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10 July 2009

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Stories from 10 July 2009

Arab World: Stories in Pictures

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Armed with their cameras, two bloggers in the region took pictures of habits and things which caught their attention and commented on them. Here are their stories from Syria and Kuwait.

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Africa: Obama uses new media to talk to Africans

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

"Ever wanted to ask our Son from Nyangoma any questions? In other words, would you like the American president, Barack Obama to answer your questions?," begins a post at Hot Secrets blog about Obama's use of new media to engage in a conversation with ordinary Africans.

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Azerbaijan: An Interview with Scary Azeri

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Western Europe, Central Asia & Caucasus

Unashamedly acerbic, but alway humorous, Scary Azeri in Suburbs has fast become popular with many interested in the South Caucasus and posts have even been republished by the media in her native Azerbaijan. Today, Global Voices Online interviewed Scary Azeri about blogging, tweeting, cultural clashes, trolls and more.

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Armenia: Youth activist detained

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

As youth activists face trial in Azerbaijan on charges of hooliganism despite eye witness accounts that they were instead the victims of assault, concerns are emerging that the way in which young opponents are targeted is becoming the modus operandi for authoritarian regimes in the region.

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China: Call for tough response and resent of biased media

Written by Bob Chen · East Asia

With the presence of thousands of armed police, Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, has largely restored order and people are returning to their normal life. The violence that has...

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Updates from 10 July 2009

Fiji

With Fiji’s government cracking down on outlets selling pirated DVDs, L. Cass pens a piece in Failed Paradise criticizing these “cheating” retailers but also lamenting their downfall

• Michael Hartsell

New Zealand

A second journalism school has opened in Fiji, this one at the Fiji Institute of Technology. But given “the climate of censorship and media paranoia in post-putsch Fiji,” media educator David Robie in his Café Pacific blog argues the standards of these new programs should face heavy scrutiny.

• Michael Hartsell