Friday, April 3, 2020

Friday Fuss - Part 2

As the first Friday of April hangs around, here are some more things going on:








From The Syrian Observer, the Civil Defense agency sterilizes 1,500 public facilities in the Syrian province of Idleb.  (The province's name is also spelled "Idlib".)




From Turkish Minute, a veteran Turkish journalist is arrested for a Tweet mocking President Erdoğan's coronavirus donation campaign.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)





From IranWire, Iran blames the Jews.


From The Express Tribune, Pakistani federal and provincial governments decide to quarantine all members of Tableeghi Jamaat.  (This organization, whose name may also be spelled "Tablighi Jamaat", is an Islamic missionary movement.  See yesterday's links to Indian sources and two of today's Indian-sourced links below.)

From Pakistan Today, Pakistani authorities re-arrest four men acquitted of the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl.  (What is this "protection from double jeopardy" you speak of?)








From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa warns against fake news on social media.  (Sri Lanka's president and prime minister share a common name.  I don't know if they're related.)









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