Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2011

January, 2011

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Stories from January, 2011

1 January 2011

Jordan: Free Taher Nassar!

Written by Betsy Fisher · Middle East & North Africa

Tahir Nassar, a lawyer and former parliamentary candidate, was arrested and detained in a Jordanian prison on charges of “stirring up sectarian strife.” Nassar's offense was his election manifesto that highlighted discrimination against Jordanians of Palestinian origin. Netizens react to the news.

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Jordan: Twitter Reactions to Nine Per Cent Fuel Hike

Written by Betsy Fisher · Middle East & North Africa

Jordan's government announced year-end fuel price hikes. The cost of gas, referred to as benzine, was raised 9 per cent, while the price of diesel and kerosene was raised by 6pc. Many Jordanians expressed their ire through sarcasm and humor.

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Updates from January, 2011

19 January 2011

Mexico

Pamboleras [es] is a Mexican blog written by and for women who love “the most beautiful sport on earth”: football [soccer].

• Silvia Viñas

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

The blog El Faktor [es] has a mission: to interview and display the work of talented people who are under the radar.

• Firuzeh Shokooh Valle

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Dozens of students of the University of Puerto Rico and other activists have been arrested today while participating in acts of civil disobedience at the main campus in Río Piedras against the imposition of a special tuition fee. The student blog Desde Adentro [es] and the student radio station Radio Huelga [es] are offering live coverage. The hashtags #huelgaUPR and #luchaUPR are being used to follow the conversation.

• Firuzeh Shokooh Valle

Angola

Jota Cê Carranca calls all netcitizens to help him reach the number 500 in a list of “Blogs that Talk about Angola” [pt]. Until today he has gathered 443.

• Sara Moreira

Guinea-Bissau

Guineense, from the blog Made in Bissau [pt], shares two videos from construction works taking place in the main avenue of Guinea Bissau's capital, while describing the poor respiratory conditions of the ones who pass by due to the dirt on the air.

• Sara Moreira

Russia

YouTube-user Volf1959 posted a video [RUS] of a small river Dzyhra next to Sochi that is now covered with toxic layer because of the development of one of the infrastructure for the Sochi 2014 Olympics .

• Alexey Sidorenko

Armenia

The Önər Blog [AZ] remembers Hrant Dink, the slain Turkish-Armenian journalist, editor and human rights activist who was murdered in Istanbul four years ago today. The post is also available in Armenian. 1+1=3 [AZ], another Azerbaijani blog, also posts an entry in memory of a figure who stood for reconciliation and friendship between nations.