Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2009

January, 2009

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Stories from January, 2009

14 January 2009

Cambodia: Liberation Day or Invasion Day?

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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Palestine: Prank Calling the IDF

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Along with missiles and bombs, Palestinians in Gaza are being bombarded with flyers, asking them to rat out Hamas militants and flee their homes. Outside Gaza, Palestinian bloggers respond.

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Updates from January, 2009

27 January 2009

Poland

The beatroot writes about a BBC reporter's failed attempt to find out whether Poles were “pleased with Obama” for his decision to shut down Guantanamo “and all rendition camps, one of which was in Poland.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

The beatroot writes about what George W. Bush's departure might mean for Poland: “And now Bush has gone, who are they gonna blame for all the other stuff he wasn’t responsible for? Maybe one day we are going to miss Old George. No more scapegoats.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

The beatroot comments on Entropa: “I don’t know which is sadder: the state of some contemporary art, which has to delve into crude stereotypes to get its kicks; or politicians like a Giertych, or a Kaczynski who provided, on an enamelled plate, the crude stereotype of Poland in the first place?”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Streetwise Professor writes: “In short, the Gas War is just the surface of things. Under the surface one finds the true dynamic–Russian imperial ambition resisted by a nation struggling to realize an independence long denied, but doing so under a confused, divided, and corrupt leadership.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

China: Tibet Burns, But Where Are the Chinese Public Intellectuals?

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