Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 August 27

27 August 2010

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Stories from 27 August 2010

Guatemala: Indigenous Teacher and Artist Kidnapped and Murdered

An increasing spiral of violence has impacted different communities in rural Guatemala. This time, the victim was a respected rural teacher, spiritual guide, dancer and artist from Sololá: Lisandro Guarcax.

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Pakistan: Relief Efforts - Report From The Ground

Written by Salman Latif · South Asia

Some times it requires a real experience to truly feel the magnanimity of a situation. In this post we share some reports from Global Voices author Salman Latif in Multan who recently went to the Muzaffargarh and Mehmood Kot region in Pakistan to distribute relief to the flood victims.

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Japan: Eyebrows raised by China’s rise to number two

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

This month the Japanese government admitted that spending China has stolen its thunder becoming the second largest economy after the US. But this announcement hasn't surprised many Japanese people who had been expecting it to happen sooner or later, and has made many bloggers raise their eyebrows and say: so what?

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MENA: Kuwaiti Cartoons Cause Moroccans Offense

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

A popular Kuwaiti television programme has upset some Moroccan viewers, who say it depicts Moroccans in a negative light. The cartoon, called Bu Qutada wa Bu Nabeel, portrays Morocco as corrupt and its women as greedy, as they try to entrap the Kuwaiti male characters into marrying them. Bloggers react to the show.

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Singapore: Should food bloggers get free meals?

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Singaporean food blogger, Brad Lau, was accused by a restaurant of bad behavior when he and his friends initially refused to pay for the food they ordered. The incident sparked a heated online debate about the ethics of food blogging.

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Chile: Strong Citizen Response Against Thermal Energy Project

Written by Felipe Cordero · Latin America

The approval of a thermal energy project sparked a strong online and on-the-ground citizen response; the plant was to be built near the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve and Punta de Choros, a small beach town known for its natural beauty and rich biodiversity. The announcement mobilized unprecedented numbers of protesters in one of the most successful instances of online organizing carried out in Chile.

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Updates from 27 August 2010

Ecuador

“It is really a pity […] We are not only losing a critical voice on TV, the citizenry is losing another space in that ‘fight' between the top and bottom.” This is how blog La Hueca [es] reacted to the news of journalist Jorge Ortiz leaving television channel Teleamazonas.

• Silvia Viñas

Japan

Steven Sande at TUAW reports [en] on the reasons that induced the Japan Sumo Association to distribute iPads to the “big-fingered sumo-wrestlers”. He says the aim is to make the internal communication process smoother after the scandals that hit the association [en] recently.

• Scilla Alecci

Israel

Every week the Em angola blog posts some figures about the country. This week, on war and violence, Gabriel Toueg makes a comparison between Angola, Brazil and Israel, concerning both legal and illegal armament.

• Sara Moreira

Ghana

Photos of recycled Bolga baskets from Ghana: “But this is not crappy marketing, this is just being honest. These baskets go quickly. So quickly that the photos to show from last week’s delivery are redundant because the damned things sold out already.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Nigeria

Nigerian blogger Adeola asks, “Am I the last hope of my generation?”: “Nollywood is torn apart by the amount of money that its members will receive for the support or campaign for Jonathan. One useless group called NIGERIA ECOWAS YOUTH or Nigerian Youths in ECOWAS has promised to open a campaign office in the 16 ECOWAS countries on behalf of Jonathan.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Uganda

Mark Jordahl discusses corruption allegation at Uganda Wildlife Authority and lessons to be learnt about the dynamic between foreign experts and Ugandans: I believe that for some, there is a tendency to assume we mzungus bring more to the table than we actually do.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Mexico

Vivir México [es] reports that Wikileaks has released Mexican documents which the government has not commented on.

• Silvia Viñas

Moldova

A compilation of mock Independence Day greetings to Moldova's interim president, reflecting the current geopolitical situation - at Morning in Moldova.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Russia Blog Roundup has become a regular feature at Siberian Light again; Aug. 27 installment is here.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Cuba

“On one hand they release some dissidents from prison, on the other those who attempt to say ‘I disagree’ get shoved behind bars”: Crossing the Barbed Wire comments on “the double standard policy assiduously practiced by the government as part of its greater foreign policy.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco