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Mexico: student movement challenges election results
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Mexico: student movement challenges election results

Mexico’s student movement challenges Sunday’s presidential election results. Russia’s crowd sourcing project to find missing children. And the New York Times launches its Chinese language website.
Fighting corruption in Indonesia
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Fighting corruption in Indonesia

A website naming and shaming Indonesia’s corrupt civil servants. Chinese web users becoming increasingly vigilant over food safety. And an abandoned Italian village is up for sale on an online auction site.
Anti-austerity protests continue in Sudan
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Anti-austerity protests continue in Sudan

Anti-austerity protests continue in Sudan. Online campaigning to save a British student from extradition to the US. And a website that’s planning to give away one million Twitter followers.
Defections of high-ranking Syrian army officers
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Defections of high-ranking Syrian army officers

Online reports of the growing number of Syrian army officers defecting to the opposition. In the US, Mitt Romney slams Barack Obama’s job record. And Google’s bid to save languages in danger of extinction;
Iran: online music compilation to revive hope for freedom
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Iran: online music compilation to revive hope for freedom

An NGO in Iran trying to revive the Green Movement. American web users leap to the defense of a bus monitor bullied by students. And Adidas sparks controversy with a pair of sneakers deemed racist.
Spanish coal miners protest against austerity cuts
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Spanish coal miners protest against austerity cuts

Online reports of the coal miners’ protests in Spain. A Michigan Democrat Congresswoman at the center of lively debate in the US. And Facebook launches the official London Olympics page.
Sudanese protest against austerity plan
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Sudanese protest against austerity plan

Online reports of the protest movement in Sudan. The Korean airline ad that has outraged Kenyans. And a Swedish artist is recreating the film Blade Runner, in water colours.
Egypt: spoiled ballots send clear message to the authorities
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Egypt: spoiled ballots send clear message to the authorities

Egyptians spoil Presidential ballot papers to express discontent. Former Barack Obama professor campaigns against his re-election in November. And a US photographer sums up his Asia trip in less than two minutes.
Syria: Homs province under heavy shelling
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Syria: Homs province under heavy shelling

Syrian activists report on the ongoing shelling in Homs. British web users mobilize to help a 9 year schoolgirl and her blog. And a paralyzed man who uses his eyes to tweet.
Ex-revolutionaries boycott Egypt’s presidential election
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Ex-revolutionaries boycott Egypt’s presidential election

Ex-revolutionaries calling for a boycott of Egypt’s presidential election. Online campaigning in Egypt against sexual harassment of women. And an American website is offering to pay for photos of Mark Zuckerberg on holiday.
Several bloggers arrested in Oman
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Several bloggers arrested in Oman

Activists condemn the recent arrests of bloggers in Oman. Web users have been celebrating the Euro 2012 football championships. And a Kenyan paraplegic embarks on an online fundraising campaign.
Children used as human shields by Syrian army
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Children used as human shields by Syrian army

Evidence of children being used as human shields by the Syrian army. Celebrities in the US endorse Barack Obamaís re-election campaign. And men in Brazil can now play the guitar as they pee.
Syria: army intensifies attack on Rastan
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Syria: army intensifies attack on Rastan

The Syrian army intensifies attacks on the town of Rastan. The protest movement is growing in Saudi Arabia to free detainees held without trial. And Karl Lagerfeld’s cat becomes the latest Twitter sensation.
Tunisian bloggers on hunger strike
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Tunisian bloggers on hunger strike

Tunisian bloggers on hunger strike to defend media freedom. Syrian artists express their support of the revolution. And Darth Vader stars in Amnesty International’s latest campaign video against the arms trade.
Citizen journalism in Sudan
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Citizen journalism in Sudan

Citizen journalists report on the violence in southern Sudan. Spanish web users show solidarity with an artist on trial for blasphemy. And a French journalist is tweeting Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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