Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 September 01

1 September 2008

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Stories from 1 September 2008

Arabeyes: Ramadan TV - for and against

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

The month of Ramadan has just started, and many across the Arab world have been looking forward to the special Ramadan television series that are always shown. Bloggers from Jordan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia give us their opinion of the popularity of Ramadan TV in this post.

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China: Yang Jia given death penalty in problematic trial

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

Yang killed people, and this should have been condemned by society. What comes unexpectedly, though, is that he actually earned many people's sympathy. Can't people tell right from wrong? What possible reason could there be, for public and social values to get as screwed up as this?

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Venezuela: Youth Orchestra Transforms Lives

Written by Laura Vidal · Latin America

José Antonio Abreu is a well-known Venezuelan musician, and in 1975 he decided to share his love of music with youth from poor and violent neighborhoods across the country. He created a youth orchestra that has become the pride of the country, and has received support from the government. The experience has transformed the lives of the young people, and has produced beautiful music for more than three decades.

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Thailand: Protesters misunderstood by Western media?

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Most of the online commentaries and news reports about the anti-government rallies in Thailand are not positive. A blogger wonders whether the statements of the protesting groups, and their English translations, are delivered to the global audience correctly.

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Iraq: “Obama couldn't care less about us”…

Written by Salam Adil · Middle East & North Africa, North America

...so says Iraqi Pundit. Apart from the usual suspects, talk of the US Presidential campaign in Iraqi blogs is pretty thin on the ground. But that silence in itself speaks volumes.

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Iraq: They call this freedom

Written by Salam Adil · Middle East & North Africa

It can be hard to believe that it is approaching 2000 days since the beginning of the occupation of Iraq. After all the promises and expectations made at the start of the war maybe it is worth taking stock of the current situation for Iraqis. Bloggers have been reviewing their lot and give some slices of their daily experiences.

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Egypt: Welcoming the Holy Month of Ramadan

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Middle East & North Africa

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins Monday, has a distinct flavour in Egypt, where the streets are decorated for the occasion. One blogger takes us to the heart of action and paints the festivities.

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Updates from 1 September 2008

Ecuador

A 150-car caravan paraded through the streets of Quito in support of the “Not” vote in the upcoming Constitutional referendum in Ecuador. Danny Ayala of El Federalista [es] posts a video that he took of the demonstation.

• Eduardo Avila

Dominican Republic

Rocío Díaz of Monaco [es] (National Movement for Community Action) writes about and posts photos of sidewalks in deplorable condition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

• Eduardo Avila

Uruguay

Escuelas Uruguayas [es] is a photoblog maintained by a member of the Ceibal Project, who is responsible for installing the internet connection for the schools taking part in the One Laptop Per Child project and writes about the rural schools “that have shown a reality very different than the city dwellers are used to.”

• Eduardo Avila

Brazil

“So, do you want to have a blog? Are you starting your first blog? Are you still inexperienced in the roads od the blogosphere? Great - this is the guide for you!”, says Nospheratt [pt] on releasing a free download guide for blogging in Portuguese with 120 tips showing the ropes to newbies, from getting started to monetization.

• Paula Góes

East Timor

“The East Timor sons in other countries have fully contributed to the visibility of the atrocities that were happening in the country to our brothers. It was another kind of struggle, a much less terrible one, different of the fight of those who stayed, but it was still a fight for East Timor”, says Ana Loro Metan [pt] asking people not to fight against each other on blog comments.

• Paula Góes

Czech Republic

Dr. Sean's Diary writes about children's playgrounds in Brno and the Polish-made ice cream featuring “Helena Vondráčková, the politically conformist 1960s pop diva turned stalwart of normalization era light entertainment.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Macau (China)

Leocardo [pt] reports that the 63 Chinese medal winners have arrived today in Macau, part of a tour of China that, accorging to the blogger, made they look like “monkeys in a circus”: “Couldn't they have rested a few more days before this enormous embarrassment on the news across regional and foreign press? Is this the right way to demonstrate the unity and love for the SAR?”

• Paula Góes

Czech Republic

Dr. Sean's Diary writes about the reactions of the Czech media and politicians to the Russian-Georgian conflict.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Brazil

“Sorry. I do not want to look like a pedant. But after some time outside Brazil - and especially after a a time geting information about Brazil through the Internet - I can only lament the quality of Brazilian newspapers”, says Luiz Carlos Azenha [pt] pointing out mistakes to bias on Folha de São Paulo, the biggest Brazilian newspaper.

• Paula Góes

Angola

Many Angolans have blogged today about the elections. Pitigrili [pt] says that despite the atmosphere of peace, “foreign journalists covering the elections still have prejudices. Alex Duval Smith, from the British “The Guardian” and writing for the “Observer”, has an interesting story but he finishes it off with observations that show reserves that things may still go wrong”.

• Paula Góes

Ukraine: Homophobic Legal Initiatives in Sync with Public Attitudes

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