Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 November 02

2 November 2008

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Stories from 2 November 2008

Poland: How to Fight Illegal Sales of Games, Films & Music?

Written by Sylwia Presley · Eastern & Central Europe

There are still traditional markets selling food and antiques in Poland, but the most popular ones are those that offer pirated games, films and music. Sylwia Presley reviews reactions of some Polish netizens to a story about software piracy recently published on a Polish news site.

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Macedonia: Use Facebook If You Want to Flirt With Politicians

Written by Elena Ignatova · Eastern & Central Europe, Western Europe

The list of Macedonian politicians who have Facebook accounts is pretty impressive and includes Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Information Society, and Minister of Foreign Investments. But some bloggers don't think it's a big deal and would rather see these people using social networking sites to promote their politics, rather than make new friends online.

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Angola: Hawkers face a hard life with dignity and courage

Written by Clara Onofre · Sub-Saharan Africa

Going up and down the streets of Luanda to sell sweet fruit like sugar apples, scented mangoes, or hope-color avocados, the "zungueiras", or Angolan hawkers, usually the breadwinners of their families, sell their goods while painting the streets of Luanda with vibrant colours.

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India: Are bomb blasts normal?

Written by Neha Viswanathan · South Asia

India's northeastern state of Assam was rocked by a series of bomb blasts last Thursday which killed at least 76 people and injured hundreds. Even as the country is a...

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Korea: Spreading propaganda leaflets to North Korea

Written by Hyejin Kim · East Asia

South Korean civil rights groups have infuriated North Korea by releasing “bbira” propaganda leaflets into the country by sea and by air. Activists have recently sent the leaflets using fishing boats and advertisement balloons. The leaflets contain information ranging from Kim Jong Il’s sickness, to his private life, and to calling on North Koreans to topple him.

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Russia: Bureaucracy and LJ Activism in St. Petersburg

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

A story of bureaucracy, human suffering and online activism in St. Petersburg, which involves the state, elderly people with disabilities and a number of committed bloggers.

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South Africa: Using Cell Phones To Combat AIDS

Written by Juhie Bhatia · Sub-Saharan Africa

South Africa has found a new weapon in its fight against HIV/AIDS – cell phones. A new initiative will be sending free text messages daily to encourage South Africans to...

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Updates from 2 November 2008

Iran

Gamron, an Iran based blogger, writes [fa] that Iranian security forces repressed people who wanted to celebrate Cyrus the Great Day in Pasargad in Fars province. The blogger has published photos and films about this event.

• Fred Petrossian

Iran

Scholars for Peace in the Middle East has launched a petition to release and free academics:Esha Momeni and Prof. Mehdi Zakerian from Iran and Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh from Afghanistan.

• Fred Petrossian

Iran

You can discover here Iran in several photos. From Qashqai Nomads to historical monuments.

• Fred Petrossian

Jordan

Ali, from Jordan, visits the Automobile Museum, where he took a few pictures of cars which were owned by the late King Hussein.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Bahrain

Bahraini blogger and founder of Mideast Youth Esra'a Al Shafei, has been featured in Al Hasnaa magazine, a monthly Arabic magazine targeting modern Arab women.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Lebanon

“It’s exciting that I can finally see the Maps of Lebanon, even the small village where I live got a label!” notes Elie El Khoury about Google Maps adding Lebanese maps with labels.

• Moussa Bashir

Lebanon

“Valet dude takes the car and parks it 2 meters away, they don't even let you park it yourself in some restaurants, they confiscate all parking spots by placing these yellow thingies, either you have to go park it back in your house or give it to them,” explains Liliane about the Lebanese laziness and dependency on valet parking.

• Moussa Bashir

Lebanon

“Mathematics is extracted from the physical world but refined by the human mind and then employed in the physical world in ways that are useful to the physical world … Mathematics lies in the human brain,” writes Lebanese Inner Circle, quoting Sir Michael F. Atiyah, renowned mathematician and Abel prize winner, in a post about Atiyah's lecture at the American University of Beirut.

• Moussa Bashir

Ukraine: Homophobic Legal Initiatives in Sync with Public Attitudes

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