Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 January 27

27 January 2009

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Stories from 27 January 2009

Brazil: Extradition refusal threatens relations with Italy

The Brazilian government calls Cesare Battisti a political activist. For the Italian government, the writer is a convicted terrorist. The controversial decision of the Brazilian government to guarantee political refugee status for him, two weeks ago, has divided opinions in Brazil.

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Brunei after the floods: A time of loss and prayers

Written by Noor Hidayah · East Asia

Two persons died in Brunei due to the recent flooding that swept the Asia-Pacific region. Brunei has experienced the worst flooding in the past few weeks. More Bruneians are using the power of prayers and reflections to survive in these troubled times.

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Egyptians are Going Local

Written by Nermeen Edrees · Middle East & North Africa

Inji, an avid Egyptian blogger and young economist who is distraught by the numerous emails and SMS messages calling for boycotting products, decided to “boycott the boycott” and take it to a positive extent. Nermeen Edrees brings us the story.

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Madagascar: “History repeats itself…as a farce” in recent unrest

Written by Mialy Andriamananjara · Sub-Saharan Africa

On blogs and forums, reflections on the sources of the current unrest and the history of Madagascar's turbulent democracy.

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Peru: Police Officers Killed in Pómac Forest Reserve

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Three police officers, who were following a court order, were killed when they attempted to remove peasant families that had been illegally occupying lands in the Pómac Forest Reserve in Northwest Peru. Many Peruvians are mourning the loss of the 3 officers and are placing blame on officials for not providing enough resources and support for the security force. Others are providing their thoughts on those who are occupying the lands and their objectives for doing so.

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Madagascar: Negotiations canceled as unrest spreads

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

There was a slight hope of a rapid resolution in the currently undergoing social unrest in Madagascar. Leaders of both government and opposition announced a meeting would be held yesterday....

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DRC:Virunga Gorilla Population Has Grown

Written by Samuel Maina · Sub-Saharan Africa

On Tuesday, 27 January 2009, D.R of Congo's Virunga National Park authorities issued a press release declaring that the population of habituated - or human tolerant - mountain gorillas in...

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Madagascar's resourceful kids

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Sub-Saharan Africa

This week, two videos from Madagascar show us how children make do with their situation and rise above it using ingenuity, creativity and a bit of daring. First is Toky, who makes tin cars out of waste materials, and the other is the Green Boy, a kid who makes a living in the streets not by begging, but by showing off his acrobatic skills.

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Australia Day brings on a stoush

Written by Kevin Rennie · Oceania

Australian bloggers are debating the appropriateness of celebrating the anniversary of European occupation in 1788 as Australia Day.

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Updates from 27 January 2009

Latvia

Two updates on the post-Jan. 13 politics in Latvia - at Baltic, here and here: “Whoever you speak today in this Baltic country recognizes that discontent about the present political class is simply unbearable.” All About Latvia adds: “If Latvia were a civilized country, the government would have long collapsed following the Jan. 13 riots.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Czech Republic

The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks writes about Hradec Králové, “one of the oldest and most important cities in Bohemia.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Slovakia

The Czech Daily Word writes about problems facing the Slovak low-cost Sky Europe airline.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Czech Republic

CzechFolks.com writes about the Czech villages in the south of the Romanian Banat: “People in Banat have preserved their heritage for more than 180 years by simply passing it from one generation to another.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Bulgaria

Maya's Corner writes about an online petition to “[demand] just sentences for the culprits and punishments for prosecutors and judges responsible for the outrageous acquittal” of two Bulgarians implicated in the murder of Martin Borilski, a Bulgarian student, in Paris in 2000.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

On the 65th anniversary of the lifting the siege of Leningrad, one of the most popular posts in the Russian blogosphere, by LJ user komen-dant (RUS), features Sergei Larenkov's selection of contemporary photos of St. Petersburg merged with historic images that were taken during the siege from the same vantage points. More historic photos of the siege - in this post (RUS) by LJ user sinitzat.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Philippines

Student publications led by the Philippine Collegian are conducting an online real-time coverage of the week-long Student Regent Referendum at the University of the Philippines (UP). The referendum will ratify the guidelines for the selection of the highest student official in the country's premier state university.

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

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