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13 January 2011

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Stories from 13 January 2011

Pakistan: Salmaan Taseer- We Buried A Man Not His Courage

The death of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has brought to the forefront a clear distinction, on one hand are those who endorse the assassination and glorify the assassin and on the other hand those that consider his death a setback and a national loss.

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Afghanistan: Protest in Kabul against the Iranian government

Written by Fred Petrossian · Central Asia & Caucasus

Afghan protesters demonstrated on Thursday outside the Iranian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan against the ill treatment of Afghan immigrants and refugees in Iran, and also against Iran's ongoing fuel blockade against Afghanistan.

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Tunisia: YouTubing the Uprising

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Video-sharing portal YouTube has been blocked in Tunisia since 2007 - but that is not stopping Tunisians from sharing the horrors they are facing on the streets with the rest of the world. As the Tunisian uprising gets into its fourth week, more and more videos are being posted and circulated by cyberactivists who want to world to witness what is happening to them at the hands of the authorities.

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Tunisia: Hackers take over Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane's Blog

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

The Twittersphere is on fire after a letter of resignation, allegedly written by Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamel Morjane, popped on his blog. Did Morjane really resign or has his blog been hacked? UPDATE: It now turns out that the minister's blog has indeed been hacked.

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China: Social media for social change

Written by Andy Yee · East Asia

It would be innocent to think that social media can lead to revolutionary changes in China, but we should not underestimate the potential of micro-power for social progress, China media expert Hu Yong comments.

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Japan: Advising someone to give up on their dream

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

What if someone asked for advice on their dream path and you felt it wasn’t the best choice for them? What is the right thing to do?

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Malaysia: Prime Minister Answers Questions on Twitter

Written by Jerrenn Lam · East Asia

The hashtag #tanyanajib, which translates to ‘ask Najib’ in Malay, became a twitter trending topic last Tuesday. It refers to the announcement of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak that he will answer questions sent by netizens on twitter.

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Updates from 13 January 2011

Mexico

Alejandro Ortiz Sotomayor in Vivir México reports [es] that an indigenous town in the state of Durango was burned by about 60 men who were seeking retaliation after people from the town killed one of their men in defense days before; more than 37 houses and 27 vehicles were burned.

• Silvia Viñas

Sri Lanka

Groundviews publishes a frequently updated Google Map which identifies the main flood-affected regions in Sri Lanka, sites where relief and rescue operations have been conducted and other information.

• Rezwan

Pakistan

Shahzad Ahmed reports in a tweet that Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has called for the “Nation” to report anti-Islam or blasphemous contents to him, so these can be blocked within 24 hours.

• Rezwan

El Salvador

Hunnapuh [es] asks if El Salvador has learned “the lesson” 10 years after the January 13 earthquake. Blogger “Jjmar” answers the question reporting that construction companies still build homes in vulnerable places, and that people still purchase and live in these high-risk homes.

• Silvia Viñas

Iran

According [fa] Weblognews,Iran announced ‘new cops, next week, will start their function for internet surveillance.” Read more about computer criminals here.

• Fred Petrossian

Uganda

Museveni Kaguta calls on Ugandans to vote to end Big Man Rule once and for all.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Iran

Brazilian author Paulo Coelho says his books were banned in Iran. The writer made all his books in Persian availabe on his blog, free for all fans.

• Fred Petrossian

Iran

Guardian writes that “A Twitter account believed to belong to Iran's supreme leader has triggered controversy among Iranians whose own access to social networking websites remains blocked.”

• Fred Petrossian

Sudan

South Sudan's Rebecca Kadi Loburang Dinduch - thought to be the oldest voter who is expected to be between 100 -115 years according to her granddaughter, on Wednesday arrived at the polling station in a five-car convoy to cast her ballot for independence.

• Ndesanjo Macha

El Salvador

Remembering 10 years since El Salvador began using the US Dollar as its currency, Tim from Tim's El Salvador Blog explains: “It would be fair to say that the move to the dollar has never been popular among the ordinary people of El Salvador.”

• Silvia Viñas