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11 August 2007

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Stories from 11 August 2007

HiperBarrio: Local Stories, Global Audience

As promised, this is the second installment of a two-part podcast about Medellín, Colombia and how the HiperBarrio project is taking advantage of the city's new network of library parks to teach the skills of citizen media to young people from the working class northern hills.

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Korea: Media Entertainment, Lies, Fans, and Tragedy

Written by Hyejin Kim · East Asia

Korean bloggers have been debating the use and absue of the media the latest, particulary in relation to the cases of a few celebrities. A Korean comedian who had been...

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Myanmar: Bloggers Remember 8888

Written by Preetam Rai · East Asia

August 8th, 1988 or 8888 was the date when students and ordinary citizen took to the streets in Myanmar to demand greater democracy. The protests led to the fall of the reigning dictatorial regime of General Ne Win but also brought the military junta to power. The military violently crushed the demonstrations. Myanmar bloggers remember 8888 and pay tribute to the protesters who lost their lives.

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Taiwan: What's Next After Wikimania 2007?

Written by Leonard Chien · East Asia

Wikimania 2007 at Taipei ended on August 5th. To members promoting Mediawiki in Taiwan, this international conference is a wonderful opportunity for exchanging ideas. Among organizers and contributors, we can find five IT-related research institutes in Taiwan...

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Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome

Written by Salam Adil · Middle East & North Africa

Humiliation at the hands of the Jordanian border police; belief restored in Iraq; a report from the Iraqi city of Arbil and a life in the week of one Iraqi blogger are some of the essential tales I bring you today. Also find out what is really happening in the world of Iraqi politics.

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Updates from 11 August 2007

Senegal

Blog politique au Senegal shares a story of a woman who died in childbirth, a fate shared by far too many women in Senegal: “The small crowd listened to the midwife explain she did all that she could, that it was the will of God; but at the hospital she would have been well taken care of…I stayed inside [the health center] for a good while, choked up with anger.”

• Jennifer Brea

Sudan

In Sudan, the possession of a condom can be considered a sign of planning to have extramarital sex. But as Zizou from Djerba writes, he's seeing condoms on sale in pharmacies, grocery stores, and hair salons. “I'm really impressed by these government officials who [by promoting condom use] take risks out of a sense of duty.”

• Jennifer Brea

Japan

Mari Kanazawa listed out various urban legends that spread through Japanese society.

• Oiwan Lam

Japan

Edo introduces a giant mechanical O-nyudo doll in Pink Tentacle. O-nyudo is a Japanese legendary monster that can cause people to fall ill simply by looking at them.

• Oiwan Lam

Uruguay

From Uruguay takes a look at Hugo Chavez' recent visit to Uruguay and writes, “in my opinion the entrance of Venezuela benefits Uruguay for sure in the short term. It provides a new actor in the Mercosur scene that will shake the Brazilian-Argentinean hegemony of power in the block, giving the smaller members a greater chance to be heard on their claims, plus it's always good to have a friend with plenty of spare oil.”

• Eduardo Avila