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Posts Tagged ‘Al Jazeera English’
Gbagbo supporters detained ‘without charge’
Gbagbo supporters detained 'without charge'

Amnesty International says Ivory Coast authorities have been holding at least 50 people without charge for two months. Al Jazeera English | June 22, 2011 Ivory Coast authorities are violating international law by detaining at least 50 people without charge for more than two months, human-rights observers say. At least 21 of supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, [...]

North Korea recruits hackers at school
North Korea recruits hackers at school

A former hacker and a hacking tutor say N Korea is bolstering cyberwarfare units to battle IT powerhouses like S Korea. Al Jazeera English | June 20, 2011 As South Korea blames North Korea for a recent slew of cyberattacks, two defectors share their experiences, as a hacker and trainer of “cyberwarriors” in the reclusive communist [...]

S Korea admits secret meeting with the North
S Korea admits secret meeting with the North

Al Jazeera English | June 2, 2011 South Korea has admitted it held a secret meeting with North Korea last month in Beijing, but it denied the North’s claims that the aim was to propose and “beg” for summits. Hyun In-taek, South Korea’s unification minister, said at the National Assembly on Thursday that it is “true [...]