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11 February 2010

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Stories from 11 February 2010

Haiti: Why All The Stories About Orphans?

A month after a seven-point earthquake destroyed much of southern Haiti, the fate of children, and particularly orphans, has become the main story in many corners. But Haitian voices on the topic have been few...

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Mexico: Monarch Butterfly Migration in the Americas

Written by Andrea Arzaba · North America, Latin America

Between Mexico, Northern United States, and Canada the migration of the monarch butterfly has astonished residents and tourists dating back to ancient times, and have played an important part in local traditions.

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USA: Undocumented Students Begin Week of Action on February 22

Written by Hoa Quach · North America

During the week of February 22, supporters of the DREAM Act -- a proposed federal bill that could assist more than 65,000 undocumented students to obtain a pathway to legal residency -- are planning a week of action.

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China: The end of 32-year-long football “Korea-phobia”?

Written by Robert Woo · East Asia

China’s football (soccer) team beat South Korea by 3-0 in the East Asian Men’s Football Championship in Tokyo on Wednesday. The victory created a storm of euphoria among China’s sports...

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Australia: Climate Change Election a Step Closer

Written by Kevin Rennie · Oceania

Even before the Copenhagen Climate Change conference the Australian Opposition parties had dumped their support for a Cap and Trade scheme and their leader Malcolm Turnbull. Last week new Liberal party leader and global warming sceptic Tony Abbott released an alternative carbon emissions plan.

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Japan: When forced confessions lead justice astray

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

The recent Ashikaga case [en] saw a man acquitted after serving 17 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a child because of inaccurate DNA tests. It has once...

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Indonesia: Water buffalo banned in rallies

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

The Indonesian government has banned the use of water buffalo in rallies after a group of protesters likened the animal to the president. The water buffalo is now an icon of democracy. Bloggers and twitterers react.

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Cambodia: Mixed Views on Freedom of Expression

Written by Sopheap Chak · East Asia

GV author Sopheap Chak writes about the human rights situation in Cambodia focusing on the state of freedom of expression in the country.

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Updates from 11 February 2010

China

Interlocals.net has a translation of Hu Yong's article on Micro Revolution, which tells the significance of micro blogging, such as twitter and sina micro-blog, on mainland Chinese society.

• Oiwan Lam

Haiti

The Haitian Blogger reports that some Fanmi Lavalas members have asked President Preval to allow Aristide to return and to be an ally in the rebuilding of Haiti, calling the move “a good opportunity to address the question of regime change in Haiti and the US and UN involvement in human rights abuses in Haiti…”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Suriname

“Displays of architectural components — balustrades, window-frames, garden bird-baths — are not an uncommon sight on the outskirts of many Caribbean cities” - but, reports Nicholas Laughlin for Paramaribo SPAN, “the array of concrete columns and reproduction statuary…on the outskirts of Paramaribo is particularly impressive.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Haiti

“We have all looked on in horror at the scenes of destruction and human suffering experienced by our Caribbean neighbours in Haiti as a result of the strong earthquake on 12th January”: Afra Raymond considers the implications of a major earthquake on Trinidad & Tobago.

• Janine Mendes-Franco