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Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar Deported

Posted by Jillian C. York on 18/11/2009

Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara (from Morocco). On Friday, November 13 when, upon returning to Laayoune (a city in the Western Sahara region), she was arrested and subsequently deported. Jillian C. York rounds up the reactions of bloggers.

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U.S., Europe: Immigrant Writing; Diaspora Mentality

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 16/11/2009

Maud Newton writes about a newly-published anthology of immigrant writing, “Becoming Americans.” Sublime Oblivion examines the views of “Russian political analyst & nationalist Konstantin Krylov” on “international diasporas” and “the diaspora mentality. ...

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Haiti: Pierre-Louis Ousted

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 11/11/2009

“Haiti's Senate dismissed Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009″: HaitiAnalysis.com reports that some senators believe “the vote was ‘illegal' and plagued by procedural irregularities.”

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Sri Lanka: Support The IDPs

Posted by Rezwan on 10/11/2009

V.V. at Sepia Mutiny writes about an initiative of a Sri Lankan diaspora group in the USA who are organizing a fund raising event. The fund will support two charities which are working in the Sri Lankan IDP camps, where approximately 200,000 people are detained.

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Cuba: Facebook Support for Yoani

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 08/11/2009

Along the Malecon reports that supporters of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez are “hoping to start a trend” by “using the blogger's photo as their profile picture on Facebook in a show of solidarity.”

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