Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2011

January, 2011

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Stories from January, 2011

12 January 2011

Lebanon: Eleven Cabinet Members Resign, Toppling Government

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

More big news from the Arab world this evening as Lebanon's government has reportedly collapsed, following the resignations of 11 cabinet members. The cabinet members, all members or allies of Hezbollah, resigned over arguments stemming from a UN probe into the assassination of Rafiq Hariri.

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Haiti: One Year Ago…We Remember

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

Today marks one year since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti. Haitian bloggers are remembering and paying tribute to the survivors of the disaster, while acknowledging that there is still a lot of work to be done.

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Sudan: Smiling faces and ink-stained fingers

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Alun McDonald and David McKenzie are posting regular updates on their Twitter accounts from Southern Sudan where voters are taking part in a referendum on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or be independent.

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Mozambique: Drugs and open secrets “wikileaked”

Written by Janet Gunter · Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

Documents made available by Wikileaks reignited scrutiny of a Mozambican businessman earlier accused by the US Treasury of large-scale narcotics smuggling. However the leaked documents also suggest complicity by high-level cabinet officials. Bloggers, activists and parliamentarians reacted strongly.

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Tunisia: Whisperings of Coup Just Rumor

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

Early Wednesday morning, January 12, reports of a coup in Tunisia spread like wildfire on Twitter. The reports have now been confirmed to be a rumor - spread by the wishful thinking of Tunisians, who have been protesting against the Ben Ali regime since the middle of December.

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11 January 2011

Algeria: Is Revolt Contagious?

Written by Mohamed Benderouiche · Translated by Lynn Palermo · Algeria

After Tunisia, now Algeria has seen a week of riots and violent encounters between youths and the forces of order. The unrest is motivated by sharp increases in prices since January 1 on basic goods.

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Updates from January, 2011

23 January 2011

Mali

Ouestafnews writes (fr) that : ” A factory capable of producing 2000 cars a year will soon be inaugurated near Bamako. The first Hyundai cars «made in Mali» are expected for June 2011.”

• Abdoulaye Bah

Bhutan

Siyahi at Writers Association Of Bhutan calls for unpublished original works from Bhutan to compile a significant collection of short fiction by emerging and established writers from Bhutan.

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22 January 2011

Bangladesh

Tithe Farhana at Pickled Politics writes about the social transformation seen in Bangladesh, which includes eating out and dining out, including fast food.

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Eritrea

Asmarino reacts to first annual “African Presidents Index” released by the Nation Media Group: “Obviously our own totalitarian leader Isaias Afworki didn’t disappoint us. Not only did he make it to the “Morgue” category with flying colors, he also ended up dead last within that category…”

• Ndesanjo Macha

D.R. of Congo

Jason posts videos of recent interviews of main contenders in the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• 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...