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UN concerned at Turkey’s crackdown on YouTube

Apr 01, 2014, at 07:05 am

New York, Mar 29 (IBNS): A group of independent United Nations human rights experts on Friday voiced serious concern over the Turkish Government’s measures, taken in the context of upcoming elections, to prevent access to video-sharing website YouTube, a week after social media platform Twitter was shut down.

UN urges Kenya to stop scapegoating refugees

Apr 01, 2014, at 06:30 am

New York, Mar 29 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday denounced as “scapegoating” the Kenyan Government’s decision earlier this week to order some 50,000 refugees, believed to be mostly Somalis, to report to two camps after a recent upsurge in violence in the region.

US: Man charged for trying to shut down govt. site

Apr 01, 2014, at 05:15 am

Philadelphia, Mar 22 (IBNS) Michael Crockett, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, was charged on Friday by information with attempting to intentionally damage a computer, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

UN urges Myanmar to ensure safety of aid workers

Apr 01, 2014, at 05:10 am

New York, Mar 29 (IBNS): Voicing concern about attacks this week on United Nations and non-governmental organization premises in Sittwe in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by unidentified groups of demonstrators, a senior UN official called on authorities to ensure the safety of aid workers there.