Global Voices · Citizen media stories from June 2011

June, 2011

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Stories from June, 2011

13 June 2011

Syria: Lesbian Blogger Amina is a Married American Man

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Blogger The Gay Girl in Damascus turned out to be a straight married American man, who seems to have no issue in taking the world on a wild goose chase after claiming that Amina Arraf was kidnapped by Syrian authorities in Damascus a week ago. Netizens react to the confession.

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Singapore: ‘Save the World’s Saddest Dolphins’ Campaign

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Twenty-five dolphins caught in the wild are being held in captivity in a Singapore gaming and spa resort. Animal lovers and netizens have launched a campaign demanding the release of these dolphins.

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Puerto Rico: Uproar Over Blogger's Story

Written by Alfredo Richner · Latin America

An anonymous blogger's post narrating how she was insulted by a public official spread through the Puerto Rican blogosphere and social media, and made waves in the mainstream media. The incident has been confirmed. Here is "Yuyu's" story and reactions from netizens.

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Cuba: Activists, Bloggers on the Cuba Money Project Vimeo Channel

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · North America, Latin America

The Cuba Money Project has launched an impressive video archive with interviews of activists and bloggers in Cuba. Global Voices author Ellery Biddle interviews Tracey Eaton, the founder of the non-profit research and reporting initiative that aims to investigate and bring greater transparency and accountability to US federal spending on “pro-democracy” programs in Cuba.

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Jordan: King Abdullah Shares His Vision for Reform

Written by Nadine Toukan · Middle East & North Africa

Abdullah II of Jordan spoke to the country Sunday night about national unity, reform, priorities and his vision for the political future of the country, which will include a constitutional, elected government, and democratic political and economic reform. Jordanian netizens react to the speech.

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Tunisia: Protest to Free a Government Critic

Written by Afef Abrougui · Middle East & North Africa

Tunisian protesters took to the streets yesterday calling for the immediate release of Samir Feriani, who has been in custody since May 29, 2011, for openly criticising the Interior Ministry. Human Rights Watch and Anonymous both addressed the Tunisian authorities and asked them to free him.

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Updates from June, 2011

25 June 2011

Literature

“My favorite novelist has just been elected into the Académie française“” write Khira [fr], from Morocco, and Patricia [fr], on behalf of the Lebanese diaspora, happy to announce on their blogs that Lebanese writer and novelist Amin Maalouf was elected a member of the Académie française on June 23, at the seat left vacant by French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss.

• Claire Ulrich

China

Trica Wang blogs about her experience of riding the Beijing subway disguised as a migrant worker while conducting fieldwork.

• Oiwan Lam

24 June 2011

Barbados

Barbados Underground comments on Jack Warner's FIFA resignation: “Warner is generating ‘heat’ which is not doing T&T and the wider Caribbean any favour in the international arena. All the world waits to hear if the sordid details arising from the Fifa Ethics Report will be leaked to the media. Worrying is the fact many questions are being asked about whether Barbados football representatives accepted USD40 grand.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

Lisa Allen-Agostini is irritated by “a call for the dismantling of the Government initiative to give laptop computers to all incoming secondary school students” and explains why “our children…deserve to reap the benefits of progress.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

“Being old in Cuba is a problem”: But, explains Iván García, “it becomes harder if you are black.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Trinidad & Tobago

Afra Raymond posts a copy of “the CL Financial letter of 13th January 2009″, which he finally has in his possession after “three applications for this document under the Freedom of Information Act.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Egypt

Maker Faire Africa 2011 is here: “Maker Faire Africa is pleased to announce our 3rd event, ‘Maker Faire Africa 2011 : Cairo‘ which will take place in Egypt, October 6-8th, 2011. Join us once again as we continue to cultivate new and existing maker communities across Africa.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

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Great article that addressed the matter concisely and with appropriate supplemental material.