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Zimbabwe: Harare is tense after Tsvangirai claims victory

Following the presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe yesterday, bloggers are reporting that the situation in Harare is tense, in Bulawayo MDC supporters are celebrating (MDC candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, has claimed victory) and all over the country there are rumours that Robert Mugabe has left the country for Mozambique.
Armenia: Opposition Protests Continue

Despite amendments to the law on public marches, rallies and demonstrations following the recently lifted state of emergency, the opposition continues to hold meetings on the streets of the Armenian capital. In order to circumvent the restrictions, the gatherings are held under the guise of playing chess, reading books or...
Brazil: Blogs banned from the 2008 elections

Brazil is warming up for local elections later this year, but the Supreme Electoral Court has just passed regulations that have raised eye-brows throughout the blogosphere: only candidates' purpose-built web pages will be allowed. Blogs and 'social web' facilities have not been subjected to a more comprehensive legislation and as...

30 March 2008
Zimbabwe: Harare is tense after Tsvangirai claims victory

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa
30 March 2008
Armenia: Opposition Protests Continue

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus
30 March 2008
Brazil: Blogs banned from the 2008 elections

Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

Stories from March, 2008

31 March 2008

This year, the Bulgarian government has issued a decree, which, among other things, allows the security services to gather from each internet user the data about who they have written...

Angola: A new blog to debate a better country

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Brazil: March for the end of the Gaza Strip

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Latin America

Mozambique: Protests againt cost of living in Africa

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Brazil: First blogger celebrates 10 years of Lusosphere

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Latin America

Taiwan: Voices after Presidential Election

Written by Pipper Lee · East Asia

March 22 is Taiwan's presidential election held once every four years. The victory is belonging to KMT's Ma Ying-jeou, who got 60 percent of votes and 2 million votes than...

Trinidad & Tobago: The Laptop Incident

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader was recently suspended from Parliament for using his laptop without permission, but only a few bloggers seemed tuned in to the story...