Global Voices · Citizen media stories from March 2009

March, 2009

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Stories from March, 2009

26 March 2009

Thailand: Ex-PM Thaksin Reveals Conspirators Behind 2006 Coup

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra addressed his supporters via video conference and revealed the people who are behind the plot that took him down in the 2006 coup d'etat.

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Iraq: Six Years On

Written by Salam Adil · Middle East & North Africa

It's the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war and while bloggers remember the past, few seem to look to the future anymore. Salam Adil reviews the Iraqi blogosphere for reactions.

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Serbia: Remembering NATO Bombing 10 Years Later

Written by Sinisa Boljanovic · Serbia, Montenegro

On March 24, 1999, NATO forces began attack on Serbia and Montenegro. The bombing went for 78 days. A few thousand people were killed, many buildings, bridges, railroads, roads and factories were destroyed. Also, many people still experience mental and psychic effects of the fear they had been through. Ten years later, Serbian bloggers are reminded of those terrible days. Below is a selection of some of their journal notes and recollections from the beginning of the war.

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25 March 2009

UAE: Tweeting the Rain from Dubai

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

It's raining in Dubai and Twitter is abuzz with reactions about the unusual torrents for this time of year.

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Tunisia: Bloggers Divided on Qaradawi's Visit

Written by Lina Ben Mhenni · Middle East & North Africa

Discussions continue in the Tunisian blogosphere following the visit of Egyptian Islamic scholar Yousif Qaradawi, who is based in Qatar, to the secular country two weeks ago. Lina Ben Mhenni reports from a divided blogosphere.

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Libya: From Funerals to Weddings

Written by Fozia Mohamed · Middle East & North Africa

From the death of a cousin after a lethal penicillin injection to discussing why Libyan men prefer marrying 'stupid' women over those who are educated, Fozia Mohamed sifts through posts written by established and new bloggers in her country to bring us those stories and more.

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Updates from March, 2009

31 March 2009

Romania

Steve Bandera of Kyiv Scoop writes: “While Russian strategists declare Ukraine “a failed state” on the verge of losing its sovereignty, some Romanian officials and media are suggesting that only part of Ukraine, with its capital in Lviv, can ever come under the alliance’s euroatlantic umbrella.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Estonia

Itching for Eestimaa writes: “One Meri cousin, Lennart, just had an airport named after him to coincide with the annual foreign policy conference that bears his name. […] The other Meri cousin, Arnold, spent his twilight years on trial for the deportation of the men, women, and children of Hiiumaa while being defended to the bitter end by the Kremlin and its media. […]” Eric Dickens guest-blogs at A Step At A Time about Arnold Meri, too: “Arnold Meri, who died a couple of days ago, shared his surname with the late President of Estonia, Lennart Meri. They were indeed cousins, but what they did for Estonia could hardly be more different.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

Polandian writes about “Krakow's lost river.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

30 March 2009

Pakistan

Hasan Mubarak at Lahore Metblog mentioned that Lahore keeps its resolve after the attacks on a police training school in the city: “We should not and will not tolerate ideologies of extremism, terrorism, inhumanity, and hatred. We are humans, and yes, proud Pakistanis; Muslims or otherwise - but sorry, we are not and will never become or aligned ourselves with terrorists.”

• Rezwan