Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2010

January, 2010

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Stories from January, 2010

27 January 2010

Peru: Heavy Rains and Mudslides in Cusco

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Heavy rains and flooding have been affecting the region of Cusco, Peru, leaving thousands of local residents affected. The tragedy has left unanswered questions about the region's preparedness for these types of natural disasters.

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Palestine: The Commodification Of Gaza

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Exiled is a blogger who recently left Gaza - and he is in no hurry to return. In this translation of a recent post of his, we hear his opinions about political propaganda and self-interest, the tunnels to Egypt and the planned steel fence, and the nature of the outside world's concern for the Gaza Strip.

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Australia: An Australia Day of Celebration and Protest

Written by Antoun Issa · Oceania

Celebrated on January 26, this year's Australia Day was characterized by an increase of flag-waving patriotism. However, the day was also commemorated with the Great Australian Internet Blackout, where Australians protested the government's plan for an internet filter.

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Global Voices Online Nominated for Game Changer Award

Written by Eduardo Avila · Announcements

Global Voices Online was recently nominated as a Community Choice Finalist for the 2010 We Media Game Changer Award. Please consider voting for GVO, as winners will be selected through an online vote.

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Peru: The Loss of Local Rock Radio Stations

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Peruvian radio stations catering to fans of rock music are being taken off the air, with business reasons often cited as the reason. However, many bloggers say there is still a market for the music.

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26 January 2010

Jordan: Tweeps Celebrate their Country

Written by Ebtihal Mahadeen · Middle East & North Africa

In an initiative that was adopted by tweeps from other Arab countries, Jordanian users of micro-blogging site Twitter created and maintained a hashtag that celebrates the top 50 things they love about their country. Ebtihal Mahadeen takes a closer look at #Top50Jo.

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Updates from January, 2010

29 January 2010

Russia

An opposition blogger Oleg Kozlovsky tells his story [EN] on how his blog helped his to finally receive a passport allowing him to leave Russia. The country's Federal Security Service (FSB) refused to issue a new passport to Kozlovsky but quickly changed its decision after he published a blog post describing the situation.

• Alexey Sidorenko

Syria

Medad blog published a sarcastic short story [ar] depicting a Muslim cleric and a Christian cleric passionately discussing virtue and interfaith understanding as each of them tries to claim a spot that allows them to peep through a crack in the wall of a women's bathhouse.

• Anas Qtiesh

Haiti

Repeating Islands links to a story about the importance of breast milk for the infant victims of Haiti's earthquake.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

“When iHeard Apple called the device iPad, iImmediately thought of tampons and iAm a man. iThink Apple has unwittingly provided fodder for stand up comedians and may have to change the name to something like iTouch-Big, iMoses or iAintKnow”: Trinidad and Tobago's This Beach Called Life has a lot to say about the new Apple offering, while KnowTnT.com blogs about the trademark implications of its name.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Malawi

Responses to Homophobia in Africa by Sokari: “I’m writing this post in response to number of articles on the prevalence of homophobia in Africa and to try and give some perspective and historical context.”

• Ndesanjo Macha