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15 August 2009

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Stories from 15 August 2009

India: Shahrukh Khan Detained At An US Airport

Written by Rezwan · ·

Sri Lanka: Blogs Only Source Of Information From IDP Camps

Written by Rezwan · ·

Armenia: Youth rally for detained activist

Written by Onnik Krikorian · ·

Cuba: Blogging Event in Spain

Written by Eduardo Avila · ·

Guatemala: Educational Portal for K'iche’ Community

Written by Eduardo Avila · ·

Mexico: The Effect of the Victory of the U.S.

Written by Eduardo Avila · ·

Azerbaijan: Another Eurovision controversy

Written by Onnik Krikorian · ·

Taiwan: Criticisms of government response to floods

Written by David Reid · ·

Japan: Law Banning Cell Phones for Kids Passed in Ishikawa

Written by Saeko Robinson ·

Ever since Ishikawa prefecture (500 km/315 miles north of Tokyo) passed the first of a kind regulation in the nation to limit cell phone usage for kids and tweens on...

Global Voices Unofficial Mascot Loses Left Eye

Written by Allen Smithee ·

An unofficial mascot of Global Voices bloggers known as “GV Ferret” lost his left eye in a fight with a cat on Wednesday night in Boston.

Chile: BlogPower 2009 in Santiago

Written by Juan Arellano · ·

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