Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2007 August 23

23 August 2007

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Stories from 23 August 2007

Syria: Journalists Arrested in Occupied Golan

Written by Yazan Badran · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

New Caledonia: Miss New Caledonia pageant is soon

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Oceania

Pakistan: The Rickshaw

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

France: Light punishment for racist comments by a high-school teacher.

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Western Europe

Iraqi Student in India

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Benin: Let's open ourselves to China.

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Nepal: Legal Process and Money

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: Fascinating Ramanujan

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: On Facebook

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Central Asia: Amusement parks

Written by Ben Paarmann · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Central Asia: Clan-tastic

Written by Ben Paarmann · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Armenia: Intra-ethnic relations

Written by Ben Paarmann · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Turkmenistan: Prisoner amnesty

Written by Ben Paarmann · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Armenia: Bad sports organisation

Written by Ben Paarmann · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Afghanistan: Western military involved in organised crime?

Written by Ben Paarmann · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Barbados: Face and Fix It!

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Getting the Boot?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Lebanon: Upcoming Presidential Elections

Written by Moussa Bashir · Middle East & North Africa

The Lebanese constitution stipulates that the parliament should convene and elect a new president within a period of at least a month before the end of the tenure of the...

Africa: the “soon-to-be” presidents’ sons.

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Egypt: Blogging for Civil and Religious Freedoms

Written by D B Shobrawy · Middle East & North Africa

The struggle for personal freedoms is ongoing in Egypt and the nation's bloggers continue to demand the liberty of citizens. Whether it be religious freedom or freedom from the wrath...