Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 August 16

16 August 2010

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Stories from 16 August 2010

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Dialogue through film

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

The free flow of information between Armenia and Azerbaijan since independence is obviously problematic given the still unresolved conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, but can new media move in to fill the gap?

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Malawi: Missing out on online technology for transparency

Written by Victor Kaonga · Sub-Saharan Africa

While more and more Malawians are flocking online to use Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, the country has yet to make progress in using these tools for transparency and accountability.

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Saudi Arabia: In Memory of Dr Ghazi Al Gosaibi

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are mourning the loss of an intellectual who has contributed greatly to the cultural and development scene of both neighbouring countries. Ghazi Al Gosaibi, a poet, author, Ambassador and minister, died yesterday at the age of 70. Bloggers and tweeps remember him in this round up of reactions from across the Arab world.

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Macedonia: Political Parties Obsess Over Facebook ‘Likes,' Myth-Making

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

Macedonian bloggers comment on the attempts of political parties to show off their ratings via social networks, while the communication they offer remains devoid of substance.

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China: GDP rising, public spending too?

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

We keep hearing that China's economy is still booming; has public spending increased in step? Private savings are staying in the bank, writes one blogger: from hospitals to schools to pensions for senior folks, China just doesn't compete.

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Japan: Ogasawara Islands to be next UNESCO site?

Written by Matt Holland · East Asia

With access limited to a chartered ship which sets sail once every six days or so, the Ogasawara Islands (小笠原諸島) are assuredly among the least accessible parts of Tokyo (where...

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Updates from 16 August 2010

Jamaica

Tallawah posts photographs from the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica's 2010 season.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Haiti

“Following the Jan. 12 earthquake, 1,263…schools in western Haiti were destroyed; 376,000 students were out of school and an unknown number of teachers and students were dead or wounded”: HAITI, Land of Freedom takes a look at the country's education struggle.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Bahamas

“Many of us are more educated than ever. Many Bahamians have more money, assets, and creature comforts than ever…”: Yet, says Rick Lowe, the intolerance is pervasive.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

Repeating Islands links to a report about the earthquake that shook Trinidad and Tobago over the weekend.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

“Although there is some level of tolerance towards the independent press and the opposition, permissiveness should not be confused with impunity”: Iván García attends his meeting with the Cuban authorities and reports that when it comes to independent journalists, “there is a fine line that cannot be crossed.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Macedonia

L'Acqua Al Deserto discovered [MKD] that Romanian singer Irena had recently released “a copy” of Milioner, a 2007 single by Macedonian singer/songwriter Elena Ristevska with music by Darko Dimitrov, also available in Serbian, and in English (with lyrics by Leroy Chambers). Irena's website claims [RUM] that the author of ‘her' version is Gabi Jianu.

• Filip Stojanovski

Pakistan

There are a number of international mobile operators in Pakistan who are responding to flood relief requirements. Telecomistan blog highlights that approximately PKR 238 million in funds have been pledged by three Mobile Operators as donation.

• Ammar Faheem

Brazil

Rafael Ximenes writes [pt] about the controversy in a university within the state of Minas Gerais, where the promotion poster for the 3rd Congress on Public Policy / Social Services depicts two women kissing. The teacher who decided to use the image has been fired and the case ended up in the hands of the justice.

• Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

India

Dr. Hari Bansha Dulal comments on the recent Indian efforts to broker Nepal's stalemate in choosing a new Prime Minister: “India's policy toward Nepal is seriously flawed. It wants to turn Nepal into a subservient client state like Bhutan”.

• Rezwan