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18 May 2013

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Turkey: Syrian Refugees Targeted after Reyhanlı Blasts

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On May 11th, Reyhanlı [en] small Turkish town on Turkey-Syria border, was under terrorist attacks. This was the biggest terrorist attack [en] in country's 90 year-old republican history. Netizens react to the blast, a government imposed media ban on the tragedy and the targeting of Syrian refugees which followed.

13 May 2013

Is Ukrainian Right-Wing Blogger Eligible for the Bobs 2013 Award?

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Ukraine was having a trouble-free debut at this year's The Bobs, Deutsche Welle's international blogger contest, until blogger Olena Bilozerska became the User Winner in the Best Blog Ukrainian nomination. Her victory turned sour and a scandal ensued when the Ukrainian netizens alerted the contest's organizers to her blog's ultra-right content. Oleg Shynkarenko reports.

10 May 2013

RuNet Apprehensive over Surkov's Dismissal, End of Political Era

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"Before there was trickery, now it has been replaced with criminal charges and prison sentences. Surkov, whatever you may think of him, is, first of all, a political aesthete, who won't break pots with a hammer"

7 May 2013

Spanish Blogger Goes After Anti-Catalan Prejudice in Viral Video

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A YouTube video featuring an Andalusian Spanish blogger criticizing xenophobic attitudes in Spain toward the region of Catalonia has gone viral.

6 May 2013

Allegations of Election Fraud as Malaysia's Ruling Party Wins Again

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Malaysians from all walks of life are currently in a state of outrage following the outcome of the nation's 13th General Election, which has been marred with what appears to be widespread and massive electoral fraud and gerrymandering.

3 May 2013

Singapore’s May Day Protest Against Population Policy

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An estimated crowd of 5,000 gathered in Singapore’s Hong Lim Park on May 1, 2013 to protest the government’s White Paper on population. The May Day protest was the second time that a big crowd gathered in the park to speak out against the population program.

30 April 2013

Potty-Mouthed Russian Blogger Faces Prison for Ethnic Slurs

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A blogger from the Republic of Bashkortostan (a small autonomous republic neighboring Tatarstan in southern Russia) was recently charged with hate speech for a post she published on her Facebook account late last year.

27 April 2013

Anti-Hate Rally Attempts to Tackle Emerging Racism in Sri Lanka

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Anti hate activists in Sri Lanka plan to gather in the capital city of Colombo on the 28th of April. The country has recently seen a spate of isolated violent attacks and broad based hate rhetoric against minorities.

25 April 2013

Ahmadis Boycott Upcoming Elections in Pakistan

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The Ahmadi community in Pakistan, comprising of 200,000 members, has decided to boycott the upcoming elections. The decision has been taken to protest the state's discrimination towards the community.

Chinese and Western Media Bias Claims in Xinjiang “Terrorist Attack”

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A terror incident took place in Bachu County of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 23 2013, in which 15 police officers and community workers were killed and 6 suspects were shot dead. Chinese media outlets depicted the incident as a terrorist attack and criticized western media for not using the term "terrorists" to describe the suspects.

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