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October, 2009

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Stories from October, 2009

21 October 2009

Inheritance tax and children in limbo: adoption in Japan.

Adoption in Japan is a statistically under-represented, multi-dimensional issue. Young families seeking children, inheritance tax-evading grandchild adoptions, conservative opposition to confusing family blood-lines, and loosely regulated groups illegally netting profit from international adoptions out of Japan.

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USA: Interracial couple denied marriage license

Written by Jillian C. York · North America

Last week, in Hammond, Louisiana, a couple applied for a marriage license and were refused on the basis of their different races. The justice of the peace claimed that "interracial marriages do not last long" and stated that he was "doing it for the children."

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Guinea: In the aftermath of a massacre

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Sub-Saharan Africa

Amid widespread international condemnation of Guinea's military regime, the United Nations announced Friday it would launch a formal investigation into the September 28th massacre of opposition protestors in Conakry. Meanwhile, Guinean netizens continue trying to process and assess the meaning of the tragedy.

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Malaysia: State government introduces ‘1Toilet' policy

Written by Syafique Shuib · East Asia

Borrowing the branding of 1Malaysia, the state government of Terengganu recently introduces the ‘1Toilet' policy as a move for both teachers and students to share toilets to promote a sense of oneness. There were mixed reactions from the blogosphere regarding this topic

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Indonesia: The President's second term

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia took his oath marking his second term as head of state of the world's most populous Muslim country. Bloggers, twitterers, and plurkers share their reactions to this event

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20 October 2009

Saudi Arabia: Where Plagiarism is a Crime

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Saudi bloggers are rallying to the support of a fellow blogger who claims that a newspaper had lifted photographs and copy from his blog without permission.

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Updates from October, 2009

27 October 2009

Tunisia

Moroccan blogger Al Miraat posts a (fake) interview conducted with Tunisian president Ben Ali.

• Jillian C. York

Bahamas

“There’s an affliction that strikes countries whose histories come out of colonialism. It’s the sense that what happens in your space of the world…is not quite real. It isn’t really happening to proper people”: Nicolette Bethel explores one of the effects of the Bahamas' colonial past, while Weblog Bahamas‘ Rick Lowe asks: “I’m often left bewildered why colonialism is still blamed for this stuff after all these years. What am I missing?”

• Janine Mendes-Franco