Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2007 September 09

9 September 2007

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Stories from 9 September 2007

D.R of Congo: War affecting Gorilla protection efforts

Written by Juliana Rotich · D.R. of Congo

There is a very fluid situation unfolding at the Virunga national park in Congo. The Congo war is spreading into the protected Gorilla sector in the Virunga mountains, which is...

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Palestine: Protesting Violence and the Art of Resistance

Written by Shaden Abdulrahman · Middle East & North Africa

Protest against Hamas is mounting in Gaza, as Palestinian bloggers and their supporters continue to look for their voices online, writes Shaden Abdulrahman in this round up of Palestinian blogs this week. Also read about how voices are silenced, how children are left to fend for themselves living off trash and how an Arab-American family was treated in Israel.

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Bahrain: Getting It Out of Your System…

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

We have a world of contrasts in Bahrain this week. The summer vacation is over, which makes some bloggers happy, and others miserable. Religious scholars – respect or despise them? One blogger compares blogs in the USA and in the Arab world. And our star post this week is a description of how to detox, Bahrain-style…

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Russia: Violence in Ingushetia

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

Attacks on civilians in Ingushetia have increased in the past few months. The most recent victims of violence include the family of an ethnic Russian teacher from the town of Karabulak, two ethnic Koreans in Stanitsa Ordzhonikidzevskaya, and a 66-year-old ethnic Russian doctor at a blood transfusion center in Nazran. Attacks on law enforcement officials are also reported to be on the rise. To help local security forces manage the situation, some 2,500 interior ministry troops were sent to Ingushetia earlier this month. Russian bloggers discuss the situation.

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Jordan: Nine Crimes & Other September Stories

Written by Naseem Tarawnah · Middle East & North Africa

One story dominated Jordan's blogosphere lately. Naseem Tarawnah writes about how bloggers rallied behind "9 Miserable Days", a post by Jordanian blogger Who Sane, where he told an unfortunate personal story involving the mysterious disappearance of his father, leading his family to expect the worse.

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Brazil: Light on the dark dictatorship days

Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

Several South American countries were ruled by military dictatorships in the 20th century, such as Paraguay (1954-1989), Uruguay (1973-1985), Chile (1973-1990) and Argentina (1966-1973 and 1976-83), but unlike the others,...

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Updates from 9 September 2007

Iran

Dastanma says that according to several news sites,Iranian police arrest dogs in Tehran and they are kept in very bad conditions.Pet owners are shocked!

• Fred Petrossian

Japan

W. David Marx at Néojaponisme interviews Professor of Sociology Dr. Patricia Steinhoff about her research on the history and social organization of post-war Japanese Marxist radicals. In this first part of a five-part series, Dr. Steinhoff describes the formation of the student movement in Japan, its re-organization into the “Red Armies,” and the social impact of the New Left on today's Japanese society.

• Chris Salzberg

Guatemala

Desde Guate [ES] lists and compares the different media sites for their coverage of the elections of Guatemala. The site also discusses the various Google search results for Guatemala and elections.

• Eduardo Avila

Iran

Mohmmad Ali Abtahi,former vice president, says recent political experiences of Pakistan and Turkey are beneficial for the officials who are worried about practicing freedom in Iran.Closing political atmosphere, taking aggressive approach against students, workers, women, internet, youth and political activists is dangerous for the security of the country.

• Fred Petrossian

Iran

Abedto admires[Fa] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's courage and says before his presidency,USA had upper hand in dealing with Iran.Now USA asks Iran to take part in negotiations [in Iraq].

• Fred Petrossian

South Africa

Arthur posts statistics for the South African blogosphere: “Incidentally, a quick nod to Vincent Maher for the best guesstimate around on the size of the South African blogosphere. He recently put it at about 20 000 blogs.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Japan

Blogger Kikko writes about the case of an off-duty officer in Yokohama [Ja] who was arrested after hitting a high-school student supposedly because the boy had been brandishing a lighter in the shape of a gun. Kikko explains that the media have twisted the story: the boy and some friends were joking with the lighter and asked to stop by train station staff, which they did. The officer saw the boy laughing after the incident and thought: “He's laughing so he hasn't reflected on what he's done,” and then hit him. The 2000 emails and letters who have poured in supporting the officer Kikko describes as foolish and embarassing.

• Chris Salzberg