Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 April 24

24 April 2010

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Stories from 24 April 2010

“Boobquake” to challenge claims of Iranian cleric

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa, North America

A Purdue University student in the United States is asking women around the world to show a little cleavage or a little leg on Monday as a humorous test to disprove an Iranian cleric’s theory that immodest dress has the power to make the earth shake.

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South Africa: The World Cup is here

Written by Richard Wanjohi · Sub-Saharan Africa

The countdown is still on with the days drawing so close for Africa’s time on the sporting world scene. The interest all over world is growing.

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Philippines: Internet cafe hard disks registration

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

The Philippine Optical Media Board recently proposed to require internet cafe operators to register the hard disks in their computers. Bloggers and internet cafe operators react.

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Updates from 24 April 2010

Bosnia Herzegovina

Filip Stojanovski shares his thoughts on Slavenka Drakulić's 1993 book, How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Bulgaria

Svetla Encheva (BUL), Maya Markova of Maya's Corner and Legal Clinic for Refugees and Immigrants, a Bulgarian NGO, appeal for help in the case of Arevik Shmavonyan, a pregnant Armenian citizen who is awaiting deportation from Bulgaria at the Special Centre for Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners in Busmantsi (described by some as “the Bulgarian Guantanamo“).