Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2009

January, 2009

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Stories from January, 2009

5 January 2009

Brunei-Australia War Memorial

Written by Senor Pablo · East Asia, Oceania

A Brunei-Australia Memorial was unveiled to commemorate the Australian landings in Brunei during the Second World War and to mark the cooperation between the people of Brunei Darussalam and Australia.

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Malaysia: Praise for the mysterious masked man

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Journalist and activist Muhamed Syukree Hussain, 28, was the mysterious masked man who was always present in the weekly candlelighting vigil protests in Malaysia. He died last month. His sudden death surprised fellow activists and bloggers.

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Is Facebook Censoring Information on Israel and Palestine?

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

As Facebook has increasingly become a platform for organizing and debate, many are finding their content disappearing. Jillian York examines complaints from Israeli and Arab bloggers in this post.

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4 January 2009

Palestine: The people of Gaza “trapped, traumatized, terrorized”

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Israeli ground troops have moved further into the Gaza Strip, and naval, air and land bombardment has continued. These are some of the blog posts that have come out of Gaza in the last 24 hours.

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Americas: Calls for Peace in Palestine

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Several Latin American bloggers are watching the events unfold in Gaza and they often feel helpless. They use their blogs to demand peace in the region. However, they also feel that after these bombings that achieving peace in the Middle East is now even further away.

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Azerbaijan: Cultural Destruction

Written by Emil Mammadov · Central Asia & Caucasus

Another year has passed since the 1994 ceasefire put the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh on hold, but a lasting peace remains elusive. However, both countries continue to accuse the other of destroying cultural and historical monuments. But, while the issue of the destruction of an ancient Armenian cemetery in the exclave of Nakhichevan is frequently raised, less is known about the cultural loss suffered by Azerbaijan.

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Updates from January, 2009

24 January 2009

Pakistan

The Unforgiving Minute writes about urban development in the Balkans and elsewhere.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Bulgaria

Corina Murafa writes some more on the Entropa controversy.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Eternal Remont writes about the mummies' protest on the 85th anniversary of Lenin's death.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Robert Amsterdam's interview on Echo of Moscow radio station about the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov - and a translation of LJ user varfolomeev-v's response (RUS) to it.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Megan Case writes about her trip to Russia: “Our friends had stories of their workplaces downsizing, several had been given an extra “vacation” (without pay) or received a pay cut. There seemed to be fewer cars on the road, which is only good for traffic and the environment, but a sign of tough times nonetheless. In general, things felt more subdued than when we left eleven months ago.”

• Veronica Khokhlova