Despondent over the lack of of action against the Burmese dictators recent murder and repression, an activist group in Thailand has organized women to send their underwear to the Burmese government offices and embassies. The Panties for Peace protest is designed to first keep the ever saddening plight of Burma in the minds [...]
The Daily Mail is reporting today that thousands have been massacred in Burma over the weekend, and that there is little hope left for the Burmese people. The repressive regime has deployed over 20,000 troops in Rangoon and has been performing mass arrests and killings, dumping the bodies in the jungle. Ko Htike has been [...]
I have been slammed at work all week, so I haven’t had any time to devote to things unrelated to the broken Internet. Therefore I have a lot of catching up to do this weekend. But I have been deeply struck by the horrific and slightly hopeful bits of information coming out of Burma this [...]
The Washington Post reported today that China will begin pushing images of cartoon police officers to Beijing Internet users beginning September 1st. The anime officers will remind users of their government’s all watchful eye. Specifically,
[t]he male and female cartoon officers, designed for the ministry by Sohu, will offer a text warning to surfers to abide [...]
