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Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives. The South Asian Scenario

Anup Kumar Das
Bimal Kanti Sen; Jocelyne Josiah (eds.)
New Delhi: UNESCO (2008), 137 pp.
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Unholy Speech and Holy Laws: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan—Controversial Origins, Design Defects, and Free Speech Implications

Osama Siddique, Zahra Hayat
Minnesota Journal of International Law, volume 17, issue 2 (2008), pp. 303-385
"This article, inter alia, attempts to analyze and focus on the historical, formalistic, and design aspects of Pakistan’s existing blasphemy laws from a comparative perspective. It argues that, quite apart from procedural inadequacies of the Pakistani legal system and its special socio-political c ... more
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Anandam P. Kavoori, Aswin Punathambekar (eds.)
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The Vital Drop: Communication for Polio Eradication in India

Gitanjali Chaturvedi
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), xviii, 319 pp.
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In the Balance: Press Freedom in South Asia 2007-2008

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The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India

Robert Jensen
Chicago: University of Chicago; NBER; Brown University, Watson Institute for International Studies (2008), 41 pp.
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Evaluation Reports on the Projects Selected by the IPDC Bureau: Intergovernmental Council of the IPDC, Twenty-Sixth Session

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Pioneering Community Radio: Impacts of IPDC Assistance in Nepal

Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2008), 12 pp.
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Voices from the Field: Press Freedom in Nepal from CPA to the Constituent Assembly

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Covering Religion-Related News and Conflicts in the Caucasus: A Case Study of a Western “Christian Initiative” News Service

Eric Freedman, Kuang-Kuo Chang, Richard Shafer
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Freie Medien für ein liberales Afghanistan: Demokratisierung durch Journalismusförderung zwischen Theorie und Praxis

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Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words?

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Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007-2008: Reports on 31 Economies and 2 Sub-Regional Associations

Felix Librero, Patricia B. Arinto (eds.)
New Dehli: Sage India; Orbicom; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2008), xv, 373 pp.
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