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West Papua: Indonesia rights activist buchtar Tabuni in trial on charges of subversion
By: Free West Papua, February 24, 2009
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you that the subversion charges against rights activist Mr. Buchtar Tabuni, referred to as Buktar Tabuni in previous appeal have not been dropped, and that he is currently facing trial at Jayapura District Court, Indonesia. The main charge against him is under article no. 106 of the Indonesian Penal Code, which, in effect, criminalizes the expression of certain political opinions.
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New Zealand: Blog 'blackout' protest stalls anti-pirating law
By: John Liebhardt, Global Voices, February 24, 2009
A large swatch of New Zealand's political blogosphere shut down its websites for a half-day on Monday, February 23 in protest of a copyright law that could have required internet service providers from disconnecting users who download pirated materials like movies or music.
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