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October, 2011

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Stories from October, 2011

24 October 2011

Tunisia: Provisional Results Suggest Islamists Advance

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa

Provisional results of the October 23 election in Tunisia suggest that the Islamist party Ennahdha took the biggest share of the votes. Counting of the votes is still underway, and the final results are expected to be announced on Tuesday afternoon.

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Macedonia: Million Tweets - an Existentialist Parody Poem

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

Blogger iskra_iskric has dared to adapt a Macedonian rock classic by the band Arhangel to the new digital reality, creating a new poem on tweetering.

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Zambia: Netizens Divided Over Sata's Apology to Angola

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sub-Saharan Africa

Since he took over as Zambia’s president after the September 20 election, Michael Sata has committed several diplomatic blunders. The biggest talking point is his apology to the Angolan government for former Zambian ruling party MMD's support of the then Angolan rebel movement.

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Colombia: Workers and Students Take to the Streets in Protest

Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Jen Fumero · Latin America

Public sector workers and university students have hit the streets of Colombia to express their dissatisfaction. Cati Restrepo explores some of their concerns.

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Argentina: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Re-Elected President

Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Presidential elections held in Argentina on October 23 resulted in a sweeping victory for current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, according to preliminary results. This post looks at how Argentinians reacted on Twitter.

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Mozambique: Uniting Small Farmers for a Better Tomorrow

Written by Janet Gunter · Sub-Saharan Africa

Mr. Júlio dos Santos Pêssego is one of the principal leaders of the "peasant movement" in Niassa province in Mozambique. He helps organize community groups that work to defend land rights, increase food production and bring prosperity to farming families.

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Updates from October, 2011

28 October 2011

Kyrgyzstan

Marat Sartpaev provides an analysis of the Kyrgyzstan's bid for a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, outlining the possible reasoning behind the failure and future prospects of the Kyrgyz diplomacy.

• Adil Nurmakov

Uzbekistan

Abulfazal writes that Uzbek black currency market has raised the USD per Uzbek soum exchange rate while Uzbek pilgrims are planning their trips to Saudi Arabia.

• Adil Nurmakov

Uzbekistan

Joshua Foust analyzes the ongoing discussions on whether the U.S.’s decision to re-engage with the Karimov regime in Uzbekistan represents a least-bad option for the region.

• Adil Nurmakov

27 October 2011

Colombia

Mike shares photos of student protests at Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá. “Lots of people protest for lots of causes in central Bogotá, but few of them seem to have as much fun and do it as artistically as do the university students”, he writes.

• Silvia Viñas

Nicaragua

Carlos R. Fonseca says [es] he was surprised when participants in a discussion panel at the Universidad Centroamericana affirmed that digital journalism in Nicaragua is “stagnant”. Carlos argues that digital journalism in the country is actually progressing. However, he also admits there is room for improvement and lists specific issues that digital media outlets must consider.

• Silvia Viñas

Tunisia

Algerian blog Algérie-Politique published a round-up of Algerian journalists' comments [fr and ar] on the October 23 Tunisian constituent election. Many were very impressed and inspired by this “example of democracy”.

• Claire Ulrich