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Armenia: Youth activist detained

Onnik Krikorian · 07:15, July 10th, 2009 · Central Asia & Caucasus

As youth activists face trial in Azerbaijan on charges of hooliganism despite eye witness accounts that they were instead the victims of assault, concerns are emerging that the way in which young opponents are targeted is becoming the modus operandi for authoritarian regimes in the region. 0 comments · read »

China: Call for tough response and resent of biased media

Bob Chen · 06:37, July 10th, 2009 · East Asia

With the presence of thousands of armed police, Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, has largely restored order and people are returning to their normal life. The violence that has led to 156 death in past a few days seemed to be gone, but the images of the brutal killings ... 1 comment · read »

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July 9th, 2009

USA: One Step Closer to Lifting HIV Travel Ban

Juhie Bhatia · 23:11 · U.S.A.

Last week the U.S. government initiated the final steps required to lift long-standing travel and immigration restrictions imposed on HIV-positive foreigners. 0 comments · read »

US-Russia: Rewinding the Russia reset

Vilhelm Konnander · 19:54 · Americas , Eastern & Central Europe

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Two new presidents, two great powers, and three world leaders. That was the stage set as US President Obama earlier this week travelled to Moscow to meet Russia's President Medvedev and Premier Putin. With shared and conflicting legacies of idealism versus realism, the meeting held the promise of a new start in the two countries' relations. Still, as we rewind the "reset summary" for US-Russian relations, this was not exactly the outcome of the visit, at least when seen through the eyes of the Russian blogosphere. 0 comments · read »

Arab World: Swine Flu Fever Continues

Amira Al Hussaini · 13:18 · Middle East & North Africa

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Swine flu or H1N1 is still making headlines across the Arab world as new cases continue to be discovered by health authorities and announced in the Press on a daily basis. Here's a preview of what bloggers in Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt and Syria are talking about. 0 comments · read »

July 8th, 2009

Azerbaijan: Youth activists, blogger, beaten and detained

Ali S. Novruzov · 23:11, July 8th, 2009 · Central Asia & Caucasus

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Emin Milli, one of the founders of AN Network, a grassroots youth movement and Adnan Hadji-zadeh, a videoblogger from OL! Youth Movement have been severely beaten by unidentified persons while dining with a group of other civil society and youth activists in a restaurant in downtown Baku. 2 comments · read »

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Eastern & Central Europe

The Reference Frame examines the biography of ingenious Czech inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), and discusses his role for the development of science and industry.

Middle East & North Africa

Jordanian blogger Hareega marks four years of blogging with a message to his readers: “Thank You.”

Eastern & Central Europe

Huib Riethof at Blogactiv.eu discusses Bulgaria's parliamentary elections, urging Europe not to neglect the political earthquake of results, as voters once more quashed the country's political élite.

Middle East & North Africa

Marc Lynch discusses Sunni Islamic scholar Yusuf Al Qaradawi's latest book The Jurisprudence of Jihad in this post. “Qaradawi's intervention has thus far received no attention at all in the English-language media. It should, because of his vast influence and his long track record as an accurate barometer of mainstream Arab views,” he observes.

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Fake Plastic Souk's Alex McNabb posted a list of what he describes as Dubai's best blogs, writes Dubai Sunshine, who reposts the list.

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