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January, 2010

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Stories from January, 2010

15 January 2010

Egypt: Bloggers arrested over Naga Hammady Visit

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt today arrested 20 bloggers who were visiting Naga Hammady in Upper Egypt to pass their respects to those killed in a sectarian outburst on January 7. Seven people were shot dead and several injured when an assailant gunned down Christian Copts leaving a church after the Christmas mass. The bloggers visit was to show a united front against sectarianism.

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Haiti: Rescuing Survivors, Searching for the Missing

Written by Jennifer Brea · Caribbean

Here are just a few of the online networks and databases which have mobilized in the last few days to help relatives abroad locate family and direct urgently needed help to survivors of the earthquake in Haiti, many of whom are still trapped beneath the wreckage of their own homes.

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Uzbekistan: War of the monuments

Written by Kathy Pidginson · Central Asia & Caucasus

14th January is celebrated as the Day of Defender of the Motherland in Uzbekistan. On the eve of this day, a grand opening ceremony of the monument “Oath to the...

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Russian Bloggers React to Haiti Earthquake

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Eastern & Central Europe, Caribbean

Reaction of Russian bloggers to the devastating earthquake in Haiti is diverse and sometimes unexpected. The cataclysm provided an opportunity for sorrow, support, contemplation and self-observance.

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14 January 2010

Dominican Republic: Helping Neighboring Haiti After Earthquake

Written by Rocio Diaz · Caribbean, Latin America

Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola. While those in the DR only were shaken, Haiti suffered devastating damage after the earthquake struck. Dominicans are doing what they can to help their neighbor.

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Sri Lankan Presidential Elections: The Heat Is On

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

As the date of presidential election approaches in Sri Lanka, the campaigns have grown intense and the heat can also be felt in the Sri Lankan blogosphere. Many bloggers are rallying behind their candidates and are engaging in strong debates with detailed analysis.

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Updates from January, 2010

22 January 2010

Hong Kong (China)

ITvoices posted a support statement to the young generation (post 80s) who protest against the abuse of public expense in the construction of the world's most expensive rail.

• Oiwan Lam

China

DANWEI has a short Q & A with Lu Gang, co-founder of Kuukie.com and OpenWeb.Asia and chief editor of Mobinode.com, on the future of mobile media.

• Oiwan Lam

Russia

Russian regional officials may lose their jobs if they don't start blogging soon, Russian daily “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” reported [RUS]. Allegedly, the Kremlin is disappointed with declining influence of traditional media in regions and it calls for government officials to adopt a new form of public life online.

• Vadim Isakov

21 January 2010

Russia

The World Wide Web now hosts a new project that aims to make English-speaking blogosphere more accessible to Russians. Inoblogger [RUS] is a Web site that will be translating the most popular IT-related blog posts from all over the Web into Russian.

• Alexey Sidorenko

Sport

Toujours pas sages from Bamako, Mali and elsewhere share [Fr] everything you wish to know about the Soccer African Cup of Nations on CAN 2010, a blog created for the occasion by members of French Lingua team Boukary Konate and Claire Ulrich. The blog enables you to follow the games live, via links, Twitter comments and much more.

• Suzanne Lehn

Sri Lanka

Sarvodaya, the largest NGO in Sri Lanka, has launched a 12 day long campaign comprising of a series of island-wide mass public events and daily meditations to ensure a peaceful presidential election.

• Rezwan