Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 February 07

7 February 2009

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Stories from 7 February 2009

At least 25 people were shot dead today in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo during a march to the presidential palace called by the city's mayor Andry Rajoelina after he declared himself...

Bangladesh: The Six Hundred Thousand Dollar Cricketer

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Iran: Iranian blogger, Mirsayafi was jailed

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Iran: YouTube and Facebook are not filtered anymore

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Plans for Angry Arab TV News Service Underway

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

Palestine: Shoe thrown at Israel's ambassador to Sweden

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

Morocco: 10-digit numbers soon

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

Kuwait: Hotel security ‘a gimmick’

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

Syria: Israel arrests and deports aid workers

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

Jordan: Reckless school bus driver

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

Cambodia: Report accuses elite of theft

Written by Chhunny Chhean · East Asia

Global Witness, a non-governmental organization based in London released a report which warns that Cambodia risks descending into a kleptocracy, alleging that large sums of monies paid to the government...