Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 January 09

9 January 2010

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Stories from 9 January 2010

Uzbekistan: Calculations of the parliamentary elections

Written by Mansurhon · Central Asia & Caucasus

As expected by different experts parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan were recognized valid. Chairman of the Central Election Commission Mirza-Ulugbek Abdusalomov released that information later the same day (December 27), and...

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Japan: PM Hatoyama Starts Using Twitter

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

Have something you want Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to know? You could try tweeting about it to @hatoyamayukio! All links in this post link to Japanese content unless otherwise...

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Russia: Death Penalty Moratorium Extended Indefinitely

Written by Andrei Skvarsky · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia has indefinitely extended a moratorium on the death penalty that was due to expire on Jan. 1. Numerous comments were posted on RuNet, and they essentially reflect the returns of opinion polls on the death penalty issue.

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Slovakia: First Slovak Terrorist Caught in Ireland, Sort Of

Written by Tibor Blazko · Eastern & Central Europe, Western Europe

Tibor Blazko translates Slovak netizens' caustic remarks about the botched security test on a plane to Dublin.

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Updates from 9 January 2010

Russia

Russian bloggers humorously discuss photos of a little girl [RUS] who for the second year in a row stands and yawns in front of the Russian president during the Christmas service at the Church of the Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

• Vadim Isakov

Russia

Habrahabr user pechkin1007 published [RUS] photos showing a construction delay at the “Angstrem-M” microchip plant near Moscow. The plant administration received a €815 million government loan [RUS] in 2008 and committed to starting the construction in Autumn 2009.

• Alexey Sidorenko

India

Sparsh comments on the still persisting caste discrimination in India: “I always ask elders that society has become more feudal, caste oriented and communal than 60 years ago. No clear cut answers. People still ask with smile surname to map out the caste and ancestry in their minds.”

• Rezwan

Azerbaijan

Women's Forum interviews blogger Scary Azeri, now also a contributor to the online gender-specific site based in Azerbaijan. The blogger, born and raised in the oil-rich former Soviet republic, speaks about her blog and reaction to it. Crossing many cultural divides, the blog has already become popular with foreigners as well as those living in the South Caucasus region. Global Voices Online interviewed Scary Azeri in July.