Global Voices · Citizen media stories from October 2009

October, 2009

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Featured stories from October 2009

Ukraine: Swine Flu (and Some Election Politics)

On Oct. 30, after a few days of alarming reports on an outbreak of respiratory illness in western Ukraine, the first swine flu-related death was confirmed, and PM Tymoshenko ordered Ukraine's schools closed and public gatherings banned for at least three weeks.

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Paraguay: Addressing the Growing Security Concerns

The recent kidnapping of a cattle rancher has stirred up debate about who is ultimately responsible for the security concerns and whether the blame placed on President Fernando Lugo is justified or merely a political maneuver.

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Nicaragua: Protests in Managua Show Divisions Within Student Movements

In Nicaragua, divisions within student groups have been evident during recent protests in Managua about the university budget and recent comments by the US Ambassador about a Supreme Court decision.

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China: Bridging the gap? Interviewing bridge bloggers 30 October 2009
Japan: When Your Wife is Sick 29 October 2009
Egypt: Egyptian Male Blogger Orders Artificial Hymen 29 October 2009
Video: Winners of UN Contest became Citizen Ambassadors 28 October 2009
Uruguay: Presidential Election Heads for Runoff 28 October 2009

Stories from October, 2009

31 October 2009

Honduras: The Beginning of the End of the Crisis?

Written by Leonidas Mejia · Latin America

An agreement that would reinstate deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya back into a power-sharing government is now in the hands of Congress, which could approve the deal and which could mean the beginning of the end of this crisis.

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29 October 2009

Egypt: The top 10 most influential people

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Gamal Mubarak, son of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak -- who is expected to succeed his father -- was among the 2009 TIME 100 Finalists. Egyptian bloggers have their say in this post.

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Uruguay: Two Plebiscites Fail to Pass

Written by Mario Blanco · Latin America

On the same day as the Presidential elections in Uruguay, voters did not pass two plebiscites that would have given Uruguayans abroad the right to vote and the annulment of the Law of Expiration.

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28 October 2009

Videos on how Maternal Mortality Affects Communities

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia

When a woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth or due to complications after delivery, it affects not only the family, but also the whole community.

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Mozambique: Expectations toward the ‘09 elections

Written by Frederico Dava · Sub-Saharan Africa

For the first time, Mozambique simultaneously hosts presidential, legislative and provincial parliament elections, the latter are the first in the history of the country.

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China's Dark Satanic Mills

Written by Robert Woo · East Asia

On Oct. 14th, Chinese photographer Lu Guang won this year's $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his photos on China’s environment. The Fund’s website posts the following...

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Hungary, Serbia: Tragedy At The Border

Written by Marietta Le · Eastern & Central Europe

A group of 19 Kosovo Albanians tried to cross the Hungarian-Serbian river border illegally on Oct. 15; fifteen of them are now reported missing; three bodies have been found by divers. Marietta Le reports on some of the reactions in the Hungarian blogosphere.

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27 October 2009

Disaster Management and the role of ICTs

Written by Aparna Ray · East Asia, South Asia

In a first post of the series, we explore the role of ICTs in Disaster Management and the paradigm shift in Disaster Management strategies that came about post the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004.

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Dominican Republic: Cancer Awareness Campaigns

Written by Rocio Diaz · Latin America

Cancer prevention campaigns in the Dominican Republic have been raising awareness for prevention and treatment, as well as providing support to those families that have been afflicted with the disease.

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Azerbaijan: Video blogger trial postponed… again (updated)

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

In what many consider to be a politically motivated trial to stifle dissent in Azerbaijan, video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli once again appeared in court in Baku today.

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Updates from October, 2009

31 October 2009

Ecuador

BarCamp Loxa 09 is scheduled for the end of November in Loja, Ecuador [es]. The event will culminate a series technology-related events at the Technical University in the city, which will include the Latin American Creative Commons gathering and iSummit Loxa 09.

• Eduardo Avila

30 October 2009

Maldives

Random Reflexions blog discusses the recent call for shariah law to be included in the penal code of Maldives by a political party and several MPs.

• Rezwan

Bangladesh

Last June Bangladesh implemented Daylight Savings Time for the first time in the country. Expat blogger Meandering Memos writes about the confusion created among the citizens as the government has decided not to revert to the old timing.

• Rezwan

India

A day in the life of India argues that “domestic violence is not a women specific issue, violence against men is taken very lightly and a few would out-rightly deny the existence of it.”

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Haiti

Sammuel from Thanks for loving Haiti has launched [En/Fr/Fr Cr] a video contest for the best Haitian National Anthem singer. The best video will be chosen by the readers and the winner will probably be announced on January 1st 2010, National Independance day in Haiti.

• Fabienne Flessel

Martinique

Blogger Imaniyé from Martinique reports the creation of a Facebook group [Fr] by people who are eager to defend the rights of Martinicans to comb their hair as they want and above all to twist it into dreadlocks, without being discriminated against.

• Fabienne Flessel

Trinidad & Tobago

“The term ‘death penalty' is a literary iceberg - two words that hide a huge amount of detail beneath the surface”: Know TnT.com examines the issue.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Antigua and Barbuda

“I want to beat power and gender inequalities to a pulp, starting with enforcement of good legislation designed to protect women”: Antigua's playing with ink invites us to join in “16 days of activism to end violence against women, starting November 24th.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco