Global Voices · Citizen media stories from July 2010

July, 2010

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Stories from July, 2010

11 July 2010

Middle East: World Cup Final Thoughts

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Psychic octopus Paul was right and Spain clinched the World Cup in the football finals, which ended in South Africa a few minutes ago. In the Arab World, Twitter users shared a few thoughts on the finale and the tournament overall.

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South Korea: (iPhone 1) Patriotism and Media Manipulation Backfire

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia

The smart phone battle is getting brutal in Seoul. Young, tech-savvy bloggers are pouring over professional reviews of the invincible Apple iPhone and Galaxy S of Samsung that came out last week.

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Serbia: Fans Outraged by FIFA's Sanctions Against Serbia Coach Radomir Antic

Written by Danica Radisic · Eastern & Central Europe, Western Europe

The controversial decisions of several referees participating in the World Cup and their methods have been brought into question by fans, bloggers [ENG], journalists [ENG] and national football associations worldwide...

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10 July 2010

China: Proposal to use more Mandarin in TV provokes Guangzhou citizens

Written by Andy Yee · East Asia

A recent proposal to use Mandarin instead of Cantonese in the TV news programs of Guangzhou, the capital city of China’s Guangdong province, has been strongly opposed by local residents....

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Morocco: Controversy Over the Wage of New National Football Manager

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

Football is a very popular sport in Morocco. But the appointment of Belgian Eric Gerets to coach the national team for a rumored exorbitant amount of money has got the blogosphere talking.

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9 July 2010

Peru: Emergency in Huancavelica Caused by Mine Tailings

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

The Opamayo River in the Huancavelica region was contaminated with mine tailings when a deposit suddenly yielded and its contents spilled on the waters of the river, which is already quite contaminated because of the mining activity in the area. This caused protests from the residents of the affected communities. Some bloggers also gave their opinions on the incident.

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Updates from July, 2010

26 July 2010

Hungary

Eva Balogh of Hungarian Spectrum draws attention to a number of laws that may threaten Hungarian constitutionalism.

• Vilhelm Konnander

25 July 2010

Mali

A French-Mauritanian raid to free French aid worker Michel Germaneau inside Malian territory has raised tension [Fr] between the two nations, Diaspora Sahauri blog reports. The 78-year-old engineer Germaneau was killed after the failed attempt to free him.

• Lova Rakotomalala

English

South Korea has started collecting and storing the DNA profiles of criminals. The Ministry of Justice’s decision to take DNA samples of 20 thousand criminals who involved in serious crimes takes into effect starting from today, South Korea’s Chosun reported.

• Lee Yoo Eun

Sao Tome and Principe

The 25th of July 2010 is a voting day for local and regional government in São Tomé & Príncipe. Blog OPLOP posts a report about the political system and the current electoral situation in a country that celebrates its 35th anniversary this month [pt].

• Sara Moreira

Brazil

Maria Frô talks about the new website FalaRua [Street Talking], dedicated to the street dwellers of Brazil. The online community offers information about the Project for Training and Strengthening of Street Dwellers and invites everyone to participate through a quick registration. [all links in Portuguese]

• Debora Baldelli