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Eastern Europe: Supporters of Georgia's opposition rally en masse against presidential elections they say were rigged.

Africa: Human Rights Watch says Kenyan police used lethal force to stop protests in the wake of disputed elections. (Here's some background from South Africa's Mail & Guardian.) Also, Why Democracy guest blogger Kenyan Pundit (whose site has provided numerous first-person accounts from various Kenyans) points out the Ushahidi.com site, where Kenyans can report and map incidents and violence.

Asia: Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina charged with extortion.

Further Reading: Tariq Ali on the Bhutto family in the London Review of Books, with an addendum written after Benazir's assassination. Steven Pinker in the New York Times Magazine on ethics and Clive Thompson on touchscreen voting machines.