Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 April 21

21 April 2008

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Stories from 21 April 2008

Uzbekistan, Ukraine: Tashkent Blacksmith and His Children

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe, Central Asia & Caucasus

A monument to an Uzbek family that adopted 15 children during WWII has recently been dismantled in Tashkent. Below is a Ukrainian blogger's moving story of how her father helped one of these adopted children find his biological family.

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Lebanon: Valet Parking

Written by Moussa Bashir · Middle East & North Africa

Valet parking provides a luxury service and VIP treatment for customers. This is not so in Lebanon any more, where the practice has become so widespread that it is found even at fast food outlets and career fairs attended by young unemployed people, who are looking for jobs. Moussa Bashir looks into what bloggers are saying about the phenomena.

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Egypt: Disappearing People

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Michaelitoo compiles a post about Egyptians who have gone missing, for their religious and political beliefs, in this article Tarek Amr translates from Arabic.

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Paraguay: Ex-Bishop Becomes Next President

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

Paraguay went to the polls to elect its next president on April 20th. Gathering nearly 41% of the vote was the former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo. His victory ends a 61 year run by the Colorado party and the exit of outgoing president Nicanor Duarte, who will leave on August 15.

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Kyrgyzstan: Time to Solve Problems

Written by Elena Skochilo · Central Asia & Caucasus

The first week of April started with the ambiguous opinions of Kyrgyz bloggers about the Marie Claire magazine article by American journalist Erin Finnerty with photography by Rena Effendi and...

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Olympic torch relay in Southeast Asia

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

The Olympic Torch has landed in the Southeast Asian region. Bloggers describe how ordinary people, protesters, police forces, sports enthusiasts and politicians are reacting to the arrival of the Olympic Torch in the region.

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Updates from 21 April 2008

Egypt

From Egypt, Hossam El Hamalawy announced the release of blogger Mohammed Al Sharqawi - but is concerned about the welfare of other detainees who have gone ‘missing.' Sharqawi was arrested during the April 6 strike, which was a protest against inflation and which called for better wages for workers.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Armenia

Unzipped comments on the formation of a new government by recently elected president, Serge Sargsyan. After what was seen as a handover of power from his predecessor, the blog says that nothing much has changed and foresees a power struggle brewing between forces supporting the previous president and his successor.

• Onnik Krikorian

Zimbabwe

Township Vibes wonders who would want to become the president of Zimbabwe: “Today the Zimbabwean dollar is trading at $200 million to £1. Yes that's true, 200 million dollars for one British pound. Not at all surprising to most Zimbabweans. The Zimbabwean dollar as well as the whole economy has been on free fall, collapsing like a sand castle. So who would want to be the captain of this sinking titanic?”

• Ndesanjo Macha