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Apr 16, 2021

Pakistan blocks social media access amid anti-France rallies

Pakistan has blocked access to all social media, after days of anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed to cartoons they consider blasphemous

Mar 16, 2021

Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

Cafes across several Gulf Arab states have begun selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles, kicking off a new trend that has prompted excitement, confusion and backlash

Mar 15, 2021

Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast

Oman's telecommunications regulator has confirmed it severed access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse

Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests

Mar 11, 2021

Iranian media and a California-based management company say that Iranian authorities have arrested multiple multiple producers connected to a prominent Iranian pop singer in exile

Bangladeshis protest prison death of commentator

Feb 26, 2021

Protesters in Bangladesh have blocked a busy intersection in the capital to protest the death in prison of a writer and commentator who was arrested on charges of violating the sweeping digital security law, which critics say stifles freedom of expression

Feb 15, 2021

Scores protest in India against arrest of climate activist

Scores of people have demonstrated in two Indian cities after a climate activist was arrested for circulating a document supporting months of massive protests by farmers

Iran's president criticizes summon of telecom minister

Jan 27, 2021

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the country's hard-liner dominated judiciary over last week’s prosecution of the country’s telecommunications minister

Jan 19, 2021

Turkey slaps advertising ban on Twitter, Pinterest

Turkey has slapped advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their non-compliance with a controversial new law that requires social media platforms to appoint legal representatives in the country

Jan 11, 2021

India cricket captain, Bollywood star announce birth of baby

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has given birth to a baby girl

Oct 15, 2020

After outrage, Indian brand pulls ad with interfaith couple

A popular Indian jewelry brand has withdrawn an advertisement featuring a Muslim man and his Hindu wife after a right-wing backlash on social media