Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 August 05

5 August 2010

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Stories from 5 August 2010

Haiti: Saying “No” to Monsanto

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

Monsanto has been a controversial company for some years now, mainly because it is a major producer of genetically modified seed (reportedly selling as much as 90% of the genetically engineered seed in the United States) and has a reputation for employing questionable methods to ensure that it maintains its lead. Enter Haiti...

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Pakistan: Anger Mounts At President's Apathy

Written by Sana Saleem · South Asia

As Pakistan is hit by the most devastating floods in over 80 years and is marred by rising violence in the country's metropolitan hub, bloggers vent their anger and frustration at the President's decision to embark on a foreign tour.

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Bangladesh: Visitors Share Their Thoughts On Grameen Ventures

Written by Rezwan · South Asia, North America

This summer, eight students and faculty members from the Master of Public Administration program of the Northern Kentucky University in Kentucky, USA are completing an internship at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. They have made numerous field visits and are recording their experiences in their blogs using texts, pictures and videos.

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Kenya: Welcome to Kenya 2.0

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenyans have decided. Kenyan citizens have overwhelmingly voted "Yes" in Kenya's referendum on a new constitution. Leaders of the "No" camp have admitted defeat. Bloggers are celebrating and welcoming the world to Kenya 2.0.

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Slovakia: Charging for Online News, Cable TV Style?

Written by Tibor Blazko · Eastern & Central Europe

Tibor Blazko writes about plans to introduce shared internet payment system for Slovak websites and translates some of the reactions by netizens.

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Morocco: Race and Racism

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

In Morocco, the discussion of race and racism is sometimes taboo. In this post, Jillian C. York sums up the thoughts of several bloggers, in reaction to a post on racism against Black people in the country.

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South Korea: Twitter, Too Much Noise or Courageous Disclosure?

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia

In South Korea, not a few celebrities and businessmen have gone under fire by their Twitters. Not only special people, but the ordinary citizen have gotten a bit of blast from unpredictable aftermath Twitter brings along.

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Puerto Rico: Independence Activist Lolita Lebrón Dies

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Latin America

The Puerto Rican independence activist Lolita Lebrón died on Sunday August 1, 2010. She was 90 years old. Lebrón commanded a group of Puerto Rican independence advocates who attacked the Congress of the United States on March 1, 1954 to denounce the Island's colonial situation under the US.

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Updates from 5 August 2010

India

Sujai at Desicritics provides a bold viewpoint which have prompted a heated discussion in the comments section. The blogger opines that the protests in Kashmir has become so intense and desperate as a freedom struggle that the Indians may consider to “let it go” to stop their hands being bloody as Kashmiris are being killed everyday.

• Rezwan

Bangladesh

Exiled journalist and blogger Saleem Samad questions in his post at E-Bangladesh “is Muslim majority Bangladesh poised to convert into a secular nation?”

• Rezwan

India

Abhijit at Blowing In The Wind informs that the proportion of Indians in Singapore has increased to 353,000, which is about 9.2 per cent of the population.

• Rezwan

Brazil

Jesse Lerner-Kinglake reports on the last day of the protest by the Awá, a Brazilian indigenous people, to try to prove its existence. “If anything, this week’s protest should prove to the developers and politicians alike that the Awá do indeed exist.” The blogger writes about the crisis facing this endangered tribe.

• Paula Góes

Sri Lanka

ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace) reports that “Tamilnet.com, the controversial pro-LTTE site blocked by all ISPs in Sri Lanka since mid-2007, is accessible once more from SLT ADSL connections.”

• Rezwan

India

Aruni Kashyap at The Sun Rises Here informs that the debate on Assam's future continues to be ignored by the Indian national press and comments that it may lead to wrong decisions of the government.

• Rezwan

Russia

Blogger mr-bison posted a research [RUS] of photos published by two pro-Kremlin youth movements (”Nashi” and “Molodaya Gvardia“). He points out that all the photos of the pro-Kremlin activists where they “were fighting with wild fires” are forged.

• Alexey Sidorenko

U.S.A.

WITNESS is working on a Video Advocacy Toolkit and would like your input. With this information they would improve on the toolkits and make sure they cover most of the needs of people who work with or wish to work with video for advocacy purposes.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

Cuba

Havana Times features an outdoor art exhibition of installations and sculptures by an 86-year-old artist.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Anguilla

“Contrary to public opinion, most politicians are not engaged in making back-room deals and accepting under-the-table packages”: Corruption-free Anguilla thinks “it is the lack of transparency in our systems of government that causes so many of their actions to be wrongfully categorised as corrupt.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco