Avijit Roy, a critic of religious extremism, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015.
Tag: Blogs and Blogging (Internet)
Should You Move to France? Ask an Expat Blogger
“Frenchfluencers” (expats who blog or post from France) report increased engagement from stressed Americans seeking escapism.
Putin’s Long War Against American Science
A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.
Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, ‘a Tunisian Girl’ Who Confronted Regime, Dies
Ms. Ben Mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led to the government’s overthrow, and then to the Arab Spring.
‘An Exorcism Must Be Done’: An Anti-Putin Shaman Sets Off Unrest
With discontent growing in Russia, a mystic, helped by a video-blogging cabby, set off unheard-of protests in one of Siberia’s biggest cities.
In China, a $30,000 Penalty for Maligning a Building’s Feng Shui
A blogger warned of “heart-piercing” and “noxious” energy at a Beijing building. A Chinese court disagreed.
In New Zealand, Spreading the Mosque Shooting Video Is a Crime
The charges came as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed to investigate the role that social media companies played in mosque massacres last week.
Why China Silenced a Clickbait Queen in Its Battle for Information Control
Ma Ling was one of China’s most popular bloggers. Then she became a target in President Xi Jinping’s campaign to purge popular voices that the Communist Party finds threatening.
Huang Qi, Online Dissident and Rights Advocate in China, Faces Trial
The case of the blogger behind the popular website 64 Tianwang has drawn intense international scrutiny, in part because he has a kidney disease.