Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 June 15

15 June 2009

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Stories from 15 June 2009

Couple of weeks back, reports of alleged land encroachment by India border security forces hit the Nepalese media. On the historic perspective on Nepal-India border, Nepaldemocracy has an in-depth report....

Iran: Protests and Repression

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians in Tehran and several other cities have rallied to support presidential candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi defying a government ban on demonstrations. Although Twitter, Facebook and...

India: Reservations of Positions For Women

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Bangladesh: Using Child Labor In Political Processions

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: The Need For Sex Education

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Iran:Several State-run sites were attacked

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

Moroccan Elections: The King's Party Triumphs

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

Whilst world attention was focused on the fiercely fought presidential election in Iran, communal elections held in June 12 in Morocco passed almost unnoticed by world media. The polls were...

Tunisia: Confronting Religious Violence

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Azerbaijan: Alarming news for civil society

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Japan: HBS on Japanese Anime Industry

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Talking to Indian-Jamaican writer and blogger Annie Paul

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Caribbean

An interview with Jamaica-based Indian writer and editor Annie Paul, whose blog covers art, literature, popular culture, politics, and current affairs.