Global Voices · Citizen media stories from April 2011

April, 2011

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Stories from April, 2011

3 April 2011

Azerbaijan: Chaos as Riot Police Intervene in 2 April Protest

Written by Leyla Najafli · Central Asia & Caucasus

Inspired by popular uprising in the Middle East and North Africa as well as continuing the wave of pro-democracy protests in Baku, the last being held on 12 March, the opposition's latest “unsanctioned” rally took place yesterday. Twitter provided coverage of the heavy-handed dispersal.

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Syria: Two Returned Home Safely, Khaled El Ghayesh Still Missing

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

Last week, Egyptian-American Muhammad Radwan (known as @battutta on Twitter) was arrested in Syria and accused of spying, as well as of receiving requests from abroad for photos and videos about Syria. Yesterday, Radwan announced on Twitter that he'd made it home safely.

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Puerto Rico: Controversial Decision on Domestic Violence

Written by César Santiago · Latin America

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court upheld a decision from a lower court that stated that a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her partner in an adulterous relationship was not protected by the country's domestic violence law. The blogosphere reacts to the decision.

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Nigeria: Tweeps to follow during Nigeria Elections 2011

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

It is election time in Nigeria. Parliamentary elections have been postponed until Monday because of organizational problems. Presidential election will be held on 9 April 2011. This is our list of recommended tweeps to follow during election in Nigeria 2011.

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Interview with Milton Ramírez, Global Voices Contributor

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

Milton Ramírez is one of the first Latin American collaborators for Global Voices and Global Voices en español. In this little chat, he tells us about his diverse activities, in which we can always find a link to his native land of Ecuador and technology.

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Yale to set up campus in Singapore

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Yale University, in cooperation with the National University of Singapore, will set-up the Yale-NUS College which will be Singapore's first liberal arts college. Bloggers debate whether the project will succeed and if it's wise for a local university to gain prestige by partnering with Yale instead of developing its own brand

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Updates from April, 2011

19 April 2011

Macedonia

On his blog, Daniel Gjurchinovski presented his short film Sewing, “shot and edited in one day.”

• Filip Stojanovski

Russia

British playwright Thomas Hirst guestblogs at Siberian Light, writing about his new play The 17, about the demise of the Yelstin era in Russian politics.

• Vilhelm Konnander

Russia

Putin Watcher draws attention to two New York Times journalists winning the Pullitzer Prize for their coverage of Russian state corruption.

• Vilhelm Konnander

Russia

Sean's Russia Blog writes about increasing government intolerance with Russia's racist movements, signified by a court ruling to outlaw an organization against illegal immigration.

• Vilhelm Konnander

Hungary

Eva Balogh of Hungarian Spectrum discusses the new Hungarian constitution, last-minute changes, and how major parties boycotted the parliamentary vote.

• Vilhelm Konnander

South Korea

A recent NASA satellite photo showed a number of forest fires in North Korea. Free North Korea Radio, an internet-based news media founded and runs by North Korean defectors, reported [ko] that starving North Koreans welcome the news since the fire will clear land for farming. (Read translation here)

• Lee Yoo Eun

South Korea

North Korea staged its biggest magic show ever on April 18. It is believed to be a highlight in a week of festivities surrounding Kim Il Sung’s April 15 birthday, Robert Koehler commented about it in the Marmot’s Hole blog. The country's lavish spending on the show, rather than on tackling mass starvation, has drawn public criticisms.

• Lee Yoo Eun