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October, 2010

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Tanzania: 2010 General Elections Roundup

Tanzanians will go to the polls on 31 October 2010 to elect the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, President of Zanzibar, Members of Parliament and Members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives. This is a roundup of blog posts written by Tanzanian and non-Tanzanian bloggers about the elections.

31 October 2010
India: Free Speech Or Sedition?

Written by Rezwan · South Asia
31 October 2010
Americas: Virtual Memorial for 72 Victims of Migrant Mass-Killing

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · Latin America
29 October 2010
Tanzania: 2010 General Elections Roundup

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Stories from October, 2010

31 October 2010

Trinidad and Tobago, the twin island republic that seemed to be directly in Tomas‘ path on Friday, was spared its effects, but as the storm veered north, islands that had...

Georgia: Halloween protests & revelry

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

Japan: Photography Project ‘Yamanote Loop’

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Armenia: Nationalist backlash against Azerbaijan film festival

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

30 October 2010

Egypt: From Dakar … with love

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: Unauthorized Hebrew translation of a novel

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: The Story of Totalitarianism

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Palestine: Autumn in Gaza

Written by Katharine Ganly · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Jordan: Political Cartoonists Take Aim at Campaign Posters

Written by Betsy Fisher · Middle East & North Africa

Jordanian social media writers continue to focus their writing about the November 9th parliamentary elections on the election posters covering the country, and particularly the capital city, Amman.