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February, 2010

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Stories from February, 2010

11 February 2010

Indonesia: Water buffalo banned in rallies

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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10 February 2010

Open Video: Worldwide Wireside chat with Lawrence Lessig

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Middle East & North Africa, South Asia

What is fair use, how does copyright fit into the digital age and how can commentary, teaching, remixing and research with video be freely developed? Tune in on February 25th 6:00pm US Eastern time (GMT -5) to watch and listen to Lawrence Lessig as he discusses these topics at the Open Video Alliance website or check out for screenings in your city.

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Iran: Green Movement Readying for February 11 Protests

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Iran's Green Movement is ready to defy the Iranian regime with protests once again - this time during the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on 11 Februrary (22 Bahman).

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Haiti: Relief Efforts & Dangers

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Caribbean

Almost a month after the earthquake, which ravaged a significant portion of public facilities and private buildings in Port-au-Prince and nearby cities, French-speaking bloggers discuss the different realities of people who survived the disaster...

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Pakistan: PTA Blocks President's ‘Shut-Up' Video

Written by Teeth Maestro · South Asia

YouTube.com recently faced intermittent reports of irregular inaccessibility across various ISP's in Pakistan. It turned out that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had placed an URL-specific ban on one particular video of the President's speech in a rally.

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Updates from February, 2010

20 February 2010

Niger

Niger's political turmoil: “A dusk to dawn curfew has been imposed, but local reports indicate the capital Niamey was calm today. Tandja changed the constitution last August to stay in power beyond his legal term limit.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

D.R. of Congo

Language does reflect life as Miquel observes: Of course, many people here in Côte d'Ivoire keep insisting that the word for pen is “bic” instead of “stylo” or to grab a “Lotus” (a local brand) instead of a “tissus”…

• Ndesanjo Macha

Singapore

According to a finance committee report, Singapore will continue to welcome foreign workers. Foreigners comprise more than a third of Singapore population

• Mong Palatino

Singapore

Blogger Blowin' in the wind writes about higher education spending in Singapore. The city state spends more than 1 percent of its GDP on higher education.

• Mong Palatino

Singapore

Seelan wonders whether Singapore's new citizens will vote for the administration or opposition party.

• Mong Palatino

Belarus

Updates on the tensions between Belarus and Poland - at Belarus Digest: here, here, and here.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Belarus

Belarus Digest writes about the “Belarusian roots” of Victor Yanukovych, the winner of Ukraine's presidential election, and about the Belarusian village of Yanuki, the birthplace of Yanukovych's father: “Currently there are only two families live in Yanuki. Both of them are Yanukovichs.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

China: Tibet Burns, But Where Are the Chinese Public Intellectuals?

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