Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2011

January, 2011

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Stories from January, 2011

6 January 2011

Mexico: The Three King's Cake Celebration

Written by Andrea Arzaba · Latin America

On January 6th, Mexican families get together and eat a special cake called "Rosca de Reyes" (translated as "King's Cake"). Several bloggers have written about this tradition, what it means and how it is celebrated.

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5 January 2011

Featured Translator: Adriana Gutiérrez

Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Let's meet a translator from Global Voices in Spanish: Adriana Gutiérrez. In this interview she tells us about her activities, how she got involved with the Lingua project and of course, about her beloved country: Venezuela.

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China: Qian Yunhui’s death and the role of citizen investigation

Written by Andy Yee · China

The Qian Yunhui case sparks further debate about the role of citizen investigation teams in China.

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Colombia: Twitterathon to Help Those Affected by the Winter

Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Miriam O'Brien · Latin America

During the heavy rainy season in Colombia, an initiative to have a "twitterathon" emerged through ideas published by Colombian Twitter users in order to collect donations for flood victims. Author Catalina Restrepo gives us the details.

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4 January 2011

Pakistan: Salman Taseer's Tragic Assassination And The Blasphemy Law

Written by Ammar Faheem · South Asia

In one of the saddest moments of Pakistan's battered political history, the Governor of the Punjab, Mr. Salman Taseer was assassinated in cold blood by one his own body guards, who claims he did it because of the Governor's comments regarding the infamous blasphemy law.

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Kazakhstan: Bloggers discuss religion

Written by Askhat Yerkimbay · Central Asia & Caucasus

Because Kazakhstan does not have a clear religious policy, it has become the norm that everyone is entitled to his or her own perspective on faith. As it was twenty...

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Updates from January, 2011

20 January 2011

Tech blogger William Long has parsed some key stats from a new CNNIC report: With 457 million Internet users, China now comprises 23% of the global online population and 55% of Asia's. Also now in China: 63 mil microbloggers, 49% more online shoppers than last year and a 41% drop in the total number of registered domains to just 1.9 mil.

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China

In case you missed it, Glenn Beck on Hu Jintao's US visit: Burger King kids meals are a Chinese plot for world domination, and so was Leonardo da Vinci. Turns out, it doesn't add up quite so neatly. Next week: the Chinese run Opus Dei, too.

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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...