Global Voices · Citizen media stories from November 2009

November, 2009

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Stories from November, 2009

17 November 2009

Denmark: The Climate Debt Agents are Coming

Written by Solana Larsen · Western Europe

The Climate Debt Agents are group of men and women from Denmark and Africa who are taking on the challenge of getting developed countries to pay their climate debt to the developing world.

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Nicaragua: Farmers express thoughts on Rural Development through video

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

The Alzar las Voces (Raise the Voices) project in Nicaragua brings farmers in rural communities the possibility to speak out through video telling of their concerns, their projects, their wishes and ideas.

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Italy: Online activism fires up “No Berlusconi Day”

Written by Bernardo Parrella · Western Europe

A group of bloggers-citizens has launched an International protest movement to demand the resignation of Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi due to scandals and corruption trials. More than 280,000 people have pledged to participate in the December 5 rallies.

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Japan: Deer wrangling and antler-cutting in Nara

Written by Matt Holland · East Asia

Nestled in the heart of the Kansai region of Japan, Nara City exudes a subdued atmosphere unique from its neighboring Osaka and Kyoto. If there is a particular symbol of...

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Peru: Air Force Officer Charged with Spying for Chile

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Peruvian Air Force Officer Victor Ariza Mendoza was arrested and charged with spying for Chile, which has increased the tension between the two countries, leading some to call for the boycott of Chilean products.

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Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

Written by Aparna Ray · East Asia, Oceania

Can ICT truly preserve and protect distinct identities and culture? The cultural debate surrounding deployment of ICT in the field of indigenous/ knowledge and culture simply refuses to die down.

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16 November 2009

Iran: Art in Protest

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

The artistic creativity of the ‘green' protest movement since the June 12 presidential election has perhaps been unique in Iran's history.

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Japan: In a World with Automatic Translation

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

In a post titled "I especially want to read 'trivial information", Japanese blogger Chikirin gives a fresh perspective on what's important or not and why in automated translation of the Web.

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15 November 2009

Egypt vs. Algeria: The Twitter Match

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

In much of the world, nothing is more unifying - or in some instances, more polarizing - than a football match. Egyptian and Algerian fans battled it off on Twitter as their national teams faced off for a place in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

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Georgia: Reaction to lack of media attention on Azerbaijan bloggers' trial

Written by Dodka · Central Asia & Caucasus

Following last week's sentence on two video bloggers in Azerbaijan, some blogs in neighboring Georgia have posted critical entries condemning the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli. This also extends to the lack of coverage in the local media.

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Updates from November, 2009

25 November 2009