I’m glad that American and international media have been paying close attention to reporter Roxana Saberi’s detention. NPR, in particular, has been producing a steady… Read More »Saberi and Derakshan, and support from an unlikely quarter?
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Three stories on Global Voices will help you catch up on some interesting stories around the world if you, like me, have been distracted by… Read More »Catching up on politics and social media via Global Voices
On Sunday, April 5th, the governing Communist party won over 50% of the vote in Parliamentary elections. This was decidedly a surprise, as Communists had… Read More »Unpacking “The Twitter Revolution” in Moldova
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I blogged about problems friends were having hosting Zimbabwean human rights sites on US webhosting company, Bluehost. In that post, I speculated that someone connected… Read More »Iranian blogs also at threat at Bluehost