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Egypt Terrorism Law; South Africa Internet Censorship Law
Thursday, July 9, 2015 12:11
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Egypt Will Be Worse Than Pre-2011 With New Terrorism Law. After a series of stunning militant attacks, Egypt’s government is pushing through a controversial new anti-terrorism draft bill that would set up special terrorism courts, shorten the appeals process, give police greater powers of arrest and imprison journalists who report information on attacks that differs from the official government line.
New Internet Censorship Law Could Be Coming to South Africa. South Africa is one of Africa’s largest and fastest growing economies, and for it to adopt such an extreme preemptive internet censorship regulation would be a serious setback for the country’s burgeoning online industry, as well as a serious blow to human rights.
