Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 January 24

24 January 2010

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Stories from 24 January 2010

Guatemala: United for Haiti After Earthquake

In 1976, an earthquake killed nearly 23,000 people in Guatemala. Now, 34 years later, Guatemalans are united to help Haitians with their own earthquake tragedy, through a wide variety of fundraising efforts and other signs of solidarity.

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China: How does the young generation view Confucius

Written by Robert Woo · East Asia

A rumor circulated on the web that all the 2D versions of Avatar have been pulled out of the Chinese cinemas to make way for the domestic movie Confucius. Despite...

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Russian Blogger Harassed For Marrying Chinese

Written by Gregory Asmolov · Eastern & Central Europe

Maria Gromakova became a victim of comprehensive virtual attacks of Russian extreme nationalists. Online harassment eventually turned into a real-life nightmare forcing Maria and her family to leave Russia. She tells her story to GVO.

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Sudan's First LGBT Rights Organization?

Written by SudaneseDrima · Sub-Saharan Africa

Throughout 2009, the Sudanese blogosphere has been in slumber mode. However, many previously inactive bloggers are blogging again along with new ones that have arrived on the scene recently, writes Sudanese Drima, who brings us the latest online discussions.

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Saudi Arabia: AIDS treatment takes step backward

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabia has announced its plans to shut down a volunteer clinic in Jeddah’s King Saud Hospital that is known for providing medical services, counseling and privacy to AIDS victims. Bloggers lash out against the move saying it is a step backward.

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Egypt: Engulfed by Floods!

Written by Nermeen Edrees · Middle East & North Africa

Over the past few days, several Egyptian governorates and cities have been engulfed by a severe wave of flash floods and heavy rains. Bloggers react to the calamity.

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Tunisia: And They Censored Arabicca!

Written by Lina Ben Mhenni · Middle East & North Africa

Tunisian blogger Fatma Arabicca, who was arrested two months ago, decided to resume blogging last week. With only one post on her new blog, authorities swooped in to block it. Tunisian bloggers react to the ban and to the censorship of other blogs as well.

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Israel: Activists and bloggers protest against deterioration of human rights

Written by Carmel L. Vaisman · Middle East & North Africa

As activists are rounded up and arrested on the ground, Israeli bloggers and Twitter users turn to the Internet to fully employ alternative media platforms to influence public opinion and public opinion and struggle for democracy, writes Carmel L. Vaisman, who also updates us about Israel's new biometric law.

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Chile: Piñera's Victory Raises Questions About Pinochet's Influence

Written by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

When Sebastián Piñera was elected Chile's next president on January 17, 2010, many bloggers commented on the relationship between the president-elect and deceased dictator Augusto Pinochet because of public support showed to Pinochet after Piñera’s victory.

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Updates from 24 January 2010

Morocco

The View from Fez gives us a look at the new mascot of Fez in this post.

• Jillian C. York

Afghanistan

The Afghans had to pay out $2.5 billion in bribes over the past 12 months – equivalent to 23 per cent of Afghanistan’s GDP, writes Nick Fielding citing “Corruption in Afghanistan” report, published by the UN.

• Adil Nurmakov

Kazakhstan

Dina says that it is so far a successful season start for the Kazakh tennis players with their solid performance in Perth during the Hopman Cup.

• Adil Nurmakov

Tajikistan

Andrey translates the TajikVoice’s post, which tells about the officials of Tajikistan, who are forcing citizens to buy stocks in a dam project and donate money for its construction.

• Adil Nurmakov

Afghanistan

Julia Mahlejd writes about a complex attack on the market area near the Afghan Ministry of Justice, presidential palace and Serena Hotel in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

• Adil Nurmakov

Turkmenistan

Elina Galperin reports that Russia and Turkmenistan signed an agreement to expand bilateral “strategic” energy cooperation, including resumption of Turkmen gas supplies to Russia.

• Adil Nurmakov

Afghanistan

Peter Marton reviews the book “My life with the Taliban” by Abdul Salam Zaeef, former Taliban’s ambassador to Pakistan and the Afghan Emirate’s face to the world in 2000-2001.

• Adil Nurmakov

Hungary

This month's updates on the 2009 Greek fiscal deficit - by Edward Hugh at A Fistful of Euros: here, here, here, here, and here. And a warning to Hungary - here: “So, Hungarian politicians be warned - You are not Greece right now, but you could so very easily end up where that poor, unfortunate country finds itself, and especially so if you make wildly optimistic growth scenarios, and debt to GDP forecasts, and doubly so if you think that coming out of the loving arms of the IMF will leave you free to go about your business as you see fit.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Iran

Green Cyber Army says it is going to support Green Movement in the virtual world where Iranian government has launched its own cyber army. Iranian Cyber army recently hacked Twitter and Chinese Baidu but does not claim any direct link with Iranian government.

• Fred Petrossian

India

Spring Of Autumn reports that the Cable Operators Association of Pakistan will not show any match of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket because they felt that Pakistani players were deliberately excluded from the tournament.

• Rezwan