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17 June 2010

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Stories from 17 June 2010

Cambodia: Reactions to the 2010 World Cup Season

Cambodians are also celebrating the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Moto-taxi drivers, students, businesspeople, netizens, and even the Prime Minister are cheering for the Asian teams which are playing in the World Cup.

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Critical Election Year Across French Speaking Africa

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

2010 is a busy election year for francophone Africa but the political progress has been disappointing. Here is a review of how bloggers have reacted to the electoral proceedings so far:

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Macedonia: Law on Electronic Communications Invades Citizens' Privacy

Written by Elena Ignatova · Eastern & Central Europe

On June 16, 2010, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia adopted changes to the Law of Electronic Communications, which now violates the privacy of the citizens. With these changes, the Ministry of Interior Affairs will have constant and direct access to the electronic communications networks.

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Argentina: Children of the Dictatorship speak out in Interactive French Documentary

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

The Blogtrotters are a collaborative video blog from France who in their 9th project are travelling to Argentina to make Hijos, a collective documentary on the missing children of the dictatorship, trying to trace back their origins to their disappeared parents.

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South Korea: Tensions Went Under World Cup Anesthestia

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia

The sharp tension between two Koreas which had been escalating ever since the sinking of a South Korean warship by a supposed North Korean torpedo attack have momentarily numbed by...

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Netherlands: Two women arrested at World Cup for promoting wrong beer

Written by Percy Balemans · Western Europe

Two Dutch women working for Netherlands beer company Bavaria were arrested for promoting a beer that is not an official World Cup sponsor during the World Cup Netherlands-Denmark match in South Africa on Monday. The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs defended them on Twitter.

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Mexico: Ready to Play France

Written by Andrea Arzaba · Latin America

Mexico kicked off the 2010 FIFA World Cup playing against South Africa; the result was a draw, 1-1. Mexico's next rival is France, and Twitter users are using the micro-blogging platform to voice their expectations and hopes for the challenging but surely exciting match.

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Algeria: The Provisional Government of Kabylia - A Threat to National Unity?

Written by Mohamed Benderouiche · Middle East & North Africa, Western Europe

The creation of a provisional government of Kabylia (GPK) has caused a great deal of controversy in Algeria. Bloggers wonder what are the implications of this new development for the country's unity.

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Updates from 17 June 2010

Sao Tome and Principe

René Tavares, an artist from São Tomé & Principe, describes the nature of his work as creoule in a video interview [pt] for Sao Tome Blog, claiming that art can represent a marriage between Africa and Europe.

• Sara Moreira

Jamaica

Trinidadian blogger This Beach Called Life comments on the situation in Jamaica as the search for alleged drug trafficker ‘Dudus' continues: “Once there is a market for drugs and arms there will always be those who are willing to fill that need. A plaster on the sore always feels good and looks better because it hides the rot underneath.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

“In Cuba, with a lack of good sporting events, we eagerly await the Cup”: Iván's File Cabinet blogs about his World Cup picks.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Barbados

Keltruth Corp says: “It seems that the human trafficking situation in Barbados is getting worse, and that the Government of Barbados is doing little to remedy the situation”, while Barbados Free Press adds: “This is the worst abuse because it makes powerless and vulnerable people victims…”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cape Verde

In a Blog Joint Project, netcitizens from Cape Verde are reflecting about prostitution in the country: Emilio gives law background and quotes statements from public figures; Edy, who defends it should be legalized, points it as one of the main social problems in the country; Wilson agrees with him and talks about male prostitution; Rony harshly criticizes the stigma. [all links in PT]

• Sara Moreira

Pakistan

Simbsi at Lawanai Sparashawe reviews Millatfacebook, Pakistan's answer to Facebook. An excerpt: “Millatfacebook was a very pathetic attempt to cash in on the anti-Facebook sentiment.”

• Rezwan

Bangladesh

Anwarul Kabir at Mukto Mona blog analyzes Dhaka's unplanned growth which is causing many dire consequences like water-logging, pollution, changes in hydro-geological system, and building collapse.

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India

Rajesh Jain visited the Surat Science Center and opines that every Indian city should have one such science center.

• Rezwan

Jamaica

Jamaican diaspora blogger Labrish doubts that President Obama “is getting good advice when so much information is out there about grave concerns from scientists about whether this oil leak can be stopped”, while from Barbados, B.C. Pires observes: “If the calamity had occurred at the other end of the Caribbean Basin…nobody would be taking it as seriously as everyone is now.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Vietnam

Xeni Jardin over at boingboing has written a new post about new legal requirements for surveillance in Vietnam's internet cafes. Citing a recent PC Mag article and a recent entry at Google's Public Policy blog, she states that “a new law in Vietnam law requires all “retail Internet locations” to install a government-approved, server-side filtering and surveillance application by 2011.”