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May, 2011

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Stories from May, 2011

6 May 2011

Tunisia: Police Brutality is Back

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa

Tunisians are back on the streets calling for the overthrow of the government, after former Interior Minister Farhat Rajhi announced on Facebook that Tunisia continues to be run by a shadow government, headed by a friend of Ben Ali, Kamel Ltaief, among other things. And once again, protesters were faced with police brutality and repression.

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Syria: Reports of Telecom Disruptions as Protests Rage

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Twitter users in Syria are reporting that mobile internet telecommunications have been disrupted today, as protests continued across the country. Some also report that landlines and electricity have been disconnected in different areas.

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Tunisia: Blog Declines Award Sponsored by Bahrain Government

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa

Award-winning Tunisian blog Nawaat, which has been instrumental in reporting the Tunisian Revolution, has declined the Arab eContent award, in protest against the Bahraini government's censorship policy and violations of human rights. The Arab eContent event is both organised and sponsored by the Bahrain government.

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Africa: Osama's Death: How the Letter O Helped Obama

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

African netizens react to the news of Osama's death: Kenyan blogger Clay Onyango comes up with his take on why Osama was killed by the United States administration, while Crazy Nairobian explains what would have happened if Osama had been killed by a movie hero such as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Lee.

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Jordan: “Bring Raad Home” from Syria

Written by Betsy Fisher · Middle East & North Africa

Momentum is building up online to pressure the Syrian authorities to release Jordanian Raad Kawar, who has been held since April 19. The 26-year-old was in Syria returning by car from vacation in Beirut to Fuheis, Jordan, where he lives, when he was arrested. Find out what relatives and friends are doing online to push for his freedom.

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Kuwait: In Love with Osama Bin Laden

Written by Mona Kareem · Middle East & North Africa

Kuwaiti columnist Khulood Al-Khamis has declared her undying love to terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden, saying she looks forward to being united with him in heaven to live out her dreams. On Twitter, Kuwaitis express shock at her column and Al-Khamis' sentiments.

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Updates from May, 2011

23 May 2011

Russia

A translation of History of Russian Pop (the Russian-language original appeared in Russkii Reporter) - at RussiaWatchers, here and here.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

English Dad in Moscow writes about and posts photos of parking and driving in Moscow.

• Veronica Khokhlova

India

“I find it difficult to conceive of a time in the future when terrorism will cease to exist,” comments Sourav Sengupta while sharing his reflections on the death of Osama Bin Laden.

• Rezwan

Pakistan

XYZ at Cafe Pyala has some thoughts on the two-day sit in (dharna ) protest by Pakistani politician Imran Khan to block NATO supply routes from the Karachi port. The goal of the protest is to raise voice against the continuing American drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan.

• Rezwan

Pakistan

D. Asghar reacts on the recent terrorist attack in a Pakistan naval air base by asking these questions: “Is it ‘America’s War' really? If so then why is Pakistan facing the worst of it. Why is Pakistan taking so many casualties on a daily basis?”

• Rezwan

Greece

Greek blogger Leonidas Irakliotis proposes several measures [el] to reform the police and restore public trust, in light of recent police violence and failure to deal with a wave of anti-immigrant attacks in Athens. “As long as we tolerate this incompetence, we will suffer from an under-performing police force; resulting in this abusive, vindictive, senseless and sometimes murderous police violence, ” he says.

• Asteris Masouras

Greece

“I cannot remember, in living memory, any instance where I felt a distinct similarity between the events happening in Greece to the Nazi Germany pogroms against Jews and communists of the 1930s.” Technology blogger Cosmix breaks with his usual subjects to dissect the causes of recent rampant violence against immigrants in Athens, urging for swift justice for the victims of violent extremism.

• Asteris Masouras

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Great article that addressed the matter concisely and with appropriate supplemental material.