Global Voices · Citizen media stories from November 2009

November, 2009

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Stories from November, 2009

12 November 2009

The 5th Chinese blogger conference: micro power and a broader world

The 5th Chinese blogger conference took place last weekend in a rural county Lianzhou in northern part of Guangdong province. Despite the inconvenient traffic, there were around 150 participants from...

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USA: Fort Hood massacre puts spotlight on Muslims in Army

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · North America

A shooting rampage carried out by US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan that killed 13 and injured 31 in Fort hood, Texas has once again put Muslims in America under the spotlight - especially those serving in the army.

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Trinidad & Tobago: Will The Performing Arts Centre Perform?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

The construction of Trinidad and Tobago's new National Academy for the Performing Arts has been controversial, but despite the obstacles, the academy was opened earlier this week, soliciting reactions from local bloggers...

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11 November 2009

Palestine: Frustration With The “Swagger” Of Politics

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Last week the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he would not stand for re-election in January, in frustration at the US failure to stop Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. In this post we hear the opinion of one blogger who is also extremely frustrated – with Palestinian politics.

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Lebanon finally has a government

Written by Antoun Issa · Middle East & North Africa

It's official. Five months after Lebanon's parliamentary elections, the country's squabbling factions have finally formed a government. Citizen journalists react in this post.

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Thailand-Cambodia diplomatic row heats up

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Thailand and Cambodia recalled their ambassadors. An energy exploration deal between the two nations was suspended. The issue is no longer confined to a border dispute. Check out the reactions of bloggers to the escalating diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia.

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Updates from November, 2009

23 November 2009

Mongolia

Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program “Laptops for Teachers”, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.

• Adil Nurmakov

Bangladesh

J. Rahman at Mukti narrates about a remarkable export performance of Bangladesh this year: “A year after Lehman, while most Asian exports were still 15-20% lower, our exports were 5% higher.”

• Rezwan

Afghanistan

Dafydd talks about the slump of the Afghan campaign's popularity among the British public, media and officials - ahead of upcoming elections in the United Kingdom.

• Adil Nurmakov

Uzbekistan

Noah Tucker reports that Sanjar Umarov, one of the most famous political prisoner in Uzbekistan, earlier charged with tax evasion and embezzlement after founding an opposition party in 2005, has been released from prison.

• Adil Nurmakov

Kyrgyzstan

Steven_Schwerbel reviews the developments on the opposition side of the Kyrgyzstan's political field, where the major opposition party blamed the president for violation of constitution and unlawful seizure of power through the change of constitution.

• Adil Nurmakov