Global Voices · Citizen media stories from April 2010

April, 2010

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Stories from April, 2010

13 April 2010

Macedonia: Blogs and Other Web Sources on Cooking

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

A short overview of the current situation regarding availability of gastronomical information within the Macedonian blogosphere.

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Morocco: Formerly Jailed Blogger Bashir Hazzam Tells His Story

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

Blogging can lead to jail in Morocco. Bashir Hazzam learned it the hard way when the authorities arrested him last December for reporting on the violent events that shook his usually peaceful village. In the following interview, the blogger tells his story.

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12 April 2010

Hungary: A Long Election Day

Written by Marietta Le · Eastern & Central Europe

Marietta Le reports on Hungarian bloggers' reactions and observations, following the first round of the parliamentary election, which took place on April 11.

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Sudan Votes After 24 Years

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Presidential and parliamentary elections are currently taking place to elect the President of Sudan and members of the National Assembly. The last time elections were held in Sudan was 24 years ago.

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Israel/Palestine: Will There Ever Be A Deal For Shalit?

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been held by Hamas for nearly four years, with all attempts having failed to get him released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Blogger "The Other Door", a Palestinian citizen of Israel, gives his perspective on Shalit's ongoing captivity in this post.

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Global Voices Summit 2010: Countdown to Santiago

Written by Georgia Popplewell · Announcements

In 25 days' time, on May 6, 2010, over 200 people from 60-plus countries will gather at the Bibiloteca de Santiago in Santiago, Chile, for the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2010. Join us for this exciting two-day event and for the announcement of the inaugural Google/Global Voices Breaking Borders award!

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Updates from April, 2010

26 April 2010

China

Imagethief has written some advices for young foreigners who want to build a PR career in China.

• Oiwan Lam

China

China Hush looks into Sister Feng's case and see how an ordinary person becomes famous through the Internet.

• Oiwan Lam

Ecuador

The relic of the Roman Catholic Saint “Don” Bosco has been making its way around Latin American, and Joselias Sánchez Ramos writes about the stop of the “guest of honor” in Manta, Ecuador [es], which attracted large crowd of the faithful.

• Eduardo Avila

Ecuador

Even though government subsidies to Ecuadorian milk producers have increased, the savings are not passed along to consumers, where the price has gone up, notes the blog La Voz de Guamote [es].

• Eduardo Avila

25 April 2010