Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2010

January, 2010

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Stories from January, 2010

19 January 2010

Turkey: Third anniversary of Hrant Dink assassination

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

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

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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China: Twitter survey on a Google departure

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

As Chinese Internet users wait for Google's decision regarding the future of its operations in China, one netizen has begun surveying peers for their views on what Google should do and what the impact will be should the company decide to leave.

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USA: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Written by Jillian C. York · Sub-Saharan Africa, North America

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 and became arguably the American Civil Rights Movement's most prominent advocate and speaker. In the United States, he is honored by a national holiday, observed the third Monday in January of each year. Today, many bloggers in the United States are honoring his memory with dedicated posts, linking his legacy of social justice with issues of today, demonstrating that 42 years after King's assassination, his words are just as relevant.

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Updates from January, 2010

25 January 2010

Bahamas

A new website is launched by “a group of Bahamian webizens who hope to mobilize in support of a realistic and sensible immigration policy with respect to Haitians and their children.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Haiti

Réseau Citadelle announces the launch of the Media Operations Center, an initiative from Reporters without Borders and Quebecor, aimed at facilitating the field work of local and foreign journalists in Haiti as well as establishing collaboration between the media and NGOs.

• Fabienne Flessel

Haiti

Radio Métropole Haiti provides a list [Fr] of activities belonging to a “normal life” resuming in Port-au-Prince, around banks, gas stations, supermarkets and fruit and vegetable markets - the revival of business in Haiti's capital highlights the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

• Fabienne Flessel

Japan

Godo Chillida published a photo reportage on the final day of the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament.
The photographer captured intense pictures of the wrestlers and the decisive match.

• Scilla Alecci

China

DigiCha introduces an online video called “War of Internet Addiction” which a satire on the government’s attempt to “harmonize” China’s Internet with forced installations of “Green Dam Youth Escort” and the travails of Chinese World of Warcraft players over the last several months.

• Oiwan Lam