Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2006 May 09

9 May 2006

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Stories from 9 May 2006

Extensive Flooding in Suriname

Written by Angelo Embuldeniya · Caribbean

HEAVY FLOODING has affected more than 157 villages in Suriname over the past 48 hours and 15,000 people have been displaced already. “Operation Falawatra” (Operation “Low Tide”), the government's aid...

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We Media 2006: In London and Reflecting

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Western Europe

The WeMedia Conference in London on the 3rd and 4th of May 2006, saw quite a few authors from Global Voices making sure they were heard. Authors from GVO included...

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Russia, Ukraine: Victory Day

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

A WWII veteran in Kyiv, Ukraine - by Veronica Khokhlova On May 9, former Soviet states marked the 61st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII. Veterans and...

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Bloggers Bomb for Blogger

Written by Rachel Rawlins · Middle East & North Africa

Not the life-threatening variety of course. I'm talking about a campaign to bring attention to the situation of detained Egyptian blogger Alaa Ahmed Seif al-Islam, as well as the more...

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Jahanbegloo, a Scholar in Jail & Islamic Dress

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Several bloggers talked about why and how Dr.Ramin Jahanbegloo, a Canadian- Iranian scholar & journalist, was arrested. Some bloggers have started different activities to help him out or at least,...

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Access to MSN Spaces in China

Written by Frank Dai · East Asia

Many people have said that their MSN Space blog is inaccessible or experiences diffculties in connection, including Nina Wu, sister of detained blogger and Global Voices colleague Hao Wu, with...

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Updates from 9 May 2006