Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2011

January, 2011

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Stories from January, 2011

13 January 2011

Tunisia: Hackers take over Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane's Blog

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

The Twittersphere is on fire after a letter of resignation, allegedly written by Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamel Morjane, popped on his blog. Did Morjane really resign or has his blog been hacked? UPDATE: It now turns out that the minister's blog has indeed been hacked.

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China: Social media for social change

Written by Andy Yee · East Asia

It would be innocent to think that social media can lead to revolutionary changes in China, but we should not underestimate the potential of micro-power for social progress, China media expert Hu Yong comments.

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Japan: Advising someone to give up on their dream

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

What if someone asked for advice on their dream path and you felt it wasn’t the best choice for them? What is the right thing to do?

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Malaysia: Prime Minister Answers Questions on Twitter

Written by Jerrenn Lam · East Asia

The hashtag #tanyanajib, which translates to ‘ask Najib’ in Malay, became a twitter trending topic last Tuesday. It refers to the announcement of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak that he will answer questions sent by netizens on twitter.

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12 January 2011

Bangladesh, India: Human Rights Hanging On The Border Fence

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Bangladeshis were shocked by widely published photographs of the dead body of a 15 year old Bangladeshi girl hanging on the India-Bangladesh border Fence. The girl named Felani was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while she was illegally crossing the border with her father on the way back to Bangladesh.

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Jordan: Tunisian Protests May Trigger More Agony for Arab Governments

Written by Betsy Fisher · Middle East & North Africa

As the violence in Tunisia continues, so have responses and expressions of support in Jordan. Many Jordanian tweeters have focused on criticism of Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Others speculate that the unrest in Tunisia will inspire the people of Arab countries to demand economic and political reform as well.

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Updates from January, 2011

23 January 2011

Afghanistan

Suffering City, an Afghan blogger, writes that Afghan journalist and author Abdul Razaq Mamoon, who wrote a book about Iranian security forces in Afghanistan, was attacked by acid. The blogger adds now the journalist must live with a scar.

• Fred Petrossian

Somalia

Ken Opalo reacts to a story that Somali transitional government is reported to be soliciting for help from the American security firm Blackwater: “My position on Somalia remains that those with power – guns and the majority of the people’s (revealed) hearts and minds – should be allowed to govern, regardless of their ideological leanings.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Kenya

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• Ndesanjo Macha

Malaysia

George shares with his readers favourite jokes from around the world from an article he read in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from an article written by Joris Luyendijk in “Startwo: Lifestyle”: “Here are some that I as visitor from Africa and any other developing country found so amusing, as it relates to what we know so well.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Kenya

Moreen's notes from a demonstration organised by Kenyans supporting The International Criminal Court: “Chantingand weaving their way round Freedom Corner carrying placards and wearing t-shirts with slogans like ‘Yes to the ICC’ ‘Defending Suspects Not with my Money’ ‘Yes to the ICC! No to Impunity!’”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Kenya

Kenyan poet attended a meetup under the theme ‘Connect, Share, Collaborate' organised by African Digital Art (ADA). ADA is an online forum started by one Ms. Jepchumba who prides herself as digital artist.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie

She plagiarized this story from a Croat, who is suing her. His pen name is James Braddock, but his real...
Serbs are showing their true colors with their insane reaction to this film. How shocking. Congratulations, you come off just...
I don't understand how anyone in their right mind would not have known a movie like this would have opened...