Global Voices · Citizen media stories from March 2011

March, 2011

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Stories from March, 2011

14 March 2011

Lebanon: Women's Anger At New Tourism Campaign

Written by Layal Al Khatib · Middle East & North Africa

The Lebanese online community has responded angrily to a new campaign by the country's Ministry of Tourism, which aims to attract potential tourists from around the world with thoughts of Lebanese women. A letter of protest from a group of female netizens is demanding the advert's recall - and an apology.

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Japan: “Not That Sound Again”

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · East Asia

The sound of Japan's Earthquake Early Warning system is stuck in people's heads, as aftershocks continue in the days following the major earthquake on March 11, 2011. The alert is starting to wear on citizens, and comments from microblogging site Twitter show the fear and uncertainty that is inherent with the familiar tone.

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Brazil: Reactions to Egyptian and Middle Eastern Crises

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Translated by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Middle East & North Africa, Latin America

From January 25, 2011, the world followed the course of the Egyptian revolutionary conflict, awaiting the fall of Hosni Mubarak, which finally arrived on 11 February after weeks of protest. In the wake of Egypt's crisis, the Brazilian blogosphere was filled with analysis, celebrations and prognoses for the future.

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Cape Verde: Country's Development in a Year of Elections

Written by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Sub-Saharan Africa

Cape Verdeans headed to the polls to vote for members of Parliament on February 6. Global Voices recaps on how bloggers perceived the event, considering social issues to face, and how citizens envision their country's development.

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13 March 2011

Global: Thoughts on the World Day Against Cyber-Censorship

Written by Paula Góes · Freedom of Speech, Technology

Bloggers took action on the World Day Against Cyber-Censorship on March 12, 2011, and spent the weekend commenting on the state of online freedom of expression, raising awareness about censorship and sharing tips to circumvent it.

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Peru: The Peruvian Amazon

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

What does the Amazon mean to Peru and, in turn, Peru to it? Juan Arellano answers these questions with a brief historical summary of the Peruvian Amazon and a compilation of what some bloggers have written about the Amazon region in Peru.

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Updates from March, 2011

22 March 2011

South Korea

Three members of a college study group were taken into police custody for violating the National Security Law. While the student claimed the group a purely academic one, the police asserted that the organization has ‘praised and aligned with the national enemy- North Korea'. Twitterer @againthedayz posted photos of the scene.

• Lee Yoo Eun

Syria

Syrian Revolution Map is a new Ushahidi instance launched in Syria to track ongoing protests in several cities based on citizen reports of protests, security patrols, dangerous locations, clashes, and anticipated gatherings. Six protesters have reportedly been killed in Daraa, and dozens have been arrested. The website is in Arabic (some English and French) and allows people to send reports using email, twitter, or a form. The site also enables users to sign up for notifications of reports within 20 Km (12 miles) of any location.

• Anas Qtiesh

Tajikistan

TajikVoice reports that the Tajik President’s son Rustam Emomali, 23, was appointed to a newly created government post within the Customs Agency to tackle contraband and customs violations.

• Adil Nurmakov

Uzbekistan

Abdulfazal informs his readers that Uzbekistan - in clear response to events in the Middle East and Northern Africa - is seizing control over cellular companies in the country. Mobile operators were instructed to report on any suspicious actions by their customers, including any kind of massive SMS distributions.

• Adil Nurmakov

Uzbekistan

The Uzbekistan's Justice Ministry shut down Human Rights Watch office in Tashkent after the organization's 15 year presence in the country, reports Christya Riedel.

• Adil Nurmakov

Turkmenistan

As revolutionary tremors continue to be felt throughout the Middle East, Turkmenistan is rolling out its usual assortment of repressive tactics, but with new robustness and an extra anti-youth edge, reports neweurasia’s Annasoltan.

• Adil Nurmakov

Kyrgyzstan

Murzaki provides a detailed coverage of the controversy around one of the largest cellular operators in Kyrgyzstan, which had undergone nationalization last year. However, nationalization without led to the situation when all interested parties are trying to get a piece of the pie, he says.

• Adil Nurmakov

Brazil: Communities in Rio Blame Olympics for Evictions

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Interesting indeed. I don't hear much news from Peru so this information was indeed news and something the world community...
Interesting read. Thanks for sharing!
Great article that addressed the matter concisely and with appropriate supplemental material.