Global Voices · Citizen media stories from February 2011

February, 2011

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Stories from February, 2011

21 February 2011

Chile: Social Media Reactions Against Coal Mining Project

Written by Paulina Aguilera Muñoz · Translated by Negarra Akili Kudumu · Latin America

The approval of a coal mining mega-project in Isla Riesco, nature and protected species sanctuary in southern Chile, reveals a serious environmental conflict of interests that is being analyzed and denounced on the active Chilean social networks.

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Libya: Qaradawi Issues Gaddafi Fatwa

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

As the carnage and horror coming out of Libya continues to dominate our timelines, top Muslim cleric Youssef Al Qaradawi issued a fatwa (religious edict) calling for anyone who can pull the trigger, to kill Colonel Muammar Qaddafi and end the suffering of Libyans.

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Bangladesh: Observing International Mother Language Day

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

For Bangladesh, 21st February - the International Mother Language Day has a different symbolization. It is a national day of Bangladesh to commemorate protests and sacrifices to protect Bangla (Bengali) as a national language during Bengali Language Movement of 1952.

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Libya: Death Before Liberty (Videos)

Written by John Liebhardt · Middle East & North Africa

Since the uprising against the rule of Libya's Muammar Al Gaddafi, a dedicated group of people have been sending their videos and photos to the outside world so we can better view what is happening inside the country's larger towns. Very important today, these pieces will be reminders of the demonstrations and the government's violent reactions for years to come.

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Libya: Stop Gaddafi's Massacre

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

The world is watching in horror, as harrowing reports are making their way from Libya. News of the aerial bombing of Tripoli has united people from all over the world to call for an end to the atrocities committed by Libyan leader Muammar Al Gaddafi against the Libyan people.

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Voices from Libya: “It's a massacre” (Audio)

Written by John Liebhardt · Middle East & North Africa

The online group feb17voices has begun interviewing and collecting audio testimonies of people throughout Libya. What they've created is a very personal and immediate perspective of the protests and how people are dealing with the chaos and violence.

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Updates from February, 2011

24 February 2011

China

China Hush translated a news story about China's last Hooliganism convict. The controversy is on whether the convict should continue serving his sentence for a repealed law.

• Oiwan Lam

China

Why the hardworking donkey island keeps serving the wealthy piggy island? Utopia Net has a fable [zh] telling the relation between China and the U.S.. Mary Ann O'Donnell from Shenzhen Noted retells the fable in English.

• Oiwan Lam

23 February 2011

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...