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Global Voices Most Read Posts in 2011

Global Voices is no longer as lonely a media voice when it comes to reporting tweets and blog posts. Still, where mainstream media interest wanes, we're the ones who continue documenting local citizen media. Discover our top 20 list of most read posts for 2011.

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China, Macedonia: Chinese Netizens Outraged by School Bus Donation

The news of a Chinese government donation of 23 school buses to the Republic of Macedonia on 25 November, has outraged Chinese netizens, who are mourning for the death of 19 preschool kids in a car accident in Gansu province on 16 November.

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Macedonia: Mobilizing Against Veles Lead Smelting Factory 9 November 2011
Macedonia: Protests Against Police Brutality Continue 30 September 2011
Macedonia: Celebrating Basketball Win Over Lithuania 15 September 2011
Macedonia: No Jail Time for Participants in Inter-Ethnic Violence 7 September 2011
Macedonia: Authorities Keep Ignoring Protesters' Demands 2 September 2011

Latest stories about Macedonia

12 February 2012

Macedonia: British MEP Tweets His Emergency Landing at Skopje Airport

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Travel, International Relations

A drama in the air over the Skopje airport received an immediate reflection via Twitter, after a successful emergency landing. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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9 February 2012

Macedonia: Problems With Transparent Online Reporting of Air Pollution in Skopje

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Environment, Governance

The city-owned "Skopje Breathing" online system, which informed residents of air pollution levels, stopped functioning in early January 2011. Filip Stojanovski translates a local NGO's explanation of why this important tool is unlikely to be fixed.

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21 January 2012

Macedonia: Policeman Who Beat Young Man to Death Gets 14 Years

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Human Rights, Law

On January 16, Igor Spasov, the police officer suspected of beating a young man to death during the celebration of election victory in June 2011, received a sentence of 14 years in prison. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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29 December 2011

Macedonia: Twitter Hashtag for Prime Minister - #Ж

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Humor, Politics

The Macedonian Twitter community is using the hashtag #Ж (uppercase of the Cyrillic letter romanized as Zh or Ž) as the shortcut symbol referring to the Macedonian PM. Filip Stojanovski explains why.

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6 December 2011

Macedonia: Is Skopje Really the Most Polluted City in the World?

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Disaster, Environment

Unlike the authorities, social media users are reacting to the empirical information about high levels of pollution in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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Macedonia: Satirical Blog Blames Name Dispute for Greek Bankruptcy

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Freedom of Speech, Humor

A renowned Macedonian blogger published a satirical article which, in a way, sums up many of the local jokes about the Greek financial problems and the political situation in Macedonia. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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Updates about Macedonia

10 February 2012

English

GV Author Filip Stojanovski posts pictures of Skopje's snowy and icy streets and reports on his blog: “[…] the pavements and the side streets in the municipality of Centar remain icy. Some are covered by layers of ice or re-frozen slush, by old frozen snow, or an unevenly hardened mash of snow and 'salt.' Fokus daily claimed that the authorities avoid declaring nationwide state of emergency in order to ‘prove' that they were prepared for the snow.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

9 February 2012

English

While the authorities in Macedonia remain silent on the country's stance on the ACTA, bloggers, such as Airborne, emphasize the need to gain more knowledge [mk], as the traditional media mostly ignore the issue: “Maybe, one of these days, we'll just simply wake up in the ACTA-ruled world.” The new media attempting to fill this gap in local languages include Metamorphosis and IT.com.mk. Endek blog advocates [mk] standing up for Internet freedom by joining international protest movements.

• Filip Stojanovski

30 January 2012

English

Human rights activist, journalist and artist Xhabir M. Deralla candidly expressed his view on the role of the civic sector in contemporary Macedonia: “The choir of indolent subjects stands mute. As media get quieter, the stench of the decay prevails. The civil society forgets that media are civil society, too. Civil society seems to forget that they themselves are civil society… I see high walls being elevated between people. I look at my county and wonder. When did it become so difficult to see the obvious? When did ability to speak become a handicap?”

• Filip Stojanovski

25 January 2012

English

Jasna Koteska published an analysis of the implications of Skopje 2014 project in the light of the concepts developed by foremost contemporary philosophers and other thinkers. Informative and readable, full of juicy details on the use of history to create a new nationalist ideology.

• Filip Stojanovski

18 January 2012

English

Macedonian blogs and independent sites IT.com.mk, Fail.mk, and Radio MOF [all mk] attempt to debunk the misinformation copy-pasted by a number of local commercial media (employing professional journalists) that Facebook, Google, Yahoo and other sites will join SOPA blackout, probably based on incompetent translation of a CBS article stating the opposite. The hoax caused mild panic and a huge number of link shares among Macedonian Facebook users.

• Filip Stojanovski

11 January 2012

1 January 2012

Macedonian

Vasil Buraliev blogged [mk] about the much-praised concert of the Macedonian rock band Nokaut (Knockout), sharing the good impression of the media reviews about the band (linked to through the post), but also adding candid details about some of their guests on stage.

• Filip Stojanovski

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