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June, 2010

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Stories from June, 2010

14 June 2010

South Korea: Understanding the Oil Spill From Painful Experience

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia, North America

As the BP oil spill disaster in the United States is reported in South Korea, numerous Korean bloggers, for whom painful memories of the deadliest oil spill in Korean history...

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Singapore: Swiss national charged over train vandalism

Written by Shawn Lim · East Asia

A Swiss national was charged with vandalism after he was accused of spray-painting a graffiti on one of the trains of Singapore Mass Rapid Transit. Vandalism in Singapore is punishable by up to 3 years in detention plus 3-8 strokes of the cane. Bloggers are displeased over the security breach.

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Australians Reflect on Obama's Presidency So Far

Written by Kevin Rennie · Oceania, North America

U.S. President Barack Obama has cancelled a trip to Australia for the second time this year, because of the oil spill crisis. Last time the reason was health care legislation. In his absence bloggers have been assessing his role and his performance as President

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South Africa: The Vuvuzela World Cup Debate

Written by Eduardo Avila · Sub-Saharan Africa

Days into the 2010 World Cup, the vuvuzela debate continues by those criticizing and defending the use of the instrument at games, as well as those who make light of those who complain.

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Iran: Repressed at home, Iranians protest worldwide

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

While several witnesses in Tehran said that scattered clashes erupted between Iran's security forces and demonstrators marking the first anniversary of a contested presidential election on 12 June, protests also occurred in many different cities of the world.

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Global: Tweeting the USA/England Match

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa, Western Europe

The Twittersphere was abuzz during the USA/England #worldcup match on June 12. The game was highly anticipated in the United States, where TV ads touted it as the "most anticipated" match of the World Cup, whereas in England, fans were nearly certain their team would win.

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Updates from June, 2010

25 June 2010

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

Russia

Robert Amsterdam reports that “Russian prosecutors have finally dropped their case against Yukos lawyer Vasily Aleksanyan”: “But I don't really see this as a sign of clemency or change, or a sudden recognition of judicial independence. Russia just admitted that it held an innocent individual for two years for no reason and nearly murdered him […]. And yet everyone will applaud, nod with approval over the warming of relations, and chat about new investments.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

Raf Uzar summarizes the results of the first round of Poland's presidential election and concludes: “What is really thought-provoking is the fact that after centuries of turmoil and upheaval, Poland is still a country divided.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Julia Ioffe announces at True/Slant that “Russian president is iPhone compatible.” More on Dmitry Medvedev's visit to California by Julia Ioffe - here, here, and here, and by Jamestown Foundation Blog - here.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Sean Guillory of Sean's Russia Blog writes about a “Prayer for the President” and “a kind of re-embrace of Tsarist symbolism” that seems to be taking place in Russia. Julia Ioffe writes at True/Slant about “the Cosmic Cock of War” that was painted on one of St. Petersburg's bridges “in [Che] Guevara's honor”: “And it stood there, facing the St. Petersburg headquarters of the FSB, the successor of the KGB/NKVD/Cheka.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

24 June 2010

India

Dheera Sujan at South Asia Wired highlights the works of an organization named ‘I Hear Foundation', which is “working with hearing impaired kids and their parents to help diagnose, treat, and then help the children assimilate into a hearing world”.

• Rezwan