election

Thais voted Sunday to choose legislators for the upper house of parliament in a test for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's beleaguered government.

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Black Box Detector Joining Malaysia Plane Search

Australian authorities say a navy warship with a sophisticated U.S. black box locator heads out Sunday to join the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

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Renewed violence threatens thousands of trapped children in Central African Republic

With a new wave of fighting and vicious attacks in Central African Republic this week threatening vulnerable families, UNICEF warns that thousands of children, from both Muslim and Christian communities, are especially at risk. UNICEF has confirmed...

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