Category Archives: arrest

Man Arrested After Trying to Build Nuclear Reactor at Home

Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin

A man from Sweden was arrested after it was discovered he was trying to split atoms and build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen, blogging about the experiment the whole time. Richard Handl kept radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment, but he was arrested only after he had sent a question to […] Continue reading →

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Palestinian Reporter On Trial For Facebook Photo

Posted on January 22, 2011 by admin

A Palestinian TV reporter faces charges of insulting a public figure after being tagged in a Facebook photo that ridicules the Palestinian Authority president, highlighting how social networks can just as easily be used to repress dissent as they can to aid it. Mamdouh Hamamreh, a correspondent for Palestinian television station Al-Quds, was detained in […] Continue reading →

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