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http://ift.tt/2r7k0TR Protesters from Rif movement ‘Hirak’ chant during a demonstration against corruption, repression and unemployment in Imouzren, Morocco, June 11, 2017. The neglected Rif region has been rocked by social unrest since the death in October of a fishmonger. Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was crushed in a rubbish truck as he protested against the seizure of swordfish caught out of season and his death has sparked fury and triggered nationwide protests. FADEL SENNA / AFP Moroccan police have detained four people in northern Morocco, an official and an activist said, as protests continued for a second week in the neglected Rif region. “There have been three arrests in the past 24 hours,” an official source said, without identifying those detained. A local activist said six people had been brought in for questioning — “three in the city of Al-Hoceima and three in nearby areas”. A leading protest figure was detained Saturday afternoon near his home in Al-Hoceima, a source close t...

http://ift.tt/2r7k0TR Protesters from Rif movement 'Hirak' chant during a demonstration against corruption, repression and unemployment in Imouzren, Morocco, June 11, 2017. The neglected Rif region has been rocked by social unrest since the death in October of a fishmonger. Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was crushed in a rubbish truck as he protested against the seizure of swordfish caught out of season and his death has sparked fury and triggered nationwide protests. FADEL SENNA / AFP Moroccan police have detained four people in northern Morocco, an official and an activist said, as protests continued for a second week in the neglected Rif region. “There have been three arrests in the past 24 hours,” an official source said, without identifying those detained. A local activist said six people had been brought in for questioning — “three in the city of Al-Hoceima and three in nearby areas”. A leading protest figure was detained Saturday afternoon near his home in Al-Hoceima, a source...

http://ift.tt/2qWYwIb Kem Sokha (C), leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), casts his ballot at a polling station in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2017. Millions of Cambodians started voting in local polls on June 4, testing the political temperature of a country rife with tension between its strongman premier and an embattled opposition determined to end his three-decade rule. / AFP PHOTO / STR Cambodia’s embattled opposition made significant gains in this weekend’s local elections, early results showed Monday, a vote closely watched for signs of vulnerability in one of the world’s longest serving leaders. More than seven million Cambodians voted in Sunday’s commune elections, the first time they have headed to the polls since 2013’s disputed election result. The impoverished Southeast Asian nation has been run by prime minister Hun Sen for 32 years, a charismatic and wily strongman who tolerates little dissent and is accused of cracking down on the opposition in the run u...

http://ift.tt/2qWYwIb Kem Sokha (C), leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), casts his ballot at a polling station in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2017. Millions of Cambodians started voting in local polls on June 4, testing the political temperature of a country rife with tension between its strongman premier and an embattled opposition determined to end his three-decade rule. / AFP PHOTO / STR Cambodia’s embattled opposition made significant gains in this weekend’s local elections, early results showed Monday, a vote closely watched for signs of vulnerability in one of the world’s longest serving leaders. More than seven million Cambodians voted in Sunday’s commune elections, the first time they have headed to the polls since 2013’s disputed election result. The impoverished Southeast Asian nation has been run by prime minister Hun Sen for 32 years, a charismatic and wily strongman who tolerates little dissent and is accused of cracking down on the opposition in the run u...

http://ift.tt/2p1dhwz Hackers took over the Twitter account of the Bahraini foreign minister on Saturday just 10 days after a cyber attack on the official news agency of neighbouring Qatar. The hack, which purported to be carried out in the name of a fringe militant group, came after the Bahraini authorities dissolved the kingdom’s last major opposition movement and after police shot dead five protesters while dispersing a long-running sit-in. Bloodied bodies, demolished mosques and what appeared to be a child’s illustration of war rolled down the official Twitter page of Foreign Minister Khaled bin Ahmad al-Khalifa, a member of the royal family. The pictures were captioned: “What the petrodollar media doesn’t show you,” a reference to the satellite television channels funded by neighbouring Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The foreign ministry confirmed the hack, blaming it on the “terrorist party,” without elaborating. Bahrain has been gripped by persiste...

http://ift.tt/2oSYy7I EFCC operatives arrested the convicts at their residence in Sapele, Delta, in January based on intelligence on their illegal activities bordering on defrauding foreigners through Internet scams. Two siblings, a male and female, have been sentenced to two years imprison each for Internet fraud in Warri, Delta, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Monday, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, identified the duo as Chukwudi Ugwueke a.k.a James Scott and Sophia Ugwueke. Uwujaren said they were sentenced by Justice E. A .Obile of the Federal High Court, Warri, but were given an option of N400,000 fine each. EFCC operatives arrested the convicts at their residence in Sapele, Delta, in January based on intelligence on their illegal activities bordering on defrauding foreigners through Internet scams. They were first arraigned on Feb. 1 on a 13-count charge, but pleaded not guilty, according to the EFC...