Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 January 14

14 January 2009

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Stories from 14 January 2009

Angola: With Ebola Around the Corner, Borders Are Closed

Written by Clara Onofre · Sub-Saharan Africa

The ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has not spread into Angola. To prevent it happening, the neighbouring country has shut down its borders with the DRC and suspended all migration movements to protect its population from the spread of this fatal virus. Clara Onofre reports.

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Palestine: “I don't have guns or weapons. I struggle by telling the truth”

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

In this roundups of blogs from Gaza, we hear how an ambulance driver deals with his fear, the effect of the warning announcements made by the IDF on local TV and radio stations – and how the possibility of leaving Gaza is the only thing giving an NGO worker the strength to go on.

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A Project named “Send Love to Iran”

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa, North America

BriAnna Olson is an American artist who uses “Send Love to Iran” as an attempt to see the Islamic Republic of Iran through the eyes of a contemporary American artist....

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China: Blogging for Change

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Although Bullog.cn, one of the most influential independent blog hosting platform in China, has been shut down under the pretext of internet cleaning of smut, a number of prominent bloggers...

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Brunei: A New Education System

Written by Senor Pablo · East Asia

Brunei bloggers are debating about a new education system which is now being implemented in stages. Described as the 21st Century National Education System, the new program aims to prepare students to meet the new global challenges.

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Cambodia: Liberation Day or Invasion Day?

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

The Cambodian government commemorated the 30th year of the downfall of the Khmer Rouge regime. But opinion is divided whether this day should be celebrated as Liberation Day or Invasion Day since Vietnam, which helped in removing the Khmer Rouge, occupied Cambodia until 1988

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The Killing Continues in DR Congo's Wildlife Parks

Written by Samuel Maina · Sub-Saharan Africa

Reportedly, the fighting in North Kivu province of DR Congo has quieted down a little. Sporadic fighting however continues to claim lives. On WildlifeDirect blogs, there are reports of two...

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Egypt: Airport Policeman Captured Throwing Bag at Toddler

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Award winning Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas posted a video taken by a tourist at an airport in Egypt, where a policeman is seen throwing a bag at a crowd and hitting a toddler.

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Spain: Global Voices Lingua Partner Nominated for Web Award

Written by Eduardo Avila · Western Europe

Many of the Global Voices Lingua sites have been partnering with other media websites to exchange RSS headlines as a way to reach more readers in more languages. Recently, Global Voices in Spanish has collaborated with Periodismo Ciudadano, which was nominated as "Best Internet Project" in the Las Mejores Miradas competition sponsored by Spanish television.

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Global: Online Petitions Launched in Action for Gaza

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa, North America

Once relegated to the realm of paper and signatures, the petition has gained new meaning, with sites like Petition Online allowing anyone to create one. As Israel's attacks on Gaza rage on, bloggers opposed to Israel's actions are using blogs and social media to circulate petitions for a number of specific causes. Others have thought up other innovative ways to make a difference online.

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Updates from 14 January 2009

Israel

A Moroccan About the World Around Him analyzes the actions of US President-Elect Barack Obama in regard to Israel's attacks on Gaza.

• Jillian C. York

Morocco

From Warp to Weft shares information about the Amazigh New Year, Yennayer, and of the Amazigh (Berber) people of Morocco.

• Jillian C. York

India

Indian Elections 2009 has some tips on the probable candidates for the post of Prime Minister of India.

• Rezwan

Bhutan

Freedom in Bhutan informs that the change in politics in Bhutan has brought changes in protectionist policies related to culture such as ‘One Nation One People’ and Driglam Namzha (dress and language etiquette).

• Rezwan

Bangladesh

Bhaboghure Jhor (Vagrant Storm) has a brilliant idea to solve the power problem in Bangladesh using surplus population: “We will mount thousands of cycle in a building and generators will be connected with them. So instead of moving forward the paddlers will rotate the shaft of the generator by cycling and produce power.”

• Rezwan

Trinidad & Tobago

To get into gear for Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, Caribbean Free Radio posts the first in a series of podcasts with rapso group 3 Canal.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Chile

The Chilean President is scheduled to make a trip to Havana, during which she has declined to meet with a group of dissidents and former political prisoners. Child of the Revolution is disheartened by the news, saying: “Given Ms Bachelet’s experiences under the Pinochet dictatorship and her long-held commitment to democratic values in Latin America, the decision to travel to Cuba is of concern, and her decision to snub the dissidents is well, disappointing, to say the least.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco