Global Voices · Citizen media stories from May 2010

May, 2010

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Stories from May, 2010

12 May 2010

Mexico: Fear and Intimidation in Electronic Media

Written by Miguel Castillo · Latin America

The drug-related violence taking place in northern Mexico is being seen in citizen media. Through warnings and threats sent through blogs and emails, many residents are heavily impacted by the violence.

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11 May 2010

Kyrgyzstan: 17/05/10 - Come what May….

Written by Chris Rickleton · Central Asia & Caucasus

A ‘slow news’ week in Kyrgyzstan last week was disturbed only by increasingly loudly-whispered rumours of a possible ‘counter-revolution’ on May 17th. Edil Baisalov, Chief of Staff for provisional government...

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Colombia: The Displaced People of Ituango

Written by Lully Posada · Latin America

Due to paramilitary and guerrilla hostilities, the people in the surrounding areas of the Colombian town of Ituango have had to abandon their lands and seek shelter in the town. Bloggers from the town write about the situation.

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Saudi Arabia: Streets closed to women joggers

Written by Katharine Ganly · Middle East & North Africa

A street in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia, where many women liked to exercise has recently been shut off to female joggers, as it has been deemed unsafe by the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Katharine Ganly takes a look at some of the blogger reactions to this development.

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Monitoring Philippine Elections through Social Media

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

The May 10 Philippine election was historic because it was the first time the country implemented an automated election system. Filipinos used various social media platforms to monitor the conduct of the elections.

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10 May 2010

China: expelling the unemployed from Shenzhen

Written by Don Weinland · East Asia

Ridding the city of those unemployed for longer than three months—that’s what Shenzhen’s vice mayor and police chief suggested April 29 in response to security problems in this special economic...

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Updates from May, 2010

22 May 2010

Armenia

No stranger to controversy when it comes to Eurovision in light of the still unresolved conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, popbitch wonders if Armenia and Azerbaijan can settle their differences in the international music competition. Meanwhile, writing on HayFanat, Armanski says that the professionalism behind Azerbaijan's entry by Safura Alizadeh, and especially through the effective use of Facebook and Twitter, is worthy of praise and an example that Armenia should follow.

• Onnik Krikorian

Afghanistan

Nasim Fekrat comments on the rumored visit of David Beckham to Afghanistan to cheer up British troops in Helmand.

• Adil Nurmakov

Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s President Rahmon is seeking to ban mobile phones from the country. The government claims it’s for reasons of health and taxes, but neweurasia’s Dushanbe is suspicious.

• Adil Nurmakov

Kyrgyzstan

Nurel informs readers on audio-recording of telephone conversations of allegedly Maksim and Janybek Bakievs, the son and brother of Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the second Kyrgyz president in exile. The two men discussed a plan on a new “Bakiyev’s back” revolution in the country.

• Adil Nurmakov

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