Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has made a rare public appearance in London, hiding his face behind a mask, as the decision on his extradition case nears. (via Assange dons mask ahead of extradition ruling - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation))
The sexual abuse at St. Anthony’s, including Van Handel’s own account of his crimes, is included in more than 4,000 pages from the confidential files of nine Franciscan religious brothers who were accused of abuse. The internal files, coupled with an additional 4,000 pages of sworn testimony obtained by The Associated Press, are the largest release of a religious order’s files to date and paint one of the fullest pictures yet of a pervasive culture of abuse that affected generations of students at the seminary dedicated to training future Franciscans. (via Church Sex Abuse Exposed By Release Of Franciscan Files)
“I don’t understand why journalists are making such a fuss about this. Exorcism is a common practice in the heart of the Romanian Orthodox church and my methods are not at all unknown to other priests,” Father Daniel added. (via BBC NEWS | Europe | Crucified nun dies in ‘exorcism’)
Obama officials demand full, reform-free renewal of the once-controversial power to eavesdrop without warrants (via Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com)
President Putin has added mounting pressure on these groups to abandon their retaliations against his government. In tandem with naming his new Cabinet, the president also supported a bill this week that would raise the fine for joining unofficial rallies from only about $160 to more than $32,000. The bill looks likely to pass and be enforced in the near future. (via Putin Plans to Cripple Protests with New Bloated Fines | Care2 Causes)
![After months of unrest, the Quebec legislature passed Bill 78 this past Friday in the hope of “restor[ing] order” to the province. Although the law has an expiration date of July 2013, its “temporary” effects are substantial, according to The Media Co-op. Not only does it place serious restrictions on how people are permitted to picket and heightened consequences for those who do, but it also “suspends” the semester for schools affected by the strike. (via Quebec Attempts to Quash Students’ Free Speech with New Law | Care2 Causes)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4k8pn6WSU1qdhmu3o1_500.jpg)
After months of unrest, the Quebec legislature passed Bill 78 this past Friday in the hope of “restor[ing] order” to the province. Although the law has an expiration date of July 2013, its “temporary” effects are substantial, according to The Media Co-op. Not only does it place serious restrictions on how people are permitted to picket and heightened consequences for those who do, but it also “suspends” the semester for schools affected by the strike. (via Quebec Attempts to Quash Students’ Free Speech with New Law | Care2 Causes)
DynCorp, is a private security contractor hired to train police in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan cable dated June 24th, confirms the rumor that DynCorp threw a bacha bazi (“boy-play”) party for new Afghan police recruits. (via WikiLeaks Cable Reveals DynCorp Funding Child Sex Slavery in Afghanistan | Global Whisperer)
Target: Reverend Charles L. Worley of North Carolina’s Providence Road Baptist Church Goal: To demand an apology from Reverend Charles L. Worley, who gave an extremely hateful speech that targeted LGBT people, and to ask him to step down. (via Tell Reverend to Step Down after Hateful Speech Targeting LGBT People - ForceChange)
CNET has learned that the FBI has formed a Domestic Communications Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, wireless, and VoIP communications. (via FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit | Security & Privacy - CNET News)
