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July, 2010

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Stories from July, 2010

1 July 2010

Guatemala: Costa Rican Francisco Dall’Anese to Direct CICIG

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Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Francisco Dall’Anese, Attorney General of Costa Rica, has been appointed to direct the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala. Bloggers provide context and analysis on how this new appointment will affect Guatemala.

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Philippines: Netizens react to inaugural address of new president

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Written by Julius Rocas · East Asia

Filipino bloggers react to the inaugural address of the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Aquino is the first bachelor president of the Philippines and the first winner in the country's first ever automated elections

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Pakistan: Website Monitoring Continues

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Written by Faisal Kapadia · South Asia

As per a recent court ruling the Pakistan government has decided to keep a close eye on popular websites including Google, Youtube, Facebook, Hotmail which could be posting blasphemous content objectionable to Muslims. Pakistani bloggers react.

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Fiji: Will new media laws lead to better reporting?

Written by Michael Hartsell · Oceania

Claiming it will introduce media transparency and responsible reporting, Fiji’s government enacted new media rules, establishing a code of conduct for journalists, strengthening local ownership stipulations and creating a set of fines and prison terms to be levied against reporters and media institutions for potentially breaking guidelines.

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Malaysia: Education Ministry Plans To Scrap Two Exams

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Written by Syafique Shuib · East Asia

The Education Ministry of Malaysia announced the possibility of scrapping two public school examinations to improve the country's school system. Bloggers debate whether this proposed reform would benefit the students

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Puerto Rico: Student strike is over after 60 days

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Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Latin America

It has been described as a historic victory. In national student assembly, thousands of students of the state-run University of Puerto Rico (UPR) ratified the agreements reached between the students' National Negotiating Committee (NNC) and the university's administration ending a strike that lasted over 60 days and paralyzed ten of the 11 campuses of the UPR.

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