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16 May 2013

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PHOTOS: Guerrilla Art Project Captures Japan's Northeast in Portraits

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Photographs of about 400 people collected from Japan's tsunami-devastated northeastern Tohoku region make up an exhibition at Tokyo's Watari Museum of Contemporary Art by French artist JR as part of his "Inside Out" participatory art project.

Chinese Government Bans Seven ‘Speak-Not’ Subjects

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A prominent Chinese law professor recently revealed in his microblog on popular Twitter-like site Sina Weibo that the Chinese government has imposed a policy on university professors instructing them not to teach seven subjects, including freedom of the press, past mistakes of the communist party, and human rights.

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.

South Korean President's Spokesman Sacked Over Sexual Assault Allegations

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South Korean President's press spokesman, Yoon Chang-jung was fired on May 10, 2013 over allegations that he sexually assaulted an embassy intern during the president’s high-profile trip to the US.

Popular Chinese Writer's Microblog Scrubbed from Sina Weibo

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The online Sina Weibo microblogging account of Murong Xuecun, one of China's most popular writers and one of the country's foremost critics of censorship, has been deleted from the site, suspected to be part of the government's efforts to crack down on online rumors by targeting high-profile users.

11 May 2013

Australia’s SandwichGate: PM Julia Gillard Better Take Cover

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The mainstream media have been accused of trivialising political coverage in Australia over an incident involving Prime Minister Julia Gillard and a sandwich on 8 May 2013. Apparently, it even went viral overseas both in the press and online.

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"

9 May 2013

Conservative Pundit Sues South Korea's Saturday Night Live TV Show

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Political satire in South Korea is having a rough go of it these days. The country's version of American comedy show Saturday Night Live faces a lawsuit filed by a conservative pundit who was lampooned on the program. And earlier this year, the wildly popular sketch-comedy show Gag Concert was reprimanded by authorities for addressing the South Korean president in too casual a manner.

7 May 2013

Wiretapping Scandal, Voter Disillusionment Ahead of Bulgaria's Elections

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Bulgarian citizens will have to make some difficult choices as they go to the polls on May 12, 2013, to vote in the parliamentary election. Nevena Borisova reports.

6 May 2013

RuNet Speculates on Protest Rally Size, Again

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Every Russian opposition rally and march attracts wild online speculation about the numbers of the participants -- both by observers and the participants themselves.

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