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News On Social Media: From Otis Byrd To Malaysia Sedition Charges

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Hundreds of people  attended the burial of an Afghan woman on Sunday. She was beaten to death and set on fire by a mob for allegedly burning a copy of the Qur'an.  (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)
Hundreds of people attended the burial of an Afghan woman on Sunday. She was beaten to death and set on fire by a mob for allegedly burning a copy of the Qur'an. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)

In our weekly installment, we take a look at how the news is filtering through social media.

P. Kim Bui, West Coast producer for reported.ly, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss three major news stories: the mysterious death of Otis Byrd, who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi, the arrests of opposition figures in Malaysia and the funeral of a woman who was beaten to death for allegedly burning the Qur'an in Afghanistan.

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This segment aired on March 23, 2015.

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