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Global Voices: Daily Digest—September 28, 2011

Global Voices: Daily Digest—September 28, 2011

Zambia: Netizens Start Countdown to 90 Day Change Promise
Zambia's new President, Michael Sata, has in the last three elections he has participated in promised to transform the nation in 90 days including putting more money into people's pockets. Now that he has finally been elected head of state, expectant netizens have started the countdown. read>>

Kuwait: After Three Months in Prison, Court Releases Twitter User
Three months ago, with sectarianism reaching its climax in the public sphere after the Bahraini protests, a Kuwaiti Twitter user named Nasser Abul (@NasserAbuL) was arrested for insulting the Bahraini and Saudi regimes. read>>

Philippines: Creative Protests During Campus Strikes
Last week's nationwide campus strikes against education budget cuts saw the lively and creative integration of online tools to mobilize thousands to fight for the right to education. From September 19-23, 2011, thousands of youths joined massive street protests supported by their teachers and public school administrators. read>>

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East Timor: Tasi Mane Petroleum Infrastructure Project
A local Non-Government Organization, La'o Hamutuk, has set-up a special website page to gather information, monitor project updates, and document the resistance of a community to East Timor's Tasi Mane Petroleum Infrastructure Project. read>>

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