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24 August 2011

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Stories from 24 August 2011

Chile: #Paronacional (National Strike) vs. #Yonoparo (I Don't Strike)

Written by Elizabeth Rivera · Translated by Elizabeth · Latin America

The Workers' United Center of Chile has called for a national strike for the 24 and 25 of August 2011, as a form of protest against social and economic inequality in Chile. On Twitter, reactions for and against this protest have been echoed on the hashtags #paronacional (national strike) and #yonoparo (I don't strike).

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Croatia, Serbia: A Flag of Friendship

Written by Sinisa Boljanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

Two young adults from Croatia and Serbia have created a mixed Serbo-Croatian flag, as a gesture of reconciliation between the two countries. Some netizens have condemned the initiative, others seem to approve of it.

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Trinidad & Tobago: More Questions on State of Emergency

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

As the State of Emergency continues in Trinidad and Tobago, the government's communication efforts about it continue to be muddled at best: Is it limited or national? Is there a solid strategy in place or not? Local bloggers are voicing their opinions, confusion and frustration online.

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Brazil: Global Action Against Belo Monte Dam in Images

Written by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Translated by Sara Moreira · Latin America

Protests against Brazil's Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant dam have gone global. In this post, we compile a selection of photos and videos featuring the worldwide demonstrations, from the streets of many Brazilian cities to the rest of the world.

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Singapore’s Curry Solidarity

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Netizens reacted strongly to the news that an Indian family in Singapore has agreed not to cook curry after their newly arrived neighbors from China complained to authorities about the smell. To show solidarity to all Singaporeans who love curry, a “Cook A Pot of Curry Day” event was organized last Sunday

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India: Anti-Corruption Campaign Fires a Country's Imagination

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia

In India, social media is being used extensively to power civil society's push for a proposed anti-corruption bill. The movement is being led from the front by a Gandhian social activist Anna Hazare, who continues to receive a huge amount of support in home and abroad - online and offline.

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Updates from 24 August 2011

North Korea

Suzanne Merkelson writes on FP's Passport blog about North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's visit to Russia.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Russia

Democratist is wondering about the validity of Russia Today's YouTube viewer stats.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Croatia

Croatia Travel Blog links to an article about “Croatia's top five holiday islands,” which appeared in The Guardian earlier this week, and adds five more islands to this list.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Ukraine

At OpenDemocracy.net, Aleksey Matsuka, a Donetsk-based journalist, explains what “proper” journalism means in this Eastern Ukrainian region - and what awaits those who are deemed “improper” journalists.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Peru

Juan Arellano –Global Voices author and Spanish Lingua editor– is updating a Storify post [es] with Twitter reactions to a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the Peruvian jungle near the border with Brazil. The earthquake was felt in most of Peru and in parts of Ecuador and Brazil.

• Silvia Viñas

Bahamas

Havana Times notes that “Hurricane Irene intensified overnight as it churns to the northeast of Cuba, threatening the Bahamas with its 110 mph maximum sustained winds”; over in the Bahamas, Womanish Words says: “Alright, we can do this thing. Lets secure our properties, take our animals inside, stay sober and alert, and ride out hurricane Irene together.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco