Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 December 02

2 December 2010

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Stories from 2 December 2010

Qatar: Jeers, Cheers as Country is Awarded 2022 World Cup

Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa

Qatar celebrates after FIFA awards the country World Cup 2022 bid - Internet responds with cheers and jeers for the tiny desert country's win over the US, Australia, South Korea and Japan. And Arab netizens join the celebration in a series of congratulatory tweets.

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Azerbaijan: First Lady responds to Cablegate criticism?

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

As Azerbaijan braces itself for yet more revelations from classified U.S. Embassy cables released this week by Wikileaks, some interesting developments are occurring on Twitter. In particular, an account presenting itself as that of the country's First Lady appeared less than a day later.

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Africa: SABMiller, Schtop Tax Dodging

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

ActionAid published a report on Monday exposing how international corporations dodge millions in taxes all over Africa. The report found that SABMiller has avoided paying an estimated £20m in taxes. ActionAid has launched a campaign (‘Schtop’) to encourage more accountability and transparency.

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Fiji Water agrees to new tax and re-opens plant in Fiji

Written by Michael Hartsell · Oceania

Fiji Water agreed to pay a new water resources tax and re-opened the doors to its bottling factory, bringing back 400 workers who had been laid off the day before. Fiji's government will be happy to receive the much needed revenue, but some bloggers ask if that money will ever be paid.

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Singapore: Wikileaks and the “flabby old chap” comment

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Apparently, Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew thinks North Korea leader Kim Jong-il is a “flabby old chap who prances around stadiums seeking adulation.” This was revealed through the uploaded documents on Wikileaks. What are the reactions of Singapore bloggers?

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Updates from 2 December 2010

Bahrain

Bahraini Yacoob blogs about the trial of 25 Bahrainis, included two bloggers, accused of instigating violence against the state and spreading false information. He discusses the role of citizen journalists, following a gag order on the coverage of the trial.

• Amira Al Hussaini

El Salvador

Voices from El Salvador writes about the local coverage of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25: “Given these troubling statistics, the situation women face in El Salvador is as unacceptable as it is worrisome, and merits serious attention by the Funes administration.”

• Silvia Viñas

Lebanon

The Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington shares her views on the social media scene in the Middle East here.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Mexico

Perla Cristal Gomez in Vivir México [es] looks at President Felipe Calderón's hits and misses during his four years in office. She ends her post asking her readers what they expect from Calderón during the rest of his term.

• Silvia Viñas

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Jeans shares his list of the top 10 Twitter users in Saudi Arabia here.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Egypt

Zeinobia writes about the ordeal of journalist Youssef Shaaban, who was arrested during a protest in Alexandria, and allegedly framed with possession of narcotics. Marwa Rakha also writes about Shaaban's case here. (WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS POST)

• Amira Al Hussaini