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14 February 2008

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Stories from 14 February 2008

Kosovo: Towards Independence?

Written by Elia Varela Serra · Eastern & Central Europe, Central Asia & Caucasus

As the talk of an imminent declaration of independence by Kosovo next Sunday or Monday intensifies, and as leaders in Serbia and Russia make statements rejecting it in advance, bloggers in the Balkans have been busy discussing the issue since December. Here are a few of their views.

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Iran: Protests over ban of women's magazine

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

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Blogging for a freer Afghanistan

Written by Fred Petrossian · Central Asia & Caucasus

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Fouad's Week: Fouad will not be forgotten!

Written by sami ben gharbia · Middle East & North Africa

The Free Fouad campaign has organized and carried out “Fouad’s Week”, during which bloggers were invited to republish one of Fouad’s posts on their blogs and to embrace “We Are All Fouads” as a slogan. This week-long event marked two months since the dean of the Saudi bloggers, Fouad Alfarhan, was arrested on December 10, 2007 and held in Jeddah’s Dahban prison without any charges brought against him.

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Korea: Adjusting to college life

Written by Hyejin Kim · East Asia

A Korean student recently wrote a lengthy post about her experiences adapting to college life. Her comments apparently struck a chord with many others, and responses flowed in. Her post...

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Colombia: More Reactions to the March Against FARC

Written by Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez · Latin America

Reactions continue to emerge regarding the February 4 demonstration against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, for its initials in Spanish). Many bloggers provide their thoughs on why they did or did not march, and the various political interests in play.

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Updates from 14 February 2008

Latvia

Latvian Abroad is pleasantly surprised with Russia's new ambassador to Latvia - Aleksandr Veshnyakov, former head of the Central Election Committee: “He was interviewed by Echo of Moscow radio station before leaving for Latvia and he declared that he will learn Latvian because he considers that as a measure of respect for the country to which he is appointed […].”

• Veronica Khokhlova