Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2009

January, 2009

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Stories from January, 2009

27 January 2009

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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26 January 2009

India: Reactions to Slumdog Millionaire

Written by Kamla Bhatt · South Asia

If you have not heard about Slumdog Millionaire then you must have missed all the buzz and the word of mouth publicity the film has got over the past few...

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Updates from January, 2009

30 January 2009

Poland

the POLSKI blog writes about Maanam, a Polish band that, in the early 1980s, was “the epitome of cool, largely thanks to their unique sound and the distinctive voice and fiery personality of their lead singer, Kora.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Czech Republic

Inspired by the “two cows” joke that's “been around for years in one form or another,” 20 east comes up with a few ones of his own.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Latvia

All About Latvia thinks the country is “heading for snap elections” and this may be a good thing: “While the IMF sees an election as a liability because it ushers in an uncertain future, for the people of Latvia an election under new updated election laws appears to be a way out of this crisis of political credibility amidst economic uncertainty.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

AnTyx comments on soldier Aleksandr Glukhov's mention of his unit's transfer to South Ossetia in June 2008: “If true, it would mean that the war in Georgia was deliberately provoked by Russia.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

29 January 2009

Bulgaria

CzechFolks.com writes about a few European artists who have reacted to Entropa by creating “caricatures of the Czech Republic through their eyes.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Wu Wei quotes a Kyiv Post editorial, which urges the EU to consider investing in Ukraine's gas pipeline system, and posts this comment: “But on what terms will this be offered? Will the EU (or the corporation it says it will set up for pipelines) enter into a bidding war with Gazprom for use (and modernisation) of the Ukrainian network, or will it be outright privatisation? If so, given the current legislation in Ukraine preventing the gas transmission system's privatisation or use through concessions (or other ways) we can predict some tough battles ahead, on the usual lines in the government.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Jordan

“The BBC says the risk of compromising confidence in its fairness, coupled with ‘question marks' about aid getting through, had led to its decision not to broadcast the Gaza appeal. Because of this decision Sky and ITV are not allowed to make the appeal either,” reports Ali Dahmash, from Jordan.

• Amira Al Hussaini

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