Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 November 07

7 November 2009

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Stories from 7 November 2009

Peru: One Hundred Years of Writer Ciro Alegría

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Peruvian writer Ciro Alegía was born 100 years ago, and his best-known novel "Broad and Alien is the World" focuses on the struggles of an indigenous community in the northern highlands.

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Cuba: Yoani Sanchez & Other Bloggers Seized

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Latin America

Yoaní Sánchez, Cuba's most famous blogger, who has received countless international awards for her activism, was detained briefly and beaten by Cuban authorities on November 6, along with fellow bloggers, Claudia Cadelo (a Global Voices contributor) and Orlando Luís Pardo Lazo. Bloggers make their feelings known about the incident.

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MENA: H1N1, Vaccines and Conspiracy Theories

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Many countries have introduced vaccinations to help combat the spread of H1N1, or swine flu. As the sickness toll increases, so does the buzz online.

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Azerbaijan: Reaction to yesterday's blogger trial

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

As the trial of video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli continues in Baku, two English-language bloggers from Azerbaijan react to yesterday's aborted court hearing.

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Updates from 7 November 2009

Pakistan

Owais Mughal at All Things Pakistan celebrates Pakistan's important fruit species pomegranate and its influence on art, literature, language and poetry.

• Rezwan

Algeria

Looking for the 50 top Algerians? “Jeune Afrique has run an nice special on the 50 people who make Algeria what it is — politicians, policemen, generals, business people, cultural luminaries, and others,” writes Alle, at the Maghreb Politics Review.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Morocco

“Annouss has been keeping track of Hillary Clinton’s visit in Morocco,” notes Alle, from the Maghreb Politics Review.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Bangladesh

An Ordinary Citizen argues that mobile phones are changing the lifestyles of the younger generation in Bangladesh. This is affecting the students, who “are more interested to be unnecessary indulged in useless gossip/chat for hours together, keep themselves aloof from the family and immediate surroundings”.

• Rezwan

I have just had some news about Iaiá, from Alcinéia. She did another jump at the end of last year,...

Sir/madam, I was disapointed for everytime I wish to watch action movies online it was blocked and this is my only...

Black March Boycott protest ACTA, do NOT buy Movies, Music or Video Games for the month of March. Get the...
Great article,great job.Even though we have much bigger problems in Bulgaria than ACTA i feel proud and happy that young...
Next time we will be there again :)