Global Voices · Citizen media stories from June 2011

June, 2011

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Stories from June, 2011

10 June 2011

Colombia: Robbery at Andean Parliament Headquarters

Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

On June 7, members of the Andean Parliament were robbed at the organization’s headquarters in Bogotá, Colombia. On Twitter netizens posted their opinions, mostly rejecting what had happened, with the hashtag #Parlamentoandino.

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9 June 2011

Syria: True Identity of Arrested Blogger Questioned

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

Since reports emerged that a Syrian blogger named Amina Arraf, known as “Gay Girl in Damascus” had been seized by authorities on Monday, 6 June 2011, serious doubts have surfaced that the blogger may not be who she claims.

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Iran: Record Breaking 20-Year Jail Sentence for Blogger

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Writing about Iranian bloggers offers few moments of respite. The sad stories are endless, and the threats don't seem to subside. The post explores the stories of three bloggers, Sakhi Rigi, Hossein Derakhshan, and Hossein Rongahi Maleki, who are each serving very long sentences in Iran.

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Egypt: When Citizen Media Did What Mainstream Media Wouldn't

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Middle East & North Africa

This first part of a documentary on the Egyptian Revolution tells it from the perspective of blogger and viral video producer Aalam Wassef, focusing on how online video and other media accompanied the process of civilian unrest.

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8 June 2011

Brazil: Jokes About Rape and the Limit of Humor

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Translated by Deborah Almeida · Latin America

Rafinha Bastos, a famous Brazilian stand-up comedian, has raised significant controversy by declaring in a show that women who claim they have been raped are often ugly and should be thankful. The blogosphere has been discussing the limits of humor and political incorrectness.

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7 June 2011

Macedonia: Online Community Prevents Murder Cover-Up

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

As announced, non-violent protests against brutal killing of a young man on Sunday continued on June 7 in Skopje. The police announced they would monitor social networks for troublemakers. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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Updates from June, 2011

23 June 2011

Vietnam

Adam Bray blogs about the Vietnam Revolutionary Journalism Day 2011 celebration. He also notes how several newspapers have been loyally reproducing state propaganda.

• Mong Palatino

Cambodia

The twitter hashtag #camland is proposed to gather tweets related to land-rights, evictions, and controversial developments in Cambodia.

• Mong Palatino

Thailand

dr-hank-snaffler-jr writes about an abandoned skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand. The building was not completed when the 1997 Asian financial crisis severely hit Thailand.

• Mong Palatino

South Korea

Several students have staged one-person “SlutWalk” protests at Korea University’s front gate, demanding the school expel three male students from its medical school on charges of sexually assaulting a drunken female student during a school trip. South Korea's Wiki Tree site posted photos [ko] of the protests.

• Lee Yoo Eun

China

Olivia from ChinaHush translates a local news story about the first successful lawsuit on sexual harassment in Guangzhou.

• Oiwan Lam

China

Prominent artist Ai Weiwei has been released on bail last night (June 22, 2011), Committee to Protect Journalists comments on the incident and points out that the whereabouts of Ai's associate, freelance journalist Wen Tao, missing since April 3 and presumed detained, is still unknown.

• Oiwan Lam

22 June 2011

Nepal

Blogdai has high hopes for Nepal Unite, a recent youth based initiative which started online. According to the blogger it will help the average Nepali Citizen get involved in the political process and stimulate meaningful dialogue.

• Rezwan