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19 January 2010

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Stories from 19 January 2010

Morocco: Blogging About Blogging

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

Moroccans, as usual, are blogging, only this time it's about…blogging! This year, two awards are being offered in the blogosphere: the third annual Maroc Blog Awards and the brand new Best of Morocco Blog Awards (or BOMBies).

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Announcing the Technology for Transparency Network

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Written by David Sasaki · Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Technology for Transparency Network

Rising Voices, the outreach and citizen media training initiative of Global Voices Online, has launched a new interactive website and global network of researchers to map online technology projects that aim to promote transparency, political accountability, and civic engagement.

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Bangla blogs: Grieving for Haiti and Lessons Learned

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia, Caribbean

As Haiti struggles in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that has brought in its wake unimaginable loss to life, property and infrastructure, Bangla bloggers have joined the rest of the world in grieving for Haiti and gearing up to lend a helping hand.

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Ethiopia: Cultures collide in Ethiopian blogosphere

Written by Andrew Heavens · Sub-Saharan Africa

What happens when cultures collide? One of the best places to find out is the Ethiopian blogosphere, with its writers spread across the Ethiopian Diaspora, from China, through Europe to the United States of America.

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Costa Rica: Blogger Awarded National Culture Award for Journalism

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Written by Jenny Cascante Gonzalez · Latin America

For the first time in Costa Rica's National Culture Awards, digital media was honored when Cristian Cambronero was honored for his journalistic work on his blog Fusil de Chispas.

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D. R. of Congo: The hazards of neglect

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Written by Fred · Sub-Saharan Africa

Congoblog is a marvel. Every post deserves a mention, but here are some of the more arresting posts to have appeared so far in January 2010.

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Turkey: Third anniversary of Hrant Dink assassination

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Written by Onnik Krikorian · Middle East & North Africa, Central Asia & Caucasus

Three years ago today, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was gunned down outside the office of the Argos newspaper he edited in Istanbul, Turkey. Often ignored, loathed or detested when he was alive by nationalists on both sides for his message of tolerance and peace, one blogger compares Dink to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Qatar: Did Doha finally get a Wal Mart?

Written by Shabina Khatri · Qatar

Breaking news out of Qatar - Doha finally gets a Wal Mart! Hopes soared and then crashed in Doha on Monday as news that a Walmart has opened here spread throughout the Tweetosphere.

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China: More Violence Over Salary Dispute

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Written by Don Weinland · East Asia

A migrant worker from Hebei was stabbed Jan. 9, resulting in the loss of a kidney, after requesting withheld salary from a subcontractor in Beijing, reports the Yangcheng Evening News.  The incident has been...

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Paraguay: The Chaotic Ciudad del Este

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Written by Belen Bogado · Latin America

The Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este is known for many things, including illegal and contraband activities. However, it is difficult to overlook the fact that it is a gateway to the impressive tourist attraction, the Iguazu Falls.

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