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February, 2011

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Stories from February, 2011

19 February 2011

Morocco: “I am Moroccan, and I Will Take Part”

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

February 20 has been named the day of a "Movement for Dignity" in Morocco. Though Moroccans are torn on the subject of the protests, some have taken to YouTube to express their desires for their country.

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Mexico: Video Game “Call of Juarez: The Cartel” Draws Mixed Reactions

Written by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

A new video game, "Call of Juarez: The Cartel" by game developer Ubisoft, has drawn criticism from Mexican officials due to its allusions to the ongoing drug and gang violence in the country. But netizens are at odds about the game and the local politician's efforts to ban it.

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Tunisia: Who’s to Blame for the Murder of the Polish Priest?

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa, Eastern & Central Europe

News of the murder of a Polish priest near the capital Tunis on February 18 was received with shock and grief by Tunisians. In Tunisian blogs and social media, many theories prevail of who could be responsible and what the motive would be.

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Libya: Benghazi Rises Against Gaddafi (Updated)

Written by John Liebhardt · Middle East & North Africa

News organizations and people on the ground have reported that Libya's army have shot at demonstrators in Benghazi protesting against the 42-year-rule of Muammar Al Gaddafi. Located 1,400km east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast, Benghazi is the country’s second largest city.

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Bahrain: Withdrawal of Police as Protesters Reclaim Lulu Roundabout

Written by Yacoub Al-Slaise · Middle East & North Africa

Bahraini protesters once again thronged to Lulu Roundabout in the capital Manama, after being dispersed from it in a pre-dawn raid, which left three people dead, countless injured, and up to 60 people still missing and unaccounted for. Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa meanwhile addressed Bahrainis on state TV, appealing for calm, national dialogue and a day of mourning.

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Middle East: The Dictator's Handbook now in Bahrain

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

All of a sudden, many ageing Arab regimes found themselves under the fire of their protesting peoples. But will the same routes taken by both the regimes and the protesters in the different countries lead to the same destination?

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Updates from February, 2011

22 February 2011

Ghana

Christian “terrorism” in Ghana: “It’s Sunday morning and yet again the local church, Action Chapel, has turned its speakers up full blast and are terrorising the neighbourhood with its noise. There is no escape in any room in my house as it sounds as if the church is taking place inside it!”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Rwanda

Vincent does not understand why Rwandan president Paul Kagame is invited to Denver Leadership Conference: “Paul Kagame is responsable, according to several UN reports, of plundering the congo, supporting armed rebels inside the Congo, crimes against humanity and possibly genocide on an immensely large scale.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Argentina

The Latin Americanist reports that a photo of football player Lionel Messi “appeared in a campaign ad for Argentine legislator Alfredo Olmedo, a candidate running for governor of Salta. ‘Say yes to sport, say no to drugs' is the slogan of the ad […] Messi’s lawyer, Ricardo Giusepponi, declared on Monday that Messi would sue Olmedo for improper use of his client’s image.”

• Silvia Viñas

El Salvador

Mike in Central American Politics mentions several reasons why President Obama is traveling to El Salvador in March of this year, “in addition to security, trade, energy, poverty, etc.”

• Silvia Viñas

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

‘Three male teachers were questioned/detained on charges of gross indecency and acts of lewdness with their male charges”, causing a firestorm of reaction in St. Vincent. Abeni hopes to bring some reason to the debate, saying: “In the hysteria over a story that is yet to be proven we cry death to all homosexuals conveniently forgetting that…homosexuality and paedophilia are two separate issues.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie

She plagiarized this story from a Croat, who is suing her. His pen name is James Braddock, but his real...
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