Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 February 03

3 February 2010

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Stories from 3 February 2010

Paraguay: Footballer Salvador Cabañas Recovering After Shooting

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

In the early morning of January 25, Paraguayan footballer Salvador Cabañas was shot in the head during an altercation in a Mexico City bar bathroom. Although he is slowly recovering, there are still a lot of unanswered questions.

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Talking to Trinidadian journalist and blogger Andre Bagoo

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Caribbean

An interview with Trinidadian journalist Andre Bagoo, who writes hard-hitting political coverage for the daily press, and innovative, wide-ranging cultural commentary on his blog PLEASURE.

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A ‘climate of fear' at the Thai-Burma border

Written by John Liebhardt · East Asia, North America

Between 1.5-2 million Burmese refugees live in Thailand. For many reasons, this young, traumatized population knows little about reproductive health, which underscores the need for peer health educators and improvements in access to health care.

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As Liberia stabilizes, youth begin to talk about sex

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa

As Liberia continues to emerge from its horrific civil war, many fear the combination of extreme poverty and risky sexual decisions will increase the country's HIV/AIDS rate and the number of unplanned pregnancies.

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Costa Rica: Online Videos add Humor to Presidential Elections

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

The Costa Rican Presidential elections are this Sunday and through videos, many Costa Ricans are expressing their concerns regarding the candidates and the future of their country through parody and humor.

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Syria: A Stroll Around the Blogosphere

Written by Yazan Badran · Middle East & North Africa

This week Yazan Badran takes a random walk around different blogs, and different topics in a maze that is little different than the random markets of Aleppo.

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Egypt: We Are The Champions

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

The Egyptian football team beat Ghana in the African Cup of Nations' final match, and achieved its third consecutive championship. This is also Egypt's seventh championship since the launch of the tournament in the 50's. Bloggers join the rest of the country in celebrating the achievement.

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Latin America: Celebrating the Contributions of Afro-Latinos

Written by Eduardo Avila · History, Migration & Immigration

During Black History Month, a group of Afro-Latino bloggers have started a collective blog to raise awareness of the contributions of Latin Americans with a Black African ancestry.

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Updates from 3 February 2010

India

Anirvan Chatterjee, an Indian American, shares his experiences during his visit to Bangladesh and comments on its relationship with India: “Indians don't know what kind of soft power they have–if only they were to stop focusing on governments and think about people-to-people relationships.”

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Nepal

Migrant Rights Blog writes about the stories of Nepalis who came back home after after a stint working in the Gulf: “for every individual, there is a different story; some are tales of social mobility and achievement, others are tales of exploitation and disappointment.”

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Sri Lanka

Serendipity comments on the reason for the landslide victory of Mahinda Rajapaksa in the Sri Lankan presidential election - namely gratitude for ending the war against LTTE: “living in fear of the LTTE for so long, left a permanent scar on the psyche of the people, which only the end of the war could erase.”

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Pakistan

Faisal K. at Deadpan Thoughts shares from his personal experience how to be prepared for a hacking attack on all your email/social network accounts.

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Pakistan

Corporate Finance and Accounting blog summarizes Pakistan's economic performance between 2001 and 2008.

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Trinidad & Tobago

“If more people stood up for themselves, less people would take advantage of others. And if less people took advantage of others, you'd probably have a lot less crime”: Trinidadian blogger Taran Rampersad thinks it all begins with basic etiquette.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

As the government “seeks to do away with juries and have hearings in front of a judge alone”, Jumbie's Watch comments: “The reason I am doubtful that this is a workable solution in Trinidad and Tobago is because of the clear corruption in the judiciary there.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidadian blogger Tattoo shares his thoughts on former Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday: “I’m sure of one thing: [he] will never be able to live down the events of last month. He will never be able to dust-off the fact that he contested the post of leader within his own party and lost.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

Cuban diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense reports that “3 Cuban political prisoners this week delivered their congratulations to South African patriarch Nelson Mandela on this month's 20th anniversary of his release from prison”, and notes that they “identify with Mandela's own 27 years in prison, his lifelong struggle against an illegitimate regime and his willingness to forgive in order to build a better, freer society.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Jamaica

“The race to win the coveted titles of Best Book and Best First Book in the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize has begun”: St. Lucia's Caribbean Book Blog reports, while Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp is excited about the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

• Janine Mendes-Franco