Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 July 30

30 July 2010

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Stories from 30 July 2010

Russia: The First Case of YouTube Ban

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Eastern & Central Europe

Alexey Sidorenko writes about the Russian authorities' first attempt to ban YouTube.

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Haiti: Displaced Women and Girls Victims of Gender Violence

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Caribbean

In the aftermath of the devastating Haiti earthquake, women and girls are still facing gender violence, as some of them not only experience rape, but then have to face an absent judicial system and less than adequate medical care.

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Latvia: Concerns Over the Future of the Largest Daily, Free Press

Written by Aleks Tapinsh · Eastern & Central Europe

With the ownership of the largest daily newspaper, Diena, in question, many journalists in Latvia fear business interests and political influence would rule the news coverage ahead of the October parliamentary elections.

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Chile: Mapuche on Hunger Strike over Anti-terror Law

Written by Felipe Cordero · Latin America

On July 12, 2010, fourteen Mapuche indigenous detainees began a hunger strike to denounce the Chilean State’s treatment of Mapuche communities in southern Chile. The strike is aimed mainly at ending the use of Chile’s Anti-terrorism Law against Mapuche prisoners, a Pinochet-era decree widely used during the seventeen years of the Pinochet dictatorship.

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Global Threat of Wheat Killer Rises

Written by Juhie Bhatia · Sub-Saharan Africa

The risk posed by a fungus that is deadly to the world's second largest crop, wheat, continues to rise. The killer fungus, called Ug99, causes stem rust disease, which can destroy entire wheat fields.

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Brazil: Copyright Reform Proposal Under Consultation

Written by Debora Baldelli · Latin America

A public consultation on the Brazilian Copyright Act has received over 1,200 contributions. The proposed changes have fuelled intense debate in the blogosphere and twittosphera.

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Updates from 30 July 2010

Pakistan

Raza Rumi at Pak Tea House analyzes the disclosure of Wikileaks documents on Afghan war and opines that the civil-military leadership of Pakistan should take corrective actions against the extremists within Pakistan.

• Rezwan

Pakistan

Hundreds have died and more than a million people in Pakistan have been affected by floods caused by monsoon rains in the last three days. Kalsoom at CHUP! – Changing Up Pakistan has details.

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Trinidad & Tobago

“This village is stunning – the scenery, the variety of panoramic views, and even the crops on the steep hillside are mesmerising”: MEP Caribbean Publishers visits the village of Paramin, “one of the few communities where some of the older residents still speak French patois.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

“The unemployment phenomenon, which is vehemently denied by high officials in the government, is nothing new”: Iváns File Cabinet uses the example of Cuba's only telecommunications company to illustrate its effects.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Jamaica

Girl With a Purpose says that “the Limited State of Emergency in Jamaica…has now become a political football.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Jamaica

“All is in place for a showdown featuring the three fastest men over 100 metres”: YardFlex.com is looking forward seeing the performance of Jamaican athletes in an upcoming meet in Sweden.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Peru

On July 28 and 29 Peruvians celebrated their independence festivities. Juan Arellano from Globalizado published a post [es] with a song that seems to summarize what being Peruvian is all about. He later published another post [es] with more songs. Both posts represent a summary of some of the musical styles from Peru.

• Silvia Viñas

Ghana

MightAfrican writes about a new movie from Ghana, Sinking Sands: “Recently, Leila sent me the trailer for the movie. “Sinking Sands” is about a couple, Jimah (Jimmy Jean-Louis from Haiti) and Pabi (Ama K. Abebrese from Ghana) in a loving marriage which turns into one of violence and abuse when Jimah becomes disfigured in a domestic accident.”

• Ndesanjo Macha