Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2011

January, 2011

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Stories from January, 2011

18 January 2011

Jordan: Debating the Country's Leadership

Written by Betsy Fisher · Middle East & North Africa

Blogging and Twitter conversations in Jordan have continued on from Jordan's Day of Anger on Friday January 14th, 2011, and subsequent protests. These events had demonstrators demanding the resignation of Jordan's Prime Minister Samir Rifai, and demanding more attention paid to high prices, high unemployment, and low wages.

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Tunisia: Blogger and Former Political Prisoner Appointed Minister

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

Slim Ammamou, a blogger, activist and Global Voices contributor, was appointed Secretary of State for Sports and Youth Affairs in the new interim unity government in Tunisia. Reactions have been pouring in Social Media.

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Arab World: Congratulations to Arabs Got Talents!

Written by Dareen Al Saad · Middle East & North Africa

Arabs Got Talents debut on television drew enthusiasm and criticism from the crowd on Twitter, quickly becoming a trending topic. Here are some mixed reactions.

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India: Women Empowerment and Videoblogging

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · South Asia

Women Aloud Videoblogging for Empowerment (WAVE) is a platform and program aiming to get women from semi-urban areas of India to voice their opinions on topics that matter to them through online video tools.

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Ukraine: State’s Grip on Media Tightens, Affects Bloggers

Written by Tetyana Bohdanova · Eastern & Central Europe

Tetyana Bohdanova reports on the deterioration of press freedom in Ukraine, highlighting the recent case of blogger and journalist Olena Bilozerska.

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17 January 2011

Haiti: Duvalier Visit Political Red Herring?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

A little more than a year after a debilitating earthquake practically leveled the Haitian capital and destroyed innumerable surrounding towns, killing thousands and leaving survivors homeless (tent cities are still full, despite millions of dollars in relief aid pledged), exiled dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned to his homeland. Many bloggers are still stunned at this latest political development and remain unclear as to the motive behind his visit.

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Updates from January, 2011

24 January 2011

Taiwan (ROC)

Tipsuda Atichakaro, a Thai member of Greenpeace's flagship Rainbow Warrior, was arrested in the first protest in Taiwan during the ship's East Asia tour to protect the ocean. Taiwan environmental activist wobblies67 tweets that “…a member was arrested by the police and is now under investigation at District Prosecutors Office. Our lawyer friend says that if she is not released on a bail, then we are going to act upon it”. You can read the organization's demands and watch live video of the protest from their campaign page.

• Portnoy Zheng

Kenya

Bankelele announces the launch of The 2011 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards - DABRA in Nairobi, Kenya. Entries are invited from all African countries for the winners to be announced in London later this year.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Russia

LiveJournal administration published [RUS] list of the most memorable events and personalities of 2010 chosen by bloggers. The winners: Wikileaks, Moscow mayor's resignation, wildfires, riots on Manezhnaya square, investigation of corruption in Russian pipeline company “Transneft”. Ilya Varlamov (Zyalt) has been chosen as the best blogger, and the photo of the year has been shot by Igor Podgorny.

• Gregory Asmolov

Egypt

Egyptian Alyaa Gad suggests what demonstrators should carry in their backpacks for demonstrations planned across Egypt tomorrow (Ar): “Your backpack: food and candy/clothes/a blanket/a phone and card/water/tissue/bandage/disinfectant/Aspirin/cotton/plastic gloves/paper and pencil/swimming goggles (against tear gas).”

• Amira Al Hussaini

Tunisia

Egypt-based Issandr El Amrani, writing at The Arabist, is in Tunisia, and blogging from the ground. “I'll be reporting from here for various publications, but most of it won't be news — it will be long pieces to try and dig deeper into the Tunisian revolution and where it's headed, also providing some historical perspective. I hope to have the time to discuss some of the day to day developments and snapshots of life here,” he explains.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Brazil

A physically disabled lawyer was assaulted and threatened with a gun by a chief of police in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, after having complained that the officer had left his car in a reserved parking lot for the disabled, reports [pt] Renato Rovai.

• Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

Malawi

Gregory discusses the need to connect tourism and music industry in Malawi: “Taking advantage of the fact that music pulls and attracts people and their world the tourism industry which sells our places out there would intensify promotion of the varieties at their places.”

• Ndesanjo Macha