Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 September 02

2 September 2010

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Stories from 2 September 2010

Philippines: “Merry Christmas” is top twitter topic

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

On September 1, “Merry Christmas” became the top twitter trending topic. Many around around the world are wondering about the early Twitter Christmas greetings. Filipino tweeps are partly to blame since September in the Philippines is the start of the world's longest Christmas.

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Peru: Celebrating 20 years of ‘Nubeluz'

Written by Gabriela García Calderón · Latin America

Peruvian bloggers reacted to the 20th Anniversary of the children's TV show Nubeluz; a show from the early 1990s which became an escape for both young and old from the hard times facing the country during those years.

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Mozambique: Violent Unrest, Frustration in Maputo

Written by Janet Gunter · Sub-Saharan Africa

As night falls on the second day of violent unrest, uncertainty remains in Maputo. Bloggers are still working to digest and fully analyze the causes of the riots, which were triggered by increases in the cost of living. One thing is clear: it has caused a profound questioning of the country's political, social and economic situation.

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South Korea: Live Weather Report Via Twitter During Typhoon

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia

Seoul Metropolitan area has undergone one of worst traffic disasters in decades as a typhoon battered the country. The twitterers have made it somehow managable by twitting road conditions, uploading photos of the live scene and sharing prevention tips.

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Updates from 2 September 2010

Russia

Two more posts from Beslan - here and here (RUS) - by Marina Litvinovich (LJ user abstract2001): “Six years without the children… Six years without the truth…”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Chile

Natalia Muñoz reports [es] that during a peaceful student protest in the University of Chile, police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets. Students from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism have been on strike since last Thursday, protesting against “the privatization agenda of the Ministry of Education.”

• Silvia Viñas

Fiji

At the end of July, blogger Jonathan from Oceanic: User experiences from the South Pacific, discovered that bloggers and website administrators are effected by Fiji's new media laws compelling media outlets to register with the government.

• Michael Hartsell

Fiji

The blog Fiji Shark Diving explains how the group created the project Mangroves for Fiji, which will offset their carbon footprint and help restore the country's disappearing mangroves, protecting land from soil erosion, serving as fish nurseries and creating a great carbon sink.

• Michael Hartsell

Costa Rica

In the blog Fusil de Chispas, Cristian Cambronero writes [es] about the use of social media by the Costa Rica Tourism Board. The board is using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to promote the brand “Visit Costa Rica” and increase tourism in the country.

• Silvia Viñas

Venezuela

Caracas, Ciudad de la Furia (Caracas, City of Fury) is a blog dedicated to the city of Caracas. Its blogger, Mirelis Morales Tovar, recently came up [es] with ten commandments for Caracas.

• Silvia Viñas

Russia

Active campaign raised by the bloggers outraged by a brutal policemen who assaulted a protester [RUS] led to the results. First, bloggers found out policeman's identity, then the criminal case had been started. Finally the policeman came by himself to the Prosecutor's office to witness on the case, corrupcia.net reported [RUS].

• Alexey Sidorenko

Russia

Blogger ibigdan mentions [RUS] at least 4 public law violations conducted by Vladimir Putin within 2 months, including his famous putting out the fire while co-piloting a plane [EN], and Lada Kalina [EN] trip.

• Alexey Sidorenko

Iran

Basij forces and pro government elements attacked Mehdi Karroubi's house in last two days. Karroubi,a reformist leader, has been a critical voice against Iranian government. Watch the film here.

• Fred Petrossian

Iran

Several bloggers such as Andishe Sabz and news sites reported [fa] that the internet connection in Iran was interrupted on Thursday as Iranian regime fears the demonstration in “Quds Day”. Iranina bloggers also reported that access to Gmail and Yahoo messanger became very difficult.

• Fred Petrossian