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(Hat tip to Will Shetterly.)

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Al Jazeera English - News - Myanmar Charges Protesters
Myanmar’s government has filed sedition charges against 10 pro-democracy activists detained during massive protests against the country’s military rulers last year.

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David Zarembka critiques a few news reports on the situation in his Report 17 - Hoodwinked: International Coverage of the Crisis in Kenya
If this story had been true, it would have been one of the biggest massacres in the current violence in Kenya. Even though the story was fabricated, it was passed on by at [...]

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Carol, blogging at among Friends has a number of posts about the situation in Kenya, including a message from Friends United Meeting staff yesterday:
The country Kenya is now in chaos now and many people are dying and properties destroyed as a reaction to the announcement of the results. We are appealing for prayers that calmness [...]

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There’s been a dirty election in Kenya (Death toll mounts over Kenyan president’s re-election), and guess who the US government is supporting?
But the US, which cooperates closely with the Kibaki government on anti-terrorism matters, congratulated the president on his re-election and said it supported the electoral commission’s decision. Robert McInturff, a state department spokesman, said: [...]

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A really cool project in the UK: The Woodland Trust | Ancient Tree Hunt
Help us to find and map all the old, fat trees across the UK.

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The GayCityNews has information on how to register a comment on proposed regulations concerning the entry of people who are HIV-positive into the United States (comments close December 6):
Individuals who wish to protest the harsh new DHS regs on HIV-positive travel may submit comments online . . . - but to do so you must [...]

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Al Jazeera reports Indonesia presses for Myanmar talks:
Indonesia’s president is calling on Myanmar’s ruling military to speed up the process of democratisation and hold talks with Aung San Suu Kyi.
Al Jazeera also have a report that Aung San Suu Kyi has met with members of the political party she leads.

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Article with photos: Al Jazeera English - News - Gambari Meets Aung San Suu Kyi
The United Nations special envoy has met Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s detained opposition leader, in the city of Yangon, a government official has said.

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The Guardian reports ‘Desperate’ Musharraf declares martial law
Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule last night, plunging the nuclear power into crisis and triggering condemnation from leaders around the world.

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