Global Voices · Citizen media stories from June 2010

June, 2010

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Stories from June, 2010

27 June 2010

Malaysia: Historic jail demolished

Despite the protest of concerned citizens, artists, and historians, the Malaysian government has decided to demolish the 115 year old Pudu Jail, a historical landmark in Kuala Lumpur. Bloggers react

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Australia: Dramatic Fall of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Written by Kevin Rennie · Oceania

It was swift and secret. Kevin Rudd has been replaced as Prime Minister of Australia by his deputy Julia Gillard. She is the nation’s first female PM. Here are reactions from bloggers who rarely post about politics.

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Chile: Students Arrested After Protesting Against University Reform

Written by Claudio Ruiz · Latin America

A week ago the government of Sebastian Piñera announced a major reform to the higher education system. At the inauguration ceremony of the president of Universidad de Chile (University of Chile) Víctor Pérez, students were arrested while protesting against a reform which they fear will get rid of public higher education.

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Brazil: Standing Against Mining in Gandarela

Written by Manuela Tenreiro · Latin America

Local communities and netcitizens who care for the biodiverse Serra da Gandarela in Minas Gerais, Brazil, are taking a stand against Vale S.A. - a major mining multinational whose record is not one of the best at the eyes of environmental groups.

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26 June 2010

Bangladesh: Hartal Is Back

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Hartal, a South Asian form of strike action is back in Bangladesh after almost three years. Bangladeshi netizens react.

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Worldwide: The oil spills that don't make the news

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia

The tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has the world's attention on the devastation that badly managed oil extraction can bring. However, in some places around the world, people live with toxic spills such as these and through videos people try to bring the world's attention to their plight.

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Updates from June, 2010

30 June 2010

China

Alice from DANWEI translated the lyrics of a music video commenting on the property price in China.

• Oiwan Lam

Taiwan (ROC)

“Do not always praise these national athletes 'Glory of Taiwan' loudly only after they strived hard to glorify themselves!” argues Klairelee(zht), who blames Taiwanese government and media that are always eager to consume their achievement but paid no attention to many striving Taiwanese athletes-including Taiwanese tennis player Rendy(Yen Hsun) Lu who just beat Andy Roddick at Wimbleton and enters the semifinals.

• Portnoy Zheng

29 June 2010

Cuba

Iván's File Cabinet says that “being a journalist in Cuba is like performing black magic. Investigating a story or getting reliable data is like trying to catch hold of a mirage.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

“In the wake of the death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, Cuban independent journalist Guillermo Fariñas started a hunger strike to demand the release of some two dozen seriously ill political prisoners”: As his condition worsens, Uncommon Sense applauds his bravery.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Egypt

There is an oil spill off the coast of Hurghada and Egyptian officials are blaming it on “oil seeping from the ground due to heat.” Egyptian Chronicles has more here.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Peru

Ernesto Cárdenas from the blog Consultor Internet proposes [es] an interesting experiment in social networks: ”How feasible is it to have/simulate ‘the experience of living' (virtually) the things that happen in a country you do not know and have not visited?” After explaining the experiment he asks, is there an entrepreneur willing to implement it?

• Juan Arellano

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