Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 May 07

7 May 2010

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Stories from 7 May 2010

Macedonia: Police Raid & Roma Riot

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

A police raid and protest turned into a violent riot occurred in Macedonia during April 2009, initiating controversy about discrimination of the Roma.

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Announcing the Winners of the Breaking Borders Award

Written by Ivan Sigal · Announcements

Honoring those who are working to advance free expression on the Internet, Google and Global Voices today have announced the first winners of the Breaking Borders Award. The awards, supported...

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GV Summit: Day One Finished, Day Two Underway!

Written by Deborah Ann Dilley · Latin America

You may have missed out on the fumbling around with the translation headsets, but if you weren't able to join us for the first day of the Global Voices 2010 Citizen Media Summit in Santiago Chile, you definitely have not missed out on the global conversation!

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South Africa: It’s Time to Diski

Written by Prisha Bhoola · Sub-Saharan Africa

There are many official tags, tokens and logos that define sporting events around the globe. This year’s 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is no different. We have the official FIFA logo, the official FIFA mascot, the official FIFA trademarks and now – the official dance!

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China: School killings and social pathology

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Within 5 weeks, there were 5 school killings in China. All the victims are innocent primary and kindergarten school kids, while all the murderers are also victims of social injustice....

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Nepal: Maoist Lead Strike Paralyzes The Country

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · South Asia

Starting from the 1st of May, the Maoists in Nepal launched a nation wide indefinite protest demanding the current government be dissolved and the process of formulating the constitution to be re-launched in the earnest. The protest has been largely peaceful so far but this has paralyzed the country. Nepali bloggers analyze the situation.

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Global Voices Partners with “Echo Moskvy”

Written by Vadim Isakov · Eastern & Central Europe

We are pleased to announce our partnership with “Echo Moskvy,” the most prominent and respected radio station in Russia with hundreds of thousands of listeners from all over the globe. This radio station is rightfully considered the most influential radio in Russia.

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Updates from 7 May 2010

Nepal

Lanka Rising writes about the Vesak Lanterns Festival, an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia.

• Rezwan

Bahamas

Jerome Pinder at Weblog Bahamas is pleased that his country “finally gets one break for the good guys!”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

“Leader of the Opposition coalition…reminded her audience on a campaign platform recently that you should judge a person by what they do.” KnowTnT.com has a reminder of its own: “The adage cuts both ways, and if applied to the UNC element of the coalition, there is also a glaring concern.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Israel

Gaza Mom comments on the list released by GISHA detailing goods which are permitted admission into the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and those which are prohibited entry.

• Katharine Ganly

Trinidad & Tobago

ARTZPUB reports that Christopher Cozier has been selected as “the official artist of the trinidad+tobago film festival 2010…”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

The news making headlines in the lead-up to the Trinidad and Tobago elections convinces diaspora blogger Jumbie's Watch that “Trinbago remains an immature society.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Bermuda

Politics.bm thinks that the outcome of the British elections holds some lessons for Bermuda.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

India

“What all the government does to please the poor people is to launch welfare schemes in the name of benefiting the poor. But the fact remains that all such schemes are aimed at opening more channels of corruption favoring the rich,” comments Ram Bansal at India In Peril while discussing about poverty and begging.

• Rezwan

Jordan

Buj Al Arab praises the determination of Farah Malhass, the Arab Wolrd's first female bodybuilder, and is pleasantly surprised seeing her gracing the cover of Gulf News .

• Katharine Ganly

Ukraine

At OpenDemocracy.net, Roman Kabachiy writes about “the influence of politics on historical memory” in Ukraine: “[…] it’s business as usual: the Soviet archives are once again to be closed to outsiders.” More on this - at Kyiv Scoop and Window on Eurasia.