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Malawi: Should there be a Sex Workers Bill

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 20/11/2009

Marshal discusses Sex Workers Bill in Malawi: “Recent media reports pointing that the government intends to come up with a Sex Workers Bill with an aim of protecting sex workers in the country, shocked quite a few of us.”

English Gender Law Malawi Politics Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa

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Kenya: Inventor of the World Wide Web lands in Kenya

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 20/11/2009

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is in Kenya: “Credited with inventing the World Wide Web(WWW), Sir Tim Berners- Lee is in town and was today at the Strathmore University for an Interactive IT education session for IT professionals, students and innovators.”

English Internet & Telecoms Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Technology

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Morocco: Reverse Expulsion of Sahrawi Activist

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 19/11/2009

(New York) - Morocco must reverse its expulsion of Sahrawi rights activist Aminatou Haidar and allow her to enter her country of nationality, Human Rights Watch said today. Spain must intercede with Morocco to ensure her return, Human Rights Watch added. read more

Press release Free Expression Human Rights Defenders ICCPR Middle East/N. Africa Morocco/Western Sahara

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Africa: Google sponsors Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 18/11/2009

Google is pushing for more content on Kiswahili Wikipedia through Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge: We invite you to take part in this challenge to create Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili. We hope to make the online experience richer and more relevant for 100 million African users who speak Kiswahili.

English Kenya Language Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa Tanzania Technology

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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.

Diaspora English Freedom of Speech Governance Human Rights International Relations Law Middle East & North Africa Refugees Spanish War & Conflict Weblog Western Sahara

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