Comments on: Mozambique: Riot organized via SMS is covered by bloggers

By: Global Voices Online » Mozambique: House of the Flying Azagaias

Global Voices Online » Mozambique: House of the Flying Azagaias — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:17:32 +0000

[...] (including 68 shot by the police), and at least five people died from their injuries. (For more see this Global Voices post [...]

By: Blogging in Mozambique « Majorman’s Musings

Blogging in Mozambique « Majorman’s Musings — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:28:55 +0000

[...] especially to me as a Social Media student is a blog posting where citizen journalists cover a riot–organized by SMS text messages–in [...]

By: Hungerrevolten weltweit: Januar bis März 2008 « global revolt

Hungerrevolten weltweit: Januar bis März 2008 « global revolt — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:14:27 +0000

[...] Maputo/Mozambique – 4.-11. Februar – [1][2][3][4] [...]

By: O que é uma notícia? « lusosfera

O que é uma notícia? « lusosfera — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:40:44 +0000

[...] um assunto que divulguei através da excelente cobertura do Professor Carlos Serra pelo menos aqui, aqui [com tradução para português], aqui, aqui e aqui. Eu recomendei o texto de hoje nesse curtinha, [...]

By: The protests in Mozambique are disturbing « shakara

The protests in Mozambique are disturbing « shakara — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:55:32 +0000

[...] protests in Mozambique are disturbing February 16, 2008 And so is the GlobalVoices coverage (though I understand Global Voices just reports and in this case, reports from one [...]

By: SMS e mobilização social « lingalinga

SMS e mobilização social « lingalinga — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:32:34 +0000

[...] Mozambique: Riot organized via SMS is covered by bloggers [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Mozambique: Some more protests against the cost of living

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:05:57 +0000

[...] Serra [pt] reports that there has been some more protests against the cost of living in Mozambique, this time in Chokué, Bobole e Marracuene, areas nearby Maputo. “In Chokué [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Mozambique: Some more protests against the cost of living

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:05:57 +0000

[...] Serra [pt] reports that there has been some more protests against the cost of living in Mozambique, this time in Chokué, Bobole e Marracuene, areas nearby Maputo. “In Chokué [...]

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:50:16 +0000

To me there are more new questions than answers. I was trapped inside my office for 7 hours before we could be evacuated. From our windows, some broken from rocks, we saw terrible things and the situatiuon was clearly totally out of control. The first questions that come to mind are 1) What happened to the Mozambican Military during this chaos? They were nowhere to be seen. A systematic deployment of military personal at strategic points would have stabilised the situation in minimal time. 2) What happened to the media? There was no or virtually no coverage on the worlds major news networks including the SABC from South Africa until the riots were quelled. I understand from informed sources that the Mozambican media was muffled and instructed not to go and film in certain areas worst hit but surley the independant world media should have covered it and got the news out

By: Global Voices Online ” Mozambique: Riot organized via SMS is covered by bloggers « kurznachricht - sms politics

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:06:07 +0000

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By: Global Voices Online » Mozambique: The right to protest

Global Voices Online » Mozambique: The right to protest — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:18:04 +0000

[...] [pt] on the protests against transport fares rise last Monday in Maputo, Mozambique: “People has exercised and will continue to exercise their right to [...]

By: Mwangi - the Displaced African

Mwangi - the Displaced African — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:21:20 +0000

Hey Paula,
I do not doubt the conditions and the circumstances of the people who are protesting. Almost all of them are poor and a large proportion of them have no resources and are fighting against a well funded government machinery.

That doesn’t change the fact that during this election season SMS has been used as a tool of spreading hate towards other tribes and organizing violent actions through out the country. Fortunately it has also been used as a tool, as you said, to organize protest and strengthen community support and solidarity.

By: Paula Góes

Paula Góes — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:51:49 +0000

Mwangi (the Displaced African):

I don’t think in this case sms “has become such a tool for spreading hatred and violence”. People wanted to protest and were in their right to do so and found a tool to mobilise it other, not to get any ‘chapa’ on that day, to stop the traffic. The police were ARMED and the reports are that 92 people were shot by guns and were in hospital. I mean, who started the violence?

By: Desde Maputo, Mozambique « ¿dóndevamossindepilar?

Desde Maputo, Mozambique « ¿dóndevamossindepilar? — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:27:42 +0000

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By: Global Voices Online » Mozambique: Don’t we have anything?

Global Voices Online » Mozambique: Don’t we have anything? — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:41:30 +0000

[...] [pt] heard this phrase from a lady from Inhagóia and wrote an interesting analyses following up the incidents in Maputo, Mozambique, last Monday. “The popular revolt was not ultimately against the bread and transport prices, [...]