Global Voices · Citizen media stories from July 2010

July, 2010

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Stories from July, 2010

7 July 2010

Japan: A tryst in the starry sky

Look at the sky on the night of July 7 for this is the only night in the year when the two stars Vega and Altair are destined to be reunited, or so the legend foretells.

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Peru: Government Expels Paul McAuley, Religious Environmental Activist

Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Western Europe, Latin America

Paul McAuley, a British resident in the religious city of Iquitos and president of the "Red Ambiental de Loreto" (Loreto Environmental Network), received a resolution from the Ministry of Interior where he is informed of the cancellation of his residence in Peru. This means that in seven days he would have to leave the country. Bloggers responded by wondering about the reasons for the expulsion and whether this is the government intimidating those who defend the environment.

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Malaysia: Blogging To Promote National Unity

Written by Syafique Shuib · East Asia

The 1Malaysia Foundation recently unveiled a brand new website , Yayasan 1Malaysia, as a platform to generate conversations with young Malaysian netizens on national unity and other current issues.

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Announcing Round Two of the Technology for Transparency Network

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Transparency International's 2009 Global Corruption Barometer found that citizens around the world are increasingly worried about corruption in both the public and private sectors. People are often hesitant to speak...

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Brazil: The Acknowledgment of Film Blogosphere as Media

Written by Debora Baldelli · Latin America

The blogosphere is increasingly occupying a strategic role in the dissemination of Brazilian cinema. A large number of blogs focusing on film reviews, professional or not, has become recognized and respected.

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6 July 2010

Ghana: Africa's Time That Never Was

Written by Mac-Jordan · Sub-Saharan Africa

African bloggers are expressing their sentiments about the sad exit of the only hope of Africa’s team (Ghana Black Stars) at the 2010 FIFA Word Cup. Ghana lost to Uruguay in a dramatic game that ended in a penalty shootout.

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Updates from July, 2010

23 July 2010

Trinidad & Tobago

Artzpub. posts photos from an “over-sexy” street fashion show in Trinidad — part of the 2010 Erotic Art Week programme in Port of Spain — which was interrupted by the arrival of the police.

• Nicholas Laughlin

Haiti

Repeating Islands links to information about a recent World Heritage Centre mission to Haiti, aimed at helping conserve the country’s built heritage in the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake.

• Nicholas Laughlin

Jamaica

Annie Paul reports on “Dancehall Night” at the 2010 Reggae Sumfest, which featured an appearance by the recently imprisoned performer Vybz Kartel, who “dressed as a prisoner complete with handcuffs which had to be unlocked before he could perform, a literal reference to his arrest and two-week detention by security forces.”

• Nicholas Laughlin

Cuba

Uncommon Sense argues that the recent release of Cuban dissidents was triggered by the death of activist Orlando Zapata Tamayo in early 2010, after a hunger strike. “Events of the past five months, culminating with the release of the 20 prisoners and the promised release of others, have proven that Zapata's death was not in vain.”

• Nicholas Laughlin

Cuba

Generation Y writes that the historic Capitol building in Havana “has suffered the fate of the castigated” and hopes that it “will become — one day — the site of the Cuban parliament: a magnificent building that houses real debates.”

• Nicholas Laughlin