Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2007 June 01

1 June 2007

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Stories from 1 June 2007

China: Liveblogging from ground zero

Seeing all the media censorship regarding the controversy over a toxic and risky chemical plant in the works, Bullog bloggers didn't just write about it every day. They went down to the resulting protest and live-blogged it.

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Chile: Issues of Broadband Access and Net Neutrality

Written by Rosario Lizana · Latin America

The issues regarding who controls broadband access and net neutrality in Chile was brought to the forefront, when Pepe Huerta, an assistant to a Chilean deputy, posted about a private meeting in which many of the telecommunication officials, governmental officials, and legislators were present. Huerta is working on a law proposal that would for example, limit which connections are able to be called "broadband".

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Uganda: political heroes and the challenges of development work

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

“What benchmark do Ugandans use to determine their heroes?” Dennis Matanda has long been the devil's advocate of the Ugandan blogosphere, calling for a return to colonialism and raising the...

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Malawian bloggers mourn First Lady

Written by Victor Kaonga · Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawian bloggers join the rest of the nation in sending sincere condolences to the State President on the loss of First Lady Madamme Ethel Mutharika, who passed away Monday 28...

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AIDS in Japan: Blame it on gays?

Written by Hanako Tokita · East Asia

Since the first case of AIDS in Japan was officially reported in March, 1985, official figures have indicated that the number of cases of HIV/AIDS among Japanese has been steadily...

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Madagascar, France: Expulsion of French Citizens Raises Concerns about Government's Authoritarianism

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Madagascar, France

Two French citizens, Christian Chadefaux and Father Urfer, who both lived for decades in Madagascar, were declared persona non grata by the Malagasy government last month. These decisions came a...

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Updates from 1 June 2007