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March, 2011

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Stories from March, 2011

16 March 2011

Bahrain: Police and Military Clear Protesters in Manama (Videos)

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

This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011. On Wednesday March 16th, a day after the King of Bahrain announced a State of National Security, police...

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Japan: Social Art and Design for Earthquake Relief

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

Three design-related projects have emerged out of the destruction of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeast coast of Japan last Friday 11 March, 2011. They encourage the sharing of artwork and logos to help in the wake of the disaster.

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East Timor: Konis Santana, a Humble Guerrilla Hero

Written by Janet Gunter · East Asia

Like any country born out of a protracted armed resistance, stories in East Timor of division from within the resistance are various, and quite potent. But one guerrilla figure who appears to have a powerful and unifying appeal is Konis Santana, who never lived to see his people gain independence.

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Bahrain: A Full-Scale Attack

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Protesters at Bahrain's Pearl (Lulu) Roundabout were dispersed early this morning, as military and police forces have waged a full-scale attack on them.

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Ukraine: Comparing Fukushima to Chernobyl?

Written by Tetyana Bohdanova · East Asia, Eastern & Central Europe

The media are increasingly present the situation at Fukushima as the world’s worst nuclear accident since the Soviet-era Chernobyl disaster. This news has hit home in Ukraine, where Chernobyl is located and where memories of the terrible events of 25 years ago are still very much alive.

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Lebanon: Bloggers Snub Hariri Rally

Written by Antoun Issa · Middle East & North Africa

Inspired by uprisings across the Arab world, former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri held a rally in Beirut on Sunday calling for the disarming of the powerful Shi'ite Hezballah movement. Despite attracting thousands of supporters to the rally, Hariri failed to make an impact online as the Lebanese blogosphere largely snubbed his demonstrations.

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Updates from March, 2011

23 March 2011

Kenya

Moses posts his presentation on Dealfish Kenya that he gave at the monthly meetup of MobileMonday Kenya: “The mobile channel is incredibly important for Dealfish in Kenya since up to 50% of our users access our web site via the mobile web.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Haiti

“The agenda of development aid should not be set by people so far removed from the uncertainty of life that has dominated human existence for the majority of time”: Throwing Down the Water wants to get everyone speaking the same language.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Dominica

Globewriter on the UN Joint Statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: “The English Caribbean (including T&T which continues to betray its alleged commitment to human rights) was notably absent except for Dominica. I can only surmise that the normally homophobic Dominica either had a coup or someone pushed the wrong button.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

Iván's File Cabinet says that he will “believe in the Socialist democracy, as advocated by the regime in Havana, when you see a negative vote.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Japan

poljaff, a contributor to Japan@MK blog, compared [MKD] the experiences of learning about Japanese culture and disaster response by watching the award-winning anime Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 a year ago, and intensely following the aftermath of the March 11 catastrophe. According to her, reality is much scarier, but the Japanese people have taught the world a lesson on how to improve their behavior, “towards ourselves and the people around us.”

• Filip Stojanovski