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Thursday, 24 July 2014

Hard Labor for Reporting On Myanmar Chemical Weapons

4 Burmese journalists and the CEO of the Unity Journal were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for violating a colonial era secrecy law, by revealing a hidden chemical weapons factory in central Myanmar.

Indonesia's Third President to Be Elected by a Direct Vote

Indonesia's election officials have declared Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, a popular politician from the city of Solo, the winner in presidential elections, after completing the vote count late Tuesday.

GV Author Alexander Sodiqov Released by Tajikistan Authorities

Alex was finally reunited with his wife and daughter on July 22, after being detained for 5 weeks by Tajik authorities. He is “not yet free to leave the country, pending investigation”. 

Global Voices Seeks Passionate Leader to Shape Our Portuguese-Language Coverage

Global Voices is looking for a bilingual online news leader to run our coverage from Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome & Principe and Timor-Leste.
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