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November, 2011

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Stories from November, 2011

8 November 2011

Côte d'Ivoire: When Will the Universities Reopen?

Written by Kanigui · Translated by Vivienne Griffiths · Sub-Saharan Africa

During the post-electoral crisis in Ivory Coast, at the beginning of 2011, the country's three universities were closed and those living in the university halls of residence made to leave. Today many are now questioning the uncertainty surrounding the reopening of the universities.

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Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang Nguema and Son Face French Justice System

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Translated by Theodora Rowlands · Sub-Saharan Africa

The French justice system has dismissed a complaint by the Equatorial Guinean president against a report accusing him of having stolen from his people. Abdoulaye Bah investigates.

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Malaysia: Sexuality Rights Festival Banned

Written by Jerrenn Lam · East Asia

The Malaysian police has banned the annual Seksualiti Merdeka (sexuality independence) Festival which angered many people, including bloggers who support gender and LGBT rights.

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Iran: Bloggers React to Rumors of Military Strikes

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

The rumor of an impending Israeli or American millitary attack on Iranian nuclear facilities has become a top news story for both mainstream media and Iranian netizens.

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China: Japan's Imaginary Enemy

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

Recent Japanese media reports portraying China as the enemy in a Japan-US naval exercise reportedly scheduled for this week have brought even more tension to territorial claims between the two Asian nations. John Kennedy reports.

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Liberia Elections 2011: Polling Stations Nearly Empty

Written by Counselor Track · Sub-Saharan Africa

Liberians queued up at various polling stations to exercise their constitutional right to vote in today's presidential run-off. Counselor Track reports on election-related clashes and the call to boycott

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Updates from November, 2011

20 November 2011

Cote d'Ivoire

Kingsuy blogging from Côte d'Ivoire writes in this post [fr]: “Fad or symbol of unconsciousness of some mothers? Either way, it is difficult to figure why so many young pregnant women are still drinking so much while attending “maquis” (local eatery); but many of them will still find a way to convince you that this is no big deal”

• Abdoulaye Bah

Kazakhstan

Kazakh blogger sympaticus writes [ru] that the number of Facebook users from Kazsakhstan is now 340 660 people, making up the Facebook penetration in Kazakhstan to 2,2 percent. During the last 6 months, the number of the FB users has grown by 18,5 precent.

• Ekaterina

Russia

Fergananews writes [ru] on popularity of Russian nationalist slogans against immigrants from Central Asia amidst the looming parliamentary elections: “25 percent of high school students approve of nationalist actions of their classmates.”

• Ekaterina

Japan

Gakuranman explains (translation+context) to each of the words that made it into the annual list of top 60 Japanese buzzwords from the publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha.

• Tomomi Sasaki

19 November 2011

Morocco

In Morocco, a call has gone out for netizens to join in a campaign to free jailed rapper Haked. Mamfakinch tweets: “Help free Moroccan democracy activist & rapper Mouad Haked. Take pic of yourself w/ sign reading #FreeHaked. Send it to FREEMOUAD@GMAIL.COM.” Mamfakinch posts more details on his case here.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Iran

Pandar writes [fa] that Reza Mir Husseini, a member of Revolutionary Guard and a top missile designer was killed blast in a military base near Tehran last week.

• Fred Petrossian

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