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8 December 2008

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Stories from 8 December 2008

Fiji's military coup: Two years on

Fiji’s military coup hits its two-year anniversary, and bloggers around the region have spent the past few days gathering thoughts and opinions on the country’s past, present and future.

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Egypt: Defining Terrorism

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

How does a child define terrorism? Tarek Amr from Egypt brings us this conversation from the Egyptian blogosphere.

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Libya: Eid Al – Adha 2008

Written by Fozia Mohamed · Middle East & North Africa

After a long hiatus, Libyan bloggers are back at work behind their keyboards, wishing each other a happy Eid, discussing the increasing prices and reflecting on Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca which Muslims perform. Fozia Mohamed tunes in to bring us the story.

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Iran: Students Protest Dictatorship and Gender Apartheid

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

A group of students held a protest rally against the Iranian government and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the University of Tehran on Sunday to commemorate Student Day, the anniversary of the murdering of three students of University of Tehran on December 6, 1953.

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Playing for Change: Peace Through Music

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · India, Nepal

MeetJohnSong brings to our attention a global collaborative musical project called Playing for Change: Peace through Music. The concept behind it is that music is a common uniting factor between different cultures, ethnicities and regions.The film and music will be available in 2009, and more information on the project can be found on the Playing for Change website.

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Japan: Crisis in primary news reporting

Written by Chris Salzberg · East Asia

The shifting landscape of news media in Japan has triggered its fair share of debate recently, with many criticizing the mainstream press for major slip-ups and what some perceive as an attitude problem. On August 4th in a popular entry at Hatena's AnonymousDiary, one blogger picked up the theme of the crisis of primary news reporting in Japan, recounting the story of a friend who works as a fledgling reporter at a major local newspaper.

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Updates from 8 December 2008

Zimbabwe

Sokwanele posted several pictures taken in Ruwa of raw sewage overflowing from manholes, causing residents in the area to fear for a cholera outbreak. Sokwanele says: “It’s a ticking time-bomb, and the residents know it, but can do nothing about it”. The Kubatana blog also comments on the current cholera crisis in Zimbabwe in which “water supplies to Harare were turned off completely – the water authority had run out of chemicals”.

• Elia Varela Serra

Russia

Semantic Eritrea reports that the government of the Russian Federation has decided to cement the connections between Eritrea and Russia by erecting a monument of bronze to famed poet Alexander Pushkin, as well as a Pushkin Centre in the Eritrean capital of Asmara. Pushkin's Eritrean connection comes from his great grandfather who was allegedly kidnapped as a young boy from his village just south of Asmara, the blogger says.

• Elia Varela Serra