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July 11, 2012

In the Face of Censorship, #SudanRevolts Goes Social

by Eszter Farkas, European Media Centre, The Netherlands - Serious North Africa news junkies are likely aware of growing demands for regime change in Sudan. Protests have spread outward from the capital Khartoum over the past few weeks. Hundreds of protesters have been arrested, detained and beaten.

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Young Men Break with Machista Stereotypes in Ecuador

by Leisa Sánchez, IPS News, Italy - At the age of 20, Damián Valencia speaks knowledgeably about every aspect of gender equality. He is a...

Kyrgyzstan: Bride Kidnapping Not Just a Rural Phenomenon

by Asel Kalybekova, EurasiaNet, US - Seven years ago Aijan was walking home from her waitressing job in central Bishkek with two girlfriends. They did...

Fight back, Pakistanis!

by Shazia Mirza, The Dawn, Pakistan - I will be thinking of all the women who have been denied the basic right to express any...

It Ain’t Easy Being a Bilingual Girl

by Kaori Shoji, Japan Times, Japan - This bilingual thing … they say that it’s a both curse and a blessing. Watakushigotode kyōshukudesuga (私事で恐縮ですが, A...

Leaked Development Plan Raises Land Grab Fears in Mozambique

by Janet Gunter, Global Voices, Netherlands - Against a backdrop of growing concern about ‘land grabs‘ in Africa and the conversion of smallholder agriculture to...