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May, 2010

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Stories from May, 2010

10 May 2010

Kenya: Netizens discuss proposed constitution of Kenya

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

The proposed constitution of Kenya has been officially published and will have to be subjected to a referendum. The proposed constitution results from the Harmonized draft constitution that was written by the Committee of Experts last year. The Kenyan Attorney General officially published the proposed constitution on April 7, 2010. Kenyans are currently discussing the document online.

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9 May 2010

Cambodia: Freedom of Assembly in Freedom Park

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Cambodia has designated a Freedom Park where citizens can use to air their grievances against the government. The Freedom Park is located far from government buildings. Protesting in other areas is outlawed.

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Puerto Rico: Bloggers Meet

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Latin America

Bloggers, journalists, entrepreneurs, and activists participated yesterday in the Second Blogger Meeting in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Speakers talked about blogs as a business tool, the role of women in the blogosphere, blogging for social activism, moblogging, the Caribbean blogosphere, and open source software.

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Bahrain: Blame Ahmed Zainal!

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Got anything to complain about in Bahrain? Disgruntled about something in your life? Look no further. Just Blame Ahmed Zainal! Who is Ahmed Zainal and why is there a #BlameAhmedZainal hashtag on Twitter, a blog and a Facebook group? Read this post to find out.

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Mozambique: Aid spat

Written by Janet Gunter · Sub-Saharan Africa

Donor countries briefly suspended budget support to the Mozambican government over corruption concerns, sparking analysis and debate about aid, corruption and governance.

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Palestine: Gaza Hosts Its Own Soccer World Cup

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Football (soccer) fans are preparing for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa next month, but right now another football World Cup is going on – in Gaza.

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Updates from May, 2010

22 May 2010

Kazakhstan

KZBlog reviews Astana Racer, the first Kazakhstani virtual racing game.

• Adil Nurmakov

Kazakhstan

KZBlog reports that an OSCE representative went to see Yevgeniy Zhovtis, a human rights leader in Kazakhstan who was imprisoned for vehicular manslaughter. The chair of the OSCE ordered the press office not to publish the report on the visit on the OSCE website.

• Adil Nurmakov

U.S.A.

American journalist Doug Henwood argues that the political right does better than the left in elections during recession periods in his blog Left Business Observer.

• Anna Gueye

Bhutan

Dorji Wangchuk writes about the recently concluded literary festival in Bhutan titled ‘Mountain Echoes' which took place in Thimphu, the capital.

• Rezwan

Barbados

Barbados-based B.C. Pires says that “nothing good…can emerge in the long run” from Trinidad and Tobago's upcoming elections: “Trinidad's whole problem is that it thinks only in the short term, if it thinks at all; which is exactly why it continually finds itself in the position of having to eject the most recent in a long line of rulers who abuse power and privilege…”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

“Clearly something has gone terribly wrong. Who are these people who feel they can just start lecturing us on how to live our lives? We pay THEM. They should be listening to US”: Tattoo vents about the methods being used by the government to jockey for votes in the upcoming elections.

• Janine Mendes-Franco