Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 November 19

19 November 2009

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Stories from 19 November 2009

Poland: Anonymous Blogger to Write About a Daily Tabloid

Written by Jakub Górnicki · Eastern & Central Europe

An anonymous journalist who used to work for a Polish daily tabloid called Fakt, started a new blog, BrukowiecStory ("TabloidStory" in English), in which he wants to write the truth about how things really work in the newsroom and in the publisher’s office.

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Brazil: Do banks have metal or melanin detector doors?

Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

Most banks in Brazil use revolving doors with metal detectors. But are they being used as an excuse to discriminate against people? A citizen media video reveals at least one case.

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Global Health: World Toilet Day Raises a Stink

Written by Juhie Bhatia · India, Singapore

While it may sound like a bad joke, today's World Toilet Day focuses on a not-so-funny issue impacting almost half the world's population -- a lack of toilets and sanitation.

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Australia: Asylum Seekers test tough but humane approach

Written by Kevin Rennie · East Asia, Oceania

There has been a spike in asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat following the increasing violence in Afghanistan and the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. The Australian government has been heavily criticised for both its handling of the Oceanic Viking incident and refugee policy in general.

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Japan: British teenager becomes a YouTube star

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

She is British, blond, slim and cute. Her name is Beckii Cruel [ja] and, at age 14, has become an idol on the Japanese web. Beckii Cruel started to gain...

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Featured Author: Elena Ignatova

Written by David Sasaki · Eastern & Central Europe

Elena Ignatova covers Macedonia on Global Voices, is in charge of Global Voices in Macedonian, and works for the Metamorphosis Foundation, which seeks to seeks to enhance the use of information in Macedonian government and society

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Palestine: Twitter Reports Say Israel Bombing Rafah & Khan Yunis

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

During Israel's attacks on Gaza in January 2009, bloggers and Twitter users took the place of the media, which had been banned from entering, reporting on each event well before mainstream publications. Today, a user raises the alarm saying Israel has just bombed Rafah and Khan Younis.

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Updates from 19 November 2009

Pakistan

Kalsoom at CHUP! – Changing Up Pakistan posts a roundup of the latest news and information on the South Waziristan war against the Taliban.

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Sri Lanka

Mahesan Niranjan at Groundviews shares a personal story depicting how race & nationality is perceived in Sri Lanka leading to further divide.

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Bangladesh

This year Bangladesh improved her position in the Transparency International corruption perception index. However citing some recent lapses, Habib Siddiqui questions: “How committed is Bangladesh Government about boosting the Corruption Perception Index?”

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Bangladesh

Unheard Voice live blogged the long awaited final verdict of the trial of the killers of the first president of Bangladesh, the father of nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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East Timor

Notes from Abroad observes that Australian peacekeepers armed with automatic rifles are a common sight in East Timor

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East Timor

On the 15th November Portuguese language blogger, Timor Lorosae Nacao, posted disturbing images of the corpse of Major Alfredo Reinado undergoing an autopsy in Dili in February 2008. Major Reinado led a group of armed men to the house of Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on the morning of 11 February 2008. Reinado was killed during this encounter.