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April, 2011

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Stories from April, 2011

19 April 2011

Sri Lanka: UN Panel Report Causes An Uproar

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Written by Rezwan · South Asia

An United Nations (UN) advisory panel, led by former Indonesian Atty. Gen. Marzuki Darusman, has submitted a report to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in which they find credible evidence that the Sri Lankan military shelled civilians in no-fire zones and sought to silence critics in a brutal fashion, during the war against guerilla group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009.

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Kenyans Continue to Dominate International Marathons

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Written by Richard Wanjohi · Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenyans continue to dominate major international marathons. Kenyan runners won both London and Boston marathons. Blogger Dave Solomon criticizes IAAF's decision to deny Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai the distinction of running the world's fastest marathon at the Boston Marathon claiming that he was helped by tailwind.

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Syria: Emergency Law Lifted as Protests Continue

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

There were mixed feelings in Syria today as President Bashar Al-Assad announced an end to the emergency law that has been in place in the country since 1963. The country has seen weeks of protests, many of which have been met with deadly force from security officials.

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Mexico: Felipe Calderon's Cabinet on Twitter

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Written by Deborah Esch · Latin America

In mid-April, the government headed by Felipe Calderon announced with much fanfare that every member of the cabinet was now registered on Twitter, and prepared to deal more directly with the public via social media. The initiative, however, is shadowed by a concurrent report ranking Mexico just 78th out of 133 countries in terms of its effective use of information technology.

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Uganda: Government Attempts to Block Facebook, Twitter as Protests Continue

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Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

As opposition politicians and others angry over rising fuel and food prices in Uganda continue to stage "walk to work" protests against the current regime, the government is asking Internet service providers (ISPs) to shut down access to Facebook and Twitter.

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Malaysia: Ruling Coalition Tops Sarawak Elections

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Written by Jerrenn Lam · East Asia

On Saturday 16 April, 2011, Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition won the state election in Sarawak, winning 55 of the 71 seats contested to retain its control and two-thirds majority over the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition alliance. Bloggers discuss the outcome.

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