Global Voices · Citizen media stories from March 2010

March, 2010

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Stories from March, 2010

25 March 2010

Peru: Cries of Animal Abuse in Defense of Surfing Alpaca

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Images of "Pisco," the surfing alpaca have sparked cries of animal abuse because the Peruvian animal was taken out of its natural habitat, prompting speculating that its trainer was only out for publicity.

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France: What would you do in The Game of Death?

Written by Lester Bolicenni · Western Europe

A controversial French documentary sparked worldwide scandal on March 17 by televising a fake game show in which contestants were willingly led to torture others. Bloggers in France discuss the morals and meaning.

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24 March 2010

Palestine: Anger At Opening Of Hurva Synagogue

Written by Mays Dagher · Middle East & North Africa

Last week the rebuilt Hurva, or Ruin, Synagogue was opened in the old city of Jerusalem, amidst a wave of protests by Palestinians. The opening has been denounced by a number of Palestinian leaders as being part of a project to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is only 700 metres away. Mays Dagher reports on what Palestinian blogs are saying.

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Ghana: Blogging for World Water Day

Written by Mac-Jordan · Sub-Saharan Africa

World Water Day is a day observed on March 22 since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared March, 22 as World Day for Water. Jemila Wunpini Abdulai, an active member of the Ghana Blogging Group suggested we make the day a Ghana Blogging Universal Day post.

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Ghana: Do Ghana's oil fields belong to Ivory Coast?

Written by Mac-Jordan · Sub-Saharan Africa

A dispute that could break out between Ghana and neighboring Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast is reportedly laying claims to portions of the huge oil wealth in the deep waters of the Western Region of Ghana.

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Argentina: Arrest Order Against Judge's Father Creates Controversy

Written by Jorge Gobbi · Latin America

Argentinean Judge María José Sarmiento believes that the arrest order for her father, accused of human rights abuses in the 1970s, is "obviously related" to her ruling against the government regarding the use of the federal reserves.

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Updates from March, 2010

29 March 2010

Bangladesh

After 40 years of independence of Bangladesh, the government has formed a tribunal to prosecute the war criminals of the country. An Ordinary Citizen writes about this long awaited trial.

• Rezwan

Suriname

At Paramaribo SPAN, Nicholas Laughlin blogs about artist Sri Irodikromo’s “monumentally scaled batik panel”, which, on the night of SPAN's recent exhibition opening, “served as a beacon, drawing visitors to the far end of the DSB Bank garden”. He suggests that the piece “might also be seen as another kind of beacon, drawing our attention to a mental space where cultural and spiritual traditions meet and negotiate.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Jamaica

Repeating Islands reports that with funding support from the World Bank, the Jamaican government “aims to curb the spread of HIV, improve treatment, care and support for persons living with HIV/AIDS, and strengthen Jamaica’s capacity to respond to the epidemic.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

“The basket of items you bought in the grocery in Jan 2010 is just over three times the price of the same basket bought in Jan 2003…Is your salary today three times what you earned in Jan 2003? If not, then, at least for food, you're not winning”: KnowTnT.com looks at food inflation in Trinidad and Tobago.

• Janine Mendes-Franco