Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 February 28

28 February 2010

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Stories from 28 February 2010

Italy: “Tangerines and olives don't fall from the sky”

Written by Davide Galati · Western Europe

The first strike of immigrant workers in Italy's history will happen on March 1st, thanks to a broad European initiative to oppose racism and discrimination, and reaffirm the positive role of migrants.

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Japan: Blogging from a locked room

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

What if you found yourself trapped in a room of your house with the door lock broken and few tools with you? This is what happened to Fumiko Fumio. Equipped...

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Chile: Tsunami Scare on Easter Island

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

The Chilean territory of Easter Island is located 3500 km from the continental mainland. After the February 27 earthquake struck, the island was under a tsunami warning and where local residents and tourists used Twitter to inform about the situation.

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Global: The Tiger's Year And Tiger Farming

Written by Sonam Ongmo · Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia

Wildlife activists and organizations around the world are determined to make sure that this is really “The year of the Tiger”. They have seized this opportunity to step up their activities and bring global attention to this majestic, yet severely endangered species in the ever diminishing animal kingdom.

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Poland: Real-Time Reactions to Kowalczyk's Gold in Vancouver

Written by Sylwia Presley · Eastern & Central Europe

Sylwia Presley reviews real-time reactions of the Polish fans who were cheering for Justyna Kowalczyk, the Polish cross country skier who won the first gold for Poland at the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 27.

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Poland: Eccentric Protest Against Theatre Director

Written by Magda Pilat · Eastern & Central Europe

Magda Pilat reviews Polish bloggers' reactions to an eccentric protest against a theatre director by a well-known Polish actress Joanna Szczepkowska.

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Video: Chile Earthquake through Citizen's Eyes

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

As the day comes to a close, more videos crop up of the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile at 3:30 am. The earthquake, which not only affected the mainland through the ground movements, also generated tsunami waves that set out an alarm throughout the Pacific as different nations prepared for the waves to hit their shores.

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Chile: The Legacy of the 1960 Earthquake in Valdivia

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

Fifty years ago, the strongest earthquake ever recorded in history rocked the city of Valdivia, Chile. The legacy that the earthquake has had on Chile's history was on the minds of many around the country, including many Twitter users in that city.

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Updates from 28 February 2010

Morocco

Jamal Elabiad writes of the possible demise of Morocco's only English-language newspaper, The Casablanca Analyst.

• Jillian C. York

Iran

Zahra's paradise ,a graphic novel, is the fictional story of the search for Mehdi, a young protestor who has disappeared in the Islamic Republic’s gulags.”

• Fred Petrossian

Sri Lanka

London, Lanka and Drums announces the best of Sri Lankan blogs in 2009.

• Rezwan

Nepal

Going Global posts some pictures of the old town of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

• Rezwan

Nepal

XNepali reports that Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest man in the world. Khagendra (18) is 56 cm tall and weighs just five kilograms.

• Rezwan

Palestine

The premier episode of a 90 part series, Sleepless in Gaza…and Jerusalem will be launched on YouTube on March 1st. The series will be a video diary about four young Palestinian women, Muslim and Christian, two living in Gaza and two in Arab Jerusalem/West Bank. The series will show how these young women live their daily lives, and will be broadcast six days a week here.

• Katharine Ganly

Armenia

Unzipped: Gay Armenia visits the Yuri Mechitov photo exhibit at the National Theatre in London as part of an festival of events honoring Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov and runs into the photographer. The blog posts photographs from the visit and encounter.

• Onnik Krikorian

Georgia

With Armenia having already chosen its entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, now comes the turn of Georgia. The Oikotimes reviews the six songs presented to the Georgian public by Sopho Nizharadze. Crazyescfan's blog describes the winning entry, Shine, as a strong and emotional song by a talented and beautiful artist. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan will choose its entry early next week.

• Onnik Krikorian

Armenia

Armenia: Higher Education & Sciences reports that a Diplomatic Academy supported by the EU, OSCE and UN has been opened in Yerevan with the purpose of creating future career diplomats. The blog notes that several among the first intake were women.

• Onnik Krikorian