Global Voices · Citizen media stories from June 2010

June, 2010

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Stories from June, 2010

15 June 2010

India: Economic Blockade In Manipur State

The northeastern state of Manipur in India is facing a humanitarian crisis with the price of necessities soaring up as it has been subjected to a blockade of the National Highway 39 (NH-39) connecting Imphal (Manipur) with Kohima (Nagaland).

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Egypt: My Name Was Khaled and I Was Not a Terrorist

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Demonstrations and rage continued in Egypt following the death of a young Egyptian, allegedly at the hands of police. The anger on the street is evident online, where citizen journalists speak out.

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Lebanon: Outrage over Blocking of VoIP

Written by Katharine Ganly · Middle East & North Africa

A recent move by the Lebanese government has led to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services being blocked within Lebanon. Citizens are outraged by the move. Katharine Ganly rounds up some of the blog reactions to this issue.

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China: Post 80s rural worker

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

A recent wave of labour strike in China has attracted local and foreign media's attention. While local media has been harmonized by the propaganda department in order to stop workers...

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Colombia: Armed Forces Rescue 4 Hostages Kidnapped by FARC in 1998

Written by Julián Ortega Martínez · Latin America

News of the rescue of 4 FARC hostages in Colombia caused a quick reaction from Twitter users. They commented on their thoughts and feelings about the rescue itself, the political implications and the way the Media covered the story.

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14 June 2010

Greece: World Cup-Mania Provides Respite from Financial Crisis

Written by Asteris Masouras · Western Europe

Despite the dire financial crisis unfolding in Greece, many Greeks have taken to the 'social media World Cup' with gusto - perhaps hoping for a repeat of the amazing and uplifting victory in the Euro 2004 championship.

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Algeria: Disappointment and Anger After the Defeat against Slovenia

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

After a 24 years long wait, Algerians have focused their attentions on the world cup, hoping to escape the grind of their daily lives. The disappointment was all the more profound after the defeat of their team against Slovenia.

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Kyrgyzstan: Provocateurs seen behind ethnic clashes

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Central Asia & Caucasus

Clashes between the ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek population in the southern Kyrgyzstan have developed into large-scale violence. After three nights of shooting in the isolated conflict zone - the population still has limited access to telephony, electricity and food.

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Ghana: Bloggers celebrate Ghana's victory over Serbia

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern & Central Europe

The Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, became the first African team on Sunday win a match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup after beating Serbia. Ghanaian bloggers are celebrating this historic win.

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Peru: Cyber-Activism in Chimbote

Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Chimbote is a city and fishing port located to the north of Lima, where the use of internet is expanding. Recently, internet has become a way to call for and participate in protests both virtually and in person. An example of this was seen recently when citizens of Chimbote decided to protest on the poor state of the roads.

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Updates from June, 2010

27 June 2010

Myanmar (Burma)

Htoo Tay Zar uploads a video of his flight from Singapore to Yangon in Myanmar. The video provides brief snapshots of rural Myanmar and the Yangon airport

• Mong Palatino

Myanmar (Burma)

The Shan Herald reported that Myanmar soldiers near the Thailand-Myanmar border stole buffaloes in order to acquire a TV and satellite broadcast of the World Cup games.

• Mong Palatino

Myanmar (Burma)

The Irrawaddy reports that sports magazines are enjoying higher sales in Myanmar because of the World Cup 2010

• Mong Palatino

Rwanda

Update on the killing of a senior political figure in Rwanda, Denis Ntare Semadwinga: “Semadwinga was linked to a dissident faction of the CNDP that had written a letter denouncing the party's leadership back in May. The signatory of that statement, Patrice Habarurema, was arrested by Rwandan police shortly afterwards.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Sao Tome and Principe

Sergio's impression of Sao Tome: “My admiration and personal tribute to the people currently devoted to the promotion of local produce, their own people and the art.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Kenya

The state of social media in Kenya: “The rush to use social networks in Kenya today is appearing more like a bandwagon effect and not a solid business strategy.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Rwanda

Worrying signs in Kigali: “Jean-Leonard Rugambage, the editor of the Umuvugizi newspaper in Kigali, was gunned down in front of his home on Thursday. A man came up to his car as he was driving into his gate and shot him in the head and chest, killing him immediately.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Ghana

“Obama we are sorry,” says Ghanaian photographer and blogger Nana following Ghana victory USA at the FIFA World Cup: “It’s quite unfortunate you’d have to skip dinner today. We know you’ve been terribly stressed lately: BP, Flotilla, Health Reform, Overweight recruits… and then this happens.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Nepal

X Nepali Blog informs that couples “living together without marriage is a very new trend in Nepali society”.

• Rezwan

Bolivia

In the blog Pronto, Miguel Centellas writes that despite the logical assumption that indigenous groups would never go against Evo Morales, “the government is losing its grip on the indigenous movement.” Centellas analyses the indigenous and environmental challenges the Bolivian government is facing.

• Silvia Viñas