Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 June 25

25 June 2010

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Stories from 25 June 2010

D.R. of Congo: The Murder of Human Rights Activist Floribert Chebeya

Written by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

Floribert Chebeya, the leader of a human rights organization in D.R. of Congo, was found dead on June 2 under suspicious circumstances. Protests against his murder and other killings and rapes are planned by the Congolese diaspora this week.

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South Africa: The social media world of vuvuzelas

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Can't get enough of vuvuzelas? Or perhaps the opposite is the case. Here are a series of social media links devoted to everything vuvuzela.

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South Korea: Worries Over Apocalypse Health Care Reform May Bring

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia

As South Korean government moves a step closer to execute a health care reform, bloggers have erupted online, strongly criticizing the idea of reform as neither effective nor egalitarian.

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Algeria: Defeat by USA Brings the Country Back to Earth

Written by Mohamed Benderouiche · North America

Algerians went from hope to disillusion as their team lost to USA in additional time. Bloggers react to the end of the world cup journey for their country.

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Updates from 25 June 2010

India

Blogadda announces the winners of the ‘Tribute To Dad Blogging Contest'.

• Rezwan

Mozambique

On the 35th anniversary of Mozambique's independence [en], blog Moçambique Para Todos [Mozambique For All, pt] publishes several opinion articles, reflecting upon the political situation and the economical dependency of the country as well as the conclusions of a survey related with the political decisions which were made in 1975.

• Sara Moreira

East Timor

Fábrica dos Blogs [Blogs Factory, pt], a collective that feeds blog Timor Lorosae Nação (one of the most active sources of information and places for discussion about that country, in Portuguese), announced today that, after almost four years online, it will cut its publishing frequency from daily to weekly, due to unavailability of its collaborators.

• Sara Moreira

Rwanda

Jean-Léonard Rugambage, a journalist for the suspended bimonthly magazine Umuvugizi, was killed on June 24, 2010, Jeune Afrique reports [fr].

• Lova Rakotomalala

East Timor

Timor Archives summarizes the study made by an Australian researcher about the military stint of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in East Timor. Indonesia occupied East Timor from 1975 to 1999.

• Mong Palatino

Indonesia

EngageMedia uploads an investigative video report on the illegal bird trades in Indonesia and the Philippines

• Mong Palatino

Indonesia

EngageMedia uploads a video of a protest action demanding the Aceh Governor in Indonesia to stop the conversion of mangrove forest to palm oil plantation.

• Mong Palatino

Nicaragua

Rodrigo Peñalba republishes a message and video sent to him by Lázaro Díaz from Boaco, a small and peaceful town in Nicaragua currently going through violence after the mayor was deposed. In the video you can see the clash between the riot police and the protesting citizens.

• Juliana Rincón