Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2007 December 27

27 December 2007

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Stories from 27 December 2007

Pakistan: Bhutto's Death and Impending Elections

Written by Neha Viswanathan · South Asia

Still reeling with the shock, The Emergency Times, which has kept a very close eye on the unfolding political situation in Pakistan, writes At this tragic moment in the history...

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Guatemala: The Media's Shortcomings

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Criticisms against the mainstream media in Guatemala has focused on its lack of coverage of rural areas, and its emphasis placed on countries like Venezuela. Bloggers have also noted double standards in its coverage of politicians. In addition, the use of new tools like blogs on the newspaper's site leaves a lot to be desired.

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Special Coverage: The assassination of Benazir Bhutto

Written by Georgia Popplewell · South Asia

Given the volume of commentary from bloggers throughout the world about the assassination of ex-prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, earlier today in Rawalpindi, we have set up a Special Coverage page aggregating some of the reactions from Pakistan and other parts of south Asia, as well as our own coverage here on Global Voices. Visit the special coverage page for regular updates.

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Pakistan: Reactions to Bhutto's death

Written by Neha Viswanathan · South Asia

Benazir Bhutto's death has come as a shock to many of the bloggers writing from and about Pakistan. While Bhutto's politics may be controversial, her assasinaton comes at a time...

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RIP: Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan

Written by Kamla Bhatt · South Asia

Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto (54) was assassinated in Rawalpindi earlier today at a political rally. Ironically according to media reports Rawalpindi is one of the most secure cities in Pakistan and...

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China:Seething Eve on Nankai Campus

Written by Bob Chen · East Asia

Though it is not the first time for a crash between pass-by vehicles and students riding bicycles, in the campus of Nankai University, such a significant accident is unprecedented. Hundreds of restless students, 20 police cars, and a broken, battered Buick sedan marked the seething Christmas Eve of this prominent school.

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West Africa: The four Cameroonian historical myths

Written by Oluniyi D. Ajao · Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Today, we are taking a tour of the West African blogosphere. Bloggers from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Nigeria are discussing children's books, historical myths, the military and politics.

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Arab Bloggers Alarmed by Al Farhan's Arrest

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Reactions continue to reverberate across the Arab blogosphere following the arrest of Saudi blogger Fouad Al Farhan, whose charges still remain unknown. Following is what some of region's bloggers have to say about his detention.

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Japan: Learning from the failure of Second Life

Written by Chris Salzberg · East Asia

Second Life in Japan is virtually dead. While three-dimensional environments such as "meet me" and Hatena World have seen their popularity rise, the most famous virtual environment in the world has seen its virtual space depopulate in Japan. What lessons can be learned from the burst of the Second Life bubble? One blogger offers his thoughts.

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Updates from 27 December 2007

Slovenia

Sleeping With Pengovsky writes about Slovenian foreign minister Dimitrij Rupel and the stuff he's written for Sinfo, a PR magazine issued monthly by the governmental Communications office”: “(great choice of name, BTW. Fire your chief marketing officer toot-suite!)”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

the beatroot cites an opinion poll that shows that Christmas in Poland “is a time where family and traditions take precedence over the religious nature.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Bosnia Herzegovina

In a somewhat roundabout way, Alan Jakšić of Balkan Anarchist tells of how B92 radio, site and blogs have helped him to change his mind about Slobodan Milošević.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Ukraine

Ukrainiana writes about a house being built on the mass burial site for victims of a 19th-century anthrax epidemics in Kyiv.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

James of Robert Amsterdam's blog writes about the government's ad on “a TV ad from an electronics retailer which poked fun at the existence of this mythical gift giver on the grounds that it broke a rule discrediting parents and teachers.” Lyndon of Scraps of Moscow posts his 2005 pictures of Christmas trees and other decorations in Moscow.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Barbados

Cheese-on-bread! acknowledges the passing of Barbadian visual artist and costume designer Winston Jordan.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

“While she was far from perfect, and her government was plagued by corruption, I will always remember her as she was when she first came to power in the late 1980s, as a symbol of hope and democracy”: Further Thoughts pays tribute to Benazir Bhutto.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Brazil

Leonardo Sakamoto [pt] has a reminder for this final days of 2007: slavery still happens in Brazil. He points out that: “Its economic nature differs from the slavery of classical and modern eras, from the colony and empire days. But the inhumane treatment of restricting freedom and the process of “thingification” of human beings are similar features to the previous times”.

• Paula Góes