## [2015-02-23](/feed/2015/02/23/index.md)

##### Thai
### [Two young Thai playwrights, Patiwat Saraiyaem and Porntip Mankong, are sentenced to two years in prison for alleged lese majeste for a play set in a fictional kingdom. ](/feed/2015/02/23/two-young-thai-playwrights-patiwat-saraiyaem-and-porntip-mankong-are-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-for-alleged-lese.md)
##### High Court
### [The High Court of Kenya throws out key aspects of an anti-terrorism law following a legal challenge from the Opposition. ](/feed/2015/02/23/the-high-court-of-kenya-throws-out-key-aspects-of-an-anti-terrorism-law-following-a-legal-challenge-from-the-opposition.md)
##### Egypt
### [Egyptian political activist Alaa Abdel Fatah is sentenced to five years in jail for violating a rule against organising political protests without permission. ](/feed/2015/02/23/egyptian-political-activist-alaa-abdel-fatah-is-sentenced-to-five-years-in-jail-for-violating-a-rule-against-organising.md)
##### Rolf Harris
### [Entertainer Rolf Harris is stripped of his Order of Australia honours following recent convictions in the United Kingdom for indecent assault. ](/feed/2015/02/23/entertainer-rolf-harris-is-stripped-of-his-order-of-australia-honours-following-recent-convictions-in-the-united-kingdom.md)
##### Ferry disaster
### [The death toll from the weekend ferry disaster in Bangladesh rises to 70. ](/feed/2015/02/23/the-death-toll-from-the-weekend-ferry-disaster-in-bangladesh-rises-to-70.md)
##### Second Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
### [The internationally recognized Tobruk-based Parliament of Libya suspends participation in United Nations brokered talks. ](/feed/2015/02/23/the-internationally-recognized-tobruk-based-parliament-of-libya-suspends-participation-in-united-nations-brokered-talks.md)
##### War in Donbass
### [The President of Russia Vladimir Putin says a war with Ukraine is unlikely but refuses to hold more meetings with France, Germany and Ukraine over the ceasefire. ](/feed/2015/02/23/the-president-of-russia-vladimir-putin-says-a-war-with-ukraine-is-unlikely-but-refuses-to-hold-more-meetings-with-france.md)
### [The Ukrainian Army says it cannot withdraw its heavy weapons from the front, as it is still under attack from rebel forces despite the ceasefire. ](/feed/2015/02/23/the-ukrainian-army-says-it-cannot-withdraw-its-heavy-weapons-from-the-front-as-it-is-still-under-attack-from-rebel-forc.md)
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