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Choked Media Struggles to Speak Out in Jordan

By Elizabeth Whitman
Journalists and media activists have begun to confront the Jordanian government over its moves to block local news websites. Two months now after the blockage, many of these sites are struggling.

Free and Fair Elections – Except for Ahmadis

By Zofeen Ebrahim
Twenty-five-year-old Syed Hasan, a doctor practicing in a private hospital in Lahore, plans to spend most of May 11, Pakistan’s long-awaited Election Day, in bed.


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