Global Voices · Citizen media stories from April 2009

April, 2009

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Stories from April, 2009

5 April 2009

Russia, UAE: Sulim Yamadayev - Dead or Alive?

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Middle East & North Africa, Eastern & Central Europe

According to some sources, Sulim Yamadayev, former Chechen rebel commander and former commander of the Russian Vostok ("East") Battalion, was assassinated in Dubai on March 28. According to other sources, he survived the shooting. Below is a selection of bloggers' reactions to the conflicting media reports about the attack on Yamadayev.

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Brazil: lndian culture, poetry and rights on the blogosphere

Written by Deborah Goldemberg · Latin America

Brazil has one of the most impressive mosaics of indigenous peoples in the world and this cultural richness has started to show up on the Brazilian blogosphere. For this reason, GVO is dedicating a trilogy to cover aspects of indian blogging in the country, starting with this introduction to the indian blogosphere.

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Korea: Soccer Game between Korea and Korea.

Written by Hyejin Kim · East Asia

For the 2010 World Cup of South Africa, there was a preliminary game in South Korea. The appointed teams were North Korea and South Korea. After the game, bloggers share their feelings.

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Japan: Bullying at school, the parents' point of view

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

Ijime – the Japanese word for “bullying” – is still a worrying social phenomenon in Japan, despite the　“latest” surveys published　by the Japanese Ministry of Education [pdf, ja] (no data after...

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Bolivia: Unlikely and Historic 6-1 Win Over Argentina

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

With head coach Diego Maradona and his squad of superstars in La Paz to face Bolivia in a World Cup qualifying football match, it was expected to be another easy victory for Argentina ranked 6th in the world. However, it was the Bolivian team that shocked the entire continent with at the unexpected 6-1 victory bringing about renewed hope and faith in the national team.

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4 April 2009

Global: Switching off the lights for a sustainable world

Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

On Saturday March 29, many people around the world turned their lights off from 20:30 to 21:30 local time, in a symbolic act to show they care about the environment. See how Earth Hour was portrayed by those who observed it.

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Updates from April, 2009

22 April 2009

Curaçao

Repeating Islands reports on a demonstration in Curaçao, “in opposition to a political reform agreement just concluded with the Netherlands.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Bahamas

On the subject of Bahamian cultural heritage, Bahama Pundit's Larry Smith says: “The real issue here is one of judgment. We already spend huge amounts of taxpayer dollars on packaging the Bahamas overseas, while very little thought or money is invested in the product we are selling.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Barbados

From Trinidad and Tobago, The Undisputed Truth claims that “even Fidel Castro thinks the Summit was too expensive”, while Barbados-based B.C. Pires is experiencing the “post-Summit blues”.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

“The Summit of the Americas ended yesterday and it doesn’t appear that an urgent meeting of parliament…is being convened to discuss the proposals made by Obama”, writes Cuba's Generation Y, adding: “I can’t help asking myself, then, if all this ‘olive branch' and the willingness to touch on broad themes, is not just words said to the outside world, phrases pronounced far from our ears.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Hi Christa, Thank you for sharing the good news. I am glad that at least one battle has been won by...
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Very interesting! I had no idea this was going on there as I haven't followed Peru's political situation. You've done...
Interesting indeed. I don't hear much news from Peru so this information was indeed news and something the world community...
Interesting read. Thanks for sharing!