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In Guinea, the Aftermath of a Massacre
Region: Guinea
Amid widespread international condemnation of Guinea's military regime, the United Nations announced Friday it would launch a formal investigation into the September 28th massacre of opposition protestors in Conakry. ... more
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Morocco: Bloggers React to the Banning of Magazines
Region: Morocco
Last week, the Moroccan blogosphere was up in arms over the government's decision to seize two popular magazines - FrenchTelQuel and its Arabic sister publication Nichane - for publishing a... more
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Gabon: On President Omar Bongo's death
Region: Gabon
Sunday night, French media announced the death of President Omar Bongo of Gabon, who had spent 41 of his 73 years in power. French newspaper Le Point reported that they received news of his death, by cancer, in a private c... more
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Guadeloupe: In May 2009, keep May 1802 and May 1967 in mind
Region: Guadeloupe2009 will definitely be a “new” year in Guadeloupe - at least judging from a pun that people used as their New Year's wish, since in Creole “new” is pronounced “nef” and “nine&rdqu... more
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Morocco: Therapy Abroad, Apathy at Home
Region: MoroccoThe global economic downturn seems to be affecting tourism worldwide, a sector upon which the Moroccan economy is heavily dependent, when it doesn't simply rely on agriculture. Earlier in March this year, the Moroccan aut... more
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Tunisia Detains Another Journalist, as Censorship Measures Grow
Region: Tunisia
Posted by Lina Ben Mhenni The Tunisian government is confirming again its “strong support” for freedom of speech. According to local journalists on Tuesday, January 27th plainclothes policemen surrounded the o... more
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Allegedly Anti-Semitic Cartoon Leaves France in Frenzy
Region: France
Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea A French cartoon involving President Sarkozy’s son, Jean, and his Jewish fiancée, judged by many to be anti-Semitic, has inspired national debate over free speech. In e... more
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Remembering Aimé Césaire
Region: Martinique
- by Jennifer Brea … when my turn comes into the air I will raise up a cry so violent that I will spatter the sky utterly and by my shredded branches and by the insolent jet of my solemn wounded bo... more
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D.R. of Congo: Fifth Fatal Crash in Under a Year, Food Prices the Real Disaster
Region: Congo
by Jennifer Brea News agencies are reporting that 75 were killed when a cargo plane crashed in Goma shortly after takeoff on Tuesday. An overloaded cabin may have been the cause. It's the fifth fatal plane crash since J... more
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Maghreb Netizens Respond to 8 year-old Yemeni Girl's Petition for Divorce
Region: Yemen
by Lydia Beyoud Tunisian blogger Stupeur!! Un nouveu depart!! (Stupor!! A New Beginning!!) responds to a Yemen Times article about an 8 year-old girl who is trying to file for divorce from a 30 year-old man she says her ... more
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