Jimmy Wales petitions against extradition of Richard O’Dwyer

24-year-old Richard O’Dwyer is to be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. on copyright charges. Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia has started a petition against this.

Digital Journal reported on March 14 that the U.S. had won its case to extradite Richard O'Dwyer to the U.S. to face trial for operating a U.K.-based website linking to copyright materials.

The United States claims that the website infringed on American copyright legislation by linking to copyright protected material. O’Dwyer’s website, TVShack.com, sold advertising space and, according to American officials, netted more than $230,000 before American agents first shut it down.... read more and find out where to sign the petition.

Terrorist group attacks TV Channel in Syria — 7 people dead

Three journalists and four workers at the Syrian al-Ikhbariyia Satellite Channel were killed on Wednesday morning in an attack by an armed group.

The group was targeting the headquarters of the pro-government television station, al-Ikhbariyia, located around 20 kilometers south of the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has placed the responsibility for killing of seven TV staffers on the EU, Arab and International organizations. He called it “the worst massacre against journalism and the freedom of media.” ... read more.

Video: Kuril Islands - Russia's eastern frontier

An interesting documentary on the Kuril Islands, which were first owned by the Japanese and are now part of eastern Russia.

The Kuril Islands, in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, form a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean... read more and watch documentary.

Copy of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation sold for $2.1 million

A copy of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, has been sold for $2.1 million.

The document, signed by Lincoln during the Civil War, ordered the freeing of slaves. The proclamation provided a legal framework for the emancipation of millions of other slaves as the Union armies advanced. 48 copies of the document were made, and Lincoln signed all of them.... read more.