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After Paris, Rights Groups Warn Against Knee-Jerk 'National Security' Overreach

With New Spy Bill, France OKs Mass Surveillance

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

France's highest constitutional authority on Thursday approved a sweeping, controversial new surveillance law that greatly expands the government's spying powers, despite widespread human rights concerns. Making only minor changes to the legislation, which was approved by Parliament in May, the Constitutional Council ruled on Thursday that the...

Citing Ridicule of Islam, Writers Protest Charlie Hebdo 'Courage' Award

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

A number of prominent literary figures are publicly protesting the decision by...

Amid Speech Crackdown, French Comedian Found Guilty for Facebook Post

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

The controversial french comedian Dieudonné on Tuesday was found guilty of "...

In Gesture of Solidarity, Norwegian Muslims Form 'Ring of Peace' Around Oslo Synagogue

Copenhagen Gunman, Known to Intelligence Services, Killed By Police

French Website Shutdown Law Decried as Attack on Free Speech

In Response To Attacks, Sweeping Data Collection To Be Proposed for EU Airports

Noam Chomsky: Obama's Drone Program 'The Most Extreme Terrorist Campaign of Modern Times'

Scahill: White House Attempt to Control Who Journalists Source Is Assault on Press Freedoms

Volatility of Charlie Hebdo Cover on Display as Protests Erupt in Numerous Countries

Days After Free Speech Rally, France Arrests 54 People for Offensive Speech

Senate Republicans Seize Upon Paris Attacks to Thwart Gitmo Closure

In Europe: First the Calls for 'Unity,' Then the Calls for 'More Spy Power'

Critics Decry 'Hypocrisy' of World Leaders' Photo Op in Paris

France Deploys 10,000 Troops... To France

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Saudi Perfidy: Ten Years and 1,000 Lashes For Seeking to "Respect the Differences Among Us"

The same day a Saudi official marched in Paris for free speech, his country - the one that persecutes/jails writers/activists and considers women drivers terrorists - dragged jailed blogger Raif Badawi into the public square and flogged him 50 times for "insulting Islam," the first of 20 scheduled floggings. Tuesday he marked his 31st birthday. Friday, despite global outrage, he will likely be lashed again. From one of his last posts: "Let us all live under the roof of human civilization.”