Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 July 12

12 July 2010

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Stories from 12 July 2010

Niger: The Silent Famine

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

The underreported food crisis in Sahel is taking worrisome proportions as about 2.5 millions of people in Niger are currently affected by food shortage. Bloggers in Niger reflect on yet another food crisis after the one in 2005.

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Europe: Multilingualism Video Contest

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Western Europe

If you live in Europe, are between 18 and 35 years of age and can speak more than one language, then send in a short on multilingualism to an online video contest to win a place aboard an itinerant film making event which will travel and take place in the archipelago of Turku, Finland.

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Peru: Watching the World Cup Finale from Afar

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

The 2010 FIFA Football World Cup in South Africa ended on Sunday July 11. It was a month full of football all around the world. Peruvian fans had to make do with watching the tournament from afar. And now they are celebrating Spain as the new champion.

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Brazil: Prejudice against Paraguay in the Media

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Latin America

A diplomatic incident between Brazil and Paraguay broke out in the same day that the latter was eliminated from the World Cup. In focus is a prejudiced video report about the participation of Paraguay in the Cup, which was broadcasted by a Brazilian television channel, Rede Globo's SporTV.

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Palestine: Workshops Inspire Bloggers in Gaza and West Bank

Written by Mays Dagher · Middle East & North Africa

Recently the director of Global Voices Advocacy, Sami Ben Gharbia, gave a series of blogging workshops in Gaza and the West Bank. The workshops were organised by the Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN), which is aiming to increase the number of bloggers in Palestinian society.

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Malaysia: Government Tinkers to Eliminate a Subsidy Culture

Written by Jude Chia · East Asia

When a minister warned that Malaysia could suffer a ‘Greek tragedy' if subsidies are not cut, the nation suddenly woke up to the inevitable but politically unpopular move once again. Bloggers react

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Uganda: Bloggers react to bomb blasts

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

Soccer fans gathered in bars and restaurants around the globe to watch the final game of the World Cup last night. In Uganda, these celebrations were interrupted when bombs exploded at two popular nightlife spots in Kampala, the country's capital.

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China: Wang Hui's plagiarism scandal, international turn

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

A plagiarism scandal broke out in March in Chinese academic circles when Nanjing University literature professor Wang Binbin charged that Wang Hui's dissertation on Lu Xun -Resistance to despair -...

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