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12 April 2007

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Stories from 12 April 2007

Kyrgyzstan: Same protests as every year

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Kyrgyzstan's post-revolution turmoil is not cooling down even two years after the ouster of ex-President Akayev. The newest episode of opposition protests echoes previous rallies on Bishkek's main square, and will likely yield similar amounts of success, namely very little.

Sudan: Khartoum Explosion, Death By Stoning, Tortured Journalist & Chinese “Musical” Diplomacy

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Sudan has been witnessing interesting developments in the past few weeks. The most recent one is the Khartoum ammo truck explosion, which Mimz blogged about: A little over 24 hours...

Colombian Contrasts: Bush, Spanish Royalty, literature, kidnapping, internet week and free hugs.

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A range of posts reflecting the multifaceted Colombian blogosphere: from free hugs and blogger meetups to Bush induced rioting, royal visitors, online campaigns and musings on civilian journalism and the upcoming Internet Week.

India: Child Abuse, The Other Half and NRIs

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A few days ago a study about child sexual abuse in India was released and the findings of the study were pretty disturbing. If you recollect Mira Nair's movie “The...

Arabeyes: Esra'a Al Shafei - Your One-Stop-Cyber-Activist

At the age of 20, Bahraini university student Esra'a Al Shafei sure has a lot of chores to juggle. And it isn't classwork that is taking her time and sapping...

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