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May, 2012

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Afghanistan: Will Kabul Follow in Washington's Federal Footsteps?

At a meeting earlier this year, prominent Afghan opposition leaders called for restructuring the country's political system along federal lines. Now Facebook users in the country discuss the pros and cons of a federal system for Afghanistan.

31 May 2012
Pakistan: The Hazara Killings – Why Is The World Silent?

Written by Omid Bidar · South Asia
31 May 2012
Afghanistan: Will Kabul Follow in Washington's Federal Footsteps?

Written by Vulanga Akhmedova · Central Asia & Caucasus
30 May 2012
Brazil: Questions Surrounding Rio's ‘Pacifying Police’ Units

Written by Thiana Biondo · Latin America

Stories from May, 2012

31 May 2012

On the heels of United States President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage, Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and Director of the country's Centro Nacional de...

Russia: #OccupySeliger?

Written by Kevin Rothrock · Eastern & Central Europe

Earlier this week, blogger and photographer Dmitri Ternovsky starred in the latest Nashi controversy, announcing on that he has agreed to lead the "Politics and Civic Society" section of pro-Kremlin...

Uzbekistan: Facebook Clone is Launched

Written by Alexander Sodiqov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

North Korean Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur Dishing up Dollars?

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

Trinidad & Tobago: What Have We Accomplished?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

South Sudan: Blogging the Newest Country in the World

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

South Sudan declared its independence on 9 July 2011 to become the world's newest country. We have compiled a list of blogs with regular reports, analyses, updates, and opinions relating...

Syria: Curating @TweetWeekSyria

Written by Leila Nachawati Rego · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Brazil: More TV Humiliation of Young Man

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Quick Reads · Latin America

Portugal: Police Evicts Squatted Building in Lisbon

Written by Sara Moreira · Quick Reads · Western Europe

China: Weibo Censorship Pattern

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Lesotho: Lesotho vs Corruption

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa: Young Farmers Idea Contest

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Bangladesh: Questions Over Indian ‘Tourism City’ Investment Proposal

Written by Kowshik Ahmed · South Asia

The story of a 10 Billion Taka (US$120 million) investment in Bangladesh has made it into the country's headlines, following a visit by Subrata Roy Sahara, chairman of Sahara India...

El Salvador: Documentary Planned on Women of the Civil War

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

A crowdfunded campaign aims to record the stories of the women who took part of the Salvadorean Civil War (1980–1992), who are now leading their communities for peace, equality and...