Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Free Speech Radio News, Daily Digest, 30 July, 2013




Headlines for Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:59 PM PDT

Manning avoids conviction on most serious charge
Christian area in northern Nigeria bombed
Tunisia remains unstable as calls for government resignation intensifies
India approves creation of new state in south
Disability rights advocates lose challenge in UK high court
Utah climate activists halt road construction near future bitumen mine

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Military judge acquits Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy charge, convicts on most other counts

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:58 PM PDT


Today, a military judge found Army Private Bradley Manning guilty on espionage, theft and computer fraud charges related to his leaking of hundreds of thousands of government and military documents to Wikileaks, but acquitted him of the most serious charge he faced of aiding the enemy. Judge Col. Denise Lind read the verdict from the bench at Ft. Meade, Maryland. She said she would release details of her findings later. Sentencing begins Wednesday. Manning, who had previously plead guilty to some of the 22 counts against him, could now face more than 100 years in prison.

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Transparency advocates push for protections for whistleblowers on day of Manning guilty verdict

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:57 PM PDT


The news of Manning’s verdict came as whistleblowers and their advocates from around the country gathered in Washington for a summit on how to better support those who have reported government or private sector wrongdoing, and how to protect future whistleblowers from retaliation. The legal experts and former whistleblowers at the conference said the Manning trial has had serious repercussions for government transparency and the freedom of speech. On Capitol Hill, FSRN’s Alice Ollstein has more.

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Civic groups raise concerns over voting ahead of Zimbabwe presidential election

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:56 PM PDT


Voters in Zimbabwe go to the polls Wednesday to elect a president. President Robert Mugabe has held office since Zimbabwe gained independence 33 years ago and is again running for re-election. Mugabe is being challenged by longtime political opponent Morgan Tsvangirai of the movement for democratic change. Tsvangirai is a former trade union leader, who has survived assassination attempts, and his campaign has focused on economic growth for the country.

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In Myanmar’s push for foreign investment, land grabs threaten local residents, farmers

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:55 PM PDT


Two years after generals in Myanmar, the country also known as Burma, transitioned to a quasi-civilian government, parliament is passing laws to protect land tenure and prevent rapacious economic development. But other laws are meant to encourage economic growth and foreign investment, and developers are confiscating land across the country for range of industrial, real estate and energy projects, putting some farmers at risk. FSRN’s Mike Ives reports from Yangon and a nearby village where the government is evicting residents to build a Japanese-financed industrial zone.

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