Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2007 June 22

22 June 2007

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Stories from 22 June 2007

Students protest for public universities in Brazil

Written by Roberto Taddei · Latin America

Students from the most important university in Brazil, the University of São Paulo, occupied the office of the head of the institution on May 3rd to protest against new policies...

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Iran: Gonu's victims, Palestine's crisis, and a stoning suspended

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

About two weeks ago, Gonu, a tropical storm, hit Oman and the Sistan and Balouchestan province in Iran. Iranian bloggers report that victims in this impoverished province have not received...

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U.S. Concerned About Armenia’s Ties With Iran

Written by Artur Papyan · Central Asia & Caucasus, North America

“Iran is planning massive investments into the economies of Georgia and Armenia. We’re talkingof 1 billion dollars for Tbilissi and a analogous offer to Yerevan. For your consideration: the total...

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Tahitians can dance!

Written by Jennifer Brea · Oceania

See photographs of over seventy Tahitian dancers performing in costumes fashioned from pandanus leaves.

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Bahrain: Are Taxes Un-Islamic?

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Money matters feature high in the posts of Bahraini bloggers this week, writes Ayesha Saldanha. Other issues being tackled include: Are taxes un-Islamic? Is culture and art appreciated in Bahrain? And how hot does it really get in the Middle East in Summer?

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Tamil Blogosphere: Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India

Written by Mathy Kandasamy · South Asia

Back in Nov 2006, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie was in India and had showered praises on India for giving shelter to displaced people from a number of countries. She also...

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Japan: Cellphone recycling bins

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Edo from Pink Tentacle blogs about cell phone companies' plan to equip convenience stores with cellphone recycling bins, making it easier for people to recycle their unwanted handsets.

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Updates from 22 June 2007

India

Zoram.org reflects on the Kuki-Zomi conflict in Manipur, a decade after.

• Neha Viswanathan

Nepal

Feringhee wonders where the monsoon is and has photographs from Buddhist India and Kathmandu.

• Neha Viswanathan

India

Blank Noise Project has photographs from an event “Walk the Night” in Bangalore - protesting against street sexual harassment.

• Neha Viswanathan

D.R. of Congo

“A half-century of mistakes and political instability has pulled the rug out from under one of the potentially richest countries on the planet,” Du Cabiau à Kinshasa writes of D.R. Congo. Du Cabiau à Kinshasa blames 30 years of Mobutu and those who benefit from underdevelopment (Fr), namely state monopolies and the humanitarian community.

• Jennifer Brea

Togo

Reaseau sida Afrique writes about HIV-positive women who have been abandoned [Fr] by their husbands or families, and are left to raise their children on their own.

• Jennifer Brea