Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 September 24

24 September 2009

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Stories from 24 September 2009

Serbia: Gay Pride Parade Postponed

Written by Sinisa Boljanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

Sinisa Boljanovic writes about the cancellation of the gay pride parade in Belgrade and reviews bloggers reactions to statements made by politicians and ultra-nationalist groups regarding the event.

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Egypt: Blogging Farouk Hosni's Defeat

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni has kept bloggers busy over the previous few days. His failed bid to secure a seat at the helm of UNESCO has polarised the blogosphere, with some even cooking up conspiracy theories to justify his defeat.

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China: Is Bo Xilai's corruption crackdown good for China?

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

"Who can ensure that the impartial and incorruptible anti-corruption heroes of today, with their unrestricted power, won't end up on the same path as their predecessors tomorrow?"

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Harvard Forum - Faith and focus

Written by Ethan Zuckerman · The Future of ICT for Development

Ethan's final live-blog post from the Harvard Forum about internet and communications technology ICT for development with concluding thoughts from several participants.

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Harvard Forum - What do we need to know?

Written by Ethan Zuckerman · The Future of ICT for Development

Today's conversation starts with discussions of “knowledge gaps”, open questions we need to answer through research so we can understand what's succeeding and failing in our field.

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Singapore: Beauty Queen's qualifications questioned

Written by Marina Noordin · East Asia

The crowning of Ris Low as the new Miss Singapore World generated mixed reactions in the Singapore mainstream media and blogosphere.

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Honduras: Citizen Videos from a Country Under Curfew

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

A curfew has been imposed by the interim government in Honduras while clashes between protesters and police persist after the return on September 21 of ousted president Mel Zelaya. Citizens have captured videos on the streets.

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Mexico: Protests Against Nomination of Arturo Chávez for Attorney General

Written by Gina Cardenas · Latin America

Human rights activists in Mexico are opposing the recent nomination of Arturo Chávez as Mexican Attorney General. They say he did little to solve the murders of women, when he served in the state of Chihuahua.

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Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and

Written by Ethan Zuckerman · The Future of ICT for Development

Ethan brings the live-blog from day one to a close after questions and lively discussion with conclusion from Mike Best who suggests there's no way to summarize these discussions… with anything but an observation that the field is filled with “ands”.

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Updates from 24 September 2009

Morocco

Jamal Elabiad, author of the blog A Moroccan Voice in English, discusses the limits of teaching the Tamazight language in Morocco.

• Jillian C. York

Botswana

Boronyane River in Botswana flows again since 1988: “Local dignitaries and politicians gather on the banks of the Boronyane River to watch it flow down to the Thamalakane River. Local knowledge says it last flowed in 1988 and 1974 - so this is a big occasion.”

• Ndesanjo Macha