Global Voices · Citizen media stories from October 2009

October, 2009

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Stories from October, 2009

7 October 2009

Iran: Interview with Khyaboon, an underground Internet journal

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Khyaboon, (meaning 'street') is one of underground internet journals that emerged in Iran after the June presidential election and subsequent systematic repression of protesters.

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Philippines: Supporting Women through Pregnancy and Motherhood

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · East Asia

If it goes against the religious mandates of a Catholic organization, can unwed pregnant females be fired from work or expelled from school? Bloggers discuss this situation currently faced in Philippines.

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China: Plenty of trash to burn

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

As landfills run out of space and NIMBY protests occur across China, the number of trash incineration plants has increased in step. With one such plant planned for a densely-populated residential area in Guangzhou, locals have plenty of heated words for authorities.

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Argentina: Mourning the Death of Folk Singer Mercedes Sosa

Written by Jorge Gobbi · Latin America

Argentines are mourning the death of folk singer Mercedes Sosa, who passed away on October 4th. Many came out to pay their final respects to the singer affectionately known as "La Negra."

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China: Stopping people's grievances from visiting Beijing

Written by Andy Yee · East Asia

The letter and visit petition system (xinfang) is an administrative system for hearing complaints and grievances from individuals in China. The state and local bureaus of letters and visits are...

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Indonesia, East Timor: Border Dispute Heats Up

Written by Keta Haluha · East Asia

On 4 October 2009 the Timorese online media TimorOhin [Tet.] [TimorToday], reported that an old border dispute between Indonesia and East Timor has flared up once again in the Oecusse Enclave.

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Updates from October, 2009

22 October 2009

China

Fanfou is a micro-blogging tool similar to twitter which has been closed down for more than 100 days in China. However, many still have hope that it will be back. Chinageeks translated a blog post by He Caitou discussing fanfou users' loyalty towards the platform.

• Oiwan Lam

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Photoblogger Ideas R Bulletproof posts pictures of Kali Puja, a festival dedicated to Hindu Goddess Kali, which were taken in Shakharibazar, Dhaka.

• Rezwan

Egypt

Political forces in Egypt are rallying against succession. Zeinobia writes about how politicians are campaigning against President Hosni Mubarak passing on the torch to his son Gamal. Dalia Ziada has more here.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Egypt

Blogging from Egypt, Maryanne Stroud Gabbani reports: “A young friend of my daughter's recently sent me a link to a
webpage started by one of her friends to encourage carpooling in Egypt.
Cairo reputedly has 20 million inhabitants and I'm willing to bet about
10 million cars.”