Global Voices - Daily Digest--June 4-5, 2011

Global Voices - Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 2011

Featured Blogger: Sabrina Sultana - Blogging With Her Heart
Sabrina Sultana blogs from Bangladesh and she is one of the millions of bloggers in this world who express themselves using internet. But Sabrina is not like others; she blogs with her heart. read>>

Tunisia: Official Arrested for Criticizing Interior Ministry
Samir Feriani, a senior official in the Interior Ministry, was forcibly arrested by the police and taken into a military barracks in Tunisia on May 29. Days earlier, he had published in "Al-Khabeer" magazine two letters addressed to the Tunisian people, in which he criticized the recruitment policy of the ministry. read>>

Tanzania: Opposition MP Tweets His Arrest
Zitto Kabwe, a Tanzanian Member of Parliament from the opposition party Chadema, was arrested on June 4 in Central Tanzania soon after holding a public rally. As he was taken into police custody, the MP used his mobile phone to tweet the arrest to his 1,640 followers who retweeted, sympathised and tweeted back messages of encouragement. read>>

Macedonia: Online Guide to Parliamentary Elections 2011
Early parliamentary elections are taking place in the Republic of Macedonia right now, and Filip Stojanovski reviews election-related resources available to Macedonian voters online. read>>

More posts on Global Voices today...
World: Blatter's Back But FIFA's Future is Shaky
Peru: 2011 Elections: Reactions to Presidential Debate
Philippines: Netizens follow Telecom merger deal issue
Kuwait: Egyptian Student Dismissed for Asking about the Revolution
Slovakia: The People vs. the Census
Georgia: Sharon Stone seducing the nation

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