Global Voices · Citizen media stories from November 2009

November, 2009

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Stories from November, 2009

9 November 2009

Russia: Bloggers Discuss 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Eastern & Central Europe

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall just a handful of Russian bloggers mention what some call "the most important event in the history of the 20th century." Some use the date to remind readers about the current political situation, others practice their cynicism, but most ask themselves: "Why no one talks about this date? Why is it not publicly celebrated?"

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Featured Author: Maryna Reshetnyak

Written by David Sasaki · Eastern & Central Europe

As Global Voices Russian Language Health Editor, Maryna Reshetnyak spends most of her time covering the Kiev-based Rising Voices grantee project, The Drop-In Center. She also blogs on Global Voices about discussions in the Russian-language blogosphere related to health.

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Ukraine: Internet Offers Swine Flu Common Sense

Written by Maryna Reshetnyak · Ukraine

Inconsistency in health officials’ reports about the flu epidemic in Ukraine has led to rumors and gossip. The Internet has served as a medium for unbiased information about the epidemic, as well as professional advice on how to stay safe. .

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Angola: The high cost of living in Luanda

Written by Clara Onofre · Sub-Saharan Africa

The high cost of living in the country is paradoxical: Angola's high development indicators are not reflected in the finances of the majority of Angola's citizens and do not translate to quality of life for those less economically well off.

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Uganda & Kenya: In Search of e-Governance

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa

Good governance has been linked to gains in economic and human development. Governments have begun using technologies to offer more citizen services, expand transparency and make information more accessible. We look at how Kenya and Uganda use ICTs to create better governance.

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Southern Madagascar Hit Hard by Severe Drought and Toxic Spill

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

While the political direction of Madagascar remains mired in total uncertainty since the coup d'etat in March, in Addis Ababa, the international community is again trying to mediate an agreement...

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Updates from November, 2009

21 November 2009

Egypt

Sudanese Reem Shawkat writes on Mideast Youth about the “brainless comedy” in Egyptian movies.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Bahrain

Bahraini Ammaro talks about how fast it takes to spread rumours in Bahrain and make them ‘viral.'

• Amira Al Hussaini

Egypt

Algerian The Moor Next Door takes a closer look at media coverage following the Algeria- Egypt matches which saw Algeria qualify to the World Cup in South Africa next year. “Foot-ball is something akin to a religion in many countries… It can also lead to blind and irrational fanaticism,” he notes.

• Amira Al Hussaini

India

Sandeep Bansal at Looking Beyond The Obvious explains why more than a billion people strong India is a straggler in sports.

• Rezwan

Haiti

“The new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), reconstituted in October, has set nationwide elections for 99 deputies and 11 senators for Feb. 28, 2010″: HaitiAnalysis.com reports.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Bahamas

“Clearly the Government has no plan to address crime, there has been no improvement in the Judicial System, and…it appears that the Government will not move forward with Capital Punishment”: Weblog Bahamas‘ Jerome Pinder gives the government a failing grade on crime.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Guyana

Barbados Underground suggests that the doctor who examined the minor brutalised by Guyana police “was complicit in the torture…the concealment of a crime against humanity and…he possibly committed obstruction of justice.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco