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Stories from July, 2005

30 July 2005

News from Chinese Blogosphere

After Tencent required its QQ Group users to register their real name, poll shows that near half of people would abandon the use of this popular IM software. Also 65%...

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29 July 2005

Mexican President, Vicente Fox Interviewed by Blogger?

Written by David Sasaki · Latin America

Last night I came across a post on Bloggings by Boz which linked to a post in Spanish by Goleech mentioning that Mexican president, Vicente Fox, in what must have...

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BBC statement on Afghan blogger threats

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Eastern & Central Europe

The Committee to Protect Bloggers recently received the following statement from the BBC in response to complaints by Afghan Blogger Sohrab Kabuli that somebody has been using a BBC computer...

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Inside the Japanese Blogosphere - The Anti-Korea Wave

Written by Nevin Thompson · China, Japan

The ever-useful “Ninki Blog Ranking” lists the most-viewed Japanese blogs in a number of different categories. There are blogs for mothers who wish to help their children study more effectively,...

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28 July 2005

Latin America Responds to TeleSur's Launch

Written by David Sasaki · North America, Latin America

This past Sunday a small group of 25 journalists in Caracas, Venezuela began pilot-broadcasting a new Pan-American satellite news network called TeleSur which, by September, hopes to be reaching audiences...

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Flickr Pick from Guatemala

Written by David Sasaki · Latin America

“Antigua, Guatemala” by KDUNK

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Report from the Jordan Blogger Gathering

Written by Ethan Zuckerman · Middle East & North Africa

Tonight's Jordan Blogger Gathering You never know who'll show up for a bloggers' gathering. The Jordan blogger meetup - a joint Jordan Planet/Global Voices effort - turned up not only...

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India: Violence in Gurgaon

Written by Neha Viswanathan · South Asia

Bloggers speak up on violence in Gurgaon, brought on by clashes between the Police and workers of an Industrial Unit.

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Flickr Pick from Japan

Written by Paul Frankenstein · East Asia

“Kimono” by Scott Parish Photographers! We monitor a large number of Flickr feeds every day, looking for photographs that would make good Flickr Picks for Global Voices. If you have...

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MUMBAI FLOOD

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Dhaka experienced heavy rains (156mm within 24 hours) early this month. The excess downpours inundated nearly a quarter of the cosmopolitan disrupting lives of its 10 million citizens. Streets and...

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