Global Voices · Citizen media stories from June 2009

June, 2009

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Stories from June, 2009

29 June 2009

Israel: would Israeli grassroots support harm the Iranian uprising?

Written by Carmel L. Vaisman · Middle East & North Africa

In the past two weeks Israelis were following the tweets coming out of Iran with excitement, but divided on the issue of participation in the twitter revolution. Carmel Vaisman brings us the debate..

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Grimaces of education in Kazakhstan

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Central Asia & Caucasus

From June 01 to June 10 school graduates in Kazakhstan were undergoing Unified National Test (UNT) - the first and one of the most important tests in their lives. As...

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Morocco: Celebrating the First Female Mayor of Marrakesh

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

The Moroccan elections of two weeks ago brought surprising results and were received with mixed reactions, as Hisham pointed out in this post. One such result was the election of...

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Honduras: Zelaya Arrested and Removed as President

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

The day started across Honduras with news that President Mel Zelaya was arrested in his home by armed soldiers on the same day of a controversial referendum. Days earlier, Zelaya had removed the head of the Armed Forces. Reactions ranged from calling the situation a coup d'état to those who saw the move as the only way to stop Zelaya's attempts to run for an additional term.

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28 June 2009

Africa: Bloggers pay tribute to Michael Jackson

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

In Africa, bloggers are paying tribute to Michael Jackson after his recent death by posting pictures, music videos, poetry and reflections. "RIP MJ," writes Kenyan blogger WildeYearnings. "You now have the whole sky to moonwalk on..."

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Pakistan: The Hunt For Baituallah Mehsud

Written by Sana Saleem · South Asia

Baitullah Mehsud, a Taliban leader, is currently the most wanted man in Pakistan and is responsible for many recent terrorist attacks in the country. The Pakistan army has recently started an operation against Baitullah Mehsud and his allies but the offensive threatens displacing more people from the region which can lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.

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Updates from June, 2009

30 June 2009

Egypt

Lebanese activist Natalie Abou Shakra, who has been in the Gaza Strip for seven months, is now being prevented from entering Egypt by the Egyptian authorities. Witnessing the treatment of Palestinians at the border she says: “They have been taught to accept this treatment. But, as activists, it is our job to break through the silence & scream out the injustice…no matter what the price.”

• Ayesha Saldanha

Japan

Bahraini blogger Yagoob is studying in Japan, and he compares the experience of receiving financial aid from the Bahraini and Japanese governments: “Nagoya is a city with a population of 2.2 million people, four times more people than Bahrain, and yet they are sure of every single piece of information they have and work accordingly.”

• Ayesha Saldanha