Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 August 31

31 August 2011

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Stories from 31 August 2011

Egypt: Using Twitter to Help a Cairo Community

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

After seeing the huge impact of social media on the Egyptian revolution, Egyptian blogger, Mahmoud Salem (@SandMonkey) decided to collaborate with a non-profit organisation, Peace and Plenty, to help them raise funds for a community in Cairo in need of basic services.

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Nigeria: The Brain Behind the Nigerian Blog Awards

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Sub-Saharan Africa

Behold the face behind the masquerade. Good Nigerian Girl is the brain powering the Nigeria Blogs Awards since 2010. The Nigerian Blog Awards is an annual event that rewards creative Nigerian bloggers.

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Blog Carnival: Mexico - Is Mexican Society Violent by Nature?

Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Jen Fumero · Latin America

This summary of our Blog Carnival: Mexico - Citizenry, Violence and Blogs looks at what Mexican bloggers think about their society which is sometimes described as violent by nature. Bloggers also shared some artistic work related to violence.

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Global Voices Partners with UNFPA on 7 Billion Actions

Written by Solana Larsen · Announcements, 7 Billion Actions

This year the world's population will exceed 7 billion people. To mark this milestone, Global Voices has been commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to write a series of posts that celebrate how one person or group can still make a difference in a world of 7 billion people.

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Russia: Why We Are Leaving Our Country Behind

Written by Dmitry Davidov · Eastern & Central Europe

Recent months have seen a new spin on the topic of emigration that seems to be ever-present in the Russian online space. Several powerful blog posts written by people from different social groups have become a platform for expressing one's take on the present and future of the country and people's place in it.

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Updates from 31 August 2011

Singapore

Residents in a Cambodian province complain against the negative impact of sand dredging in their area. Tons of sand from Cambodia are allegedly shipped to Singapore which are used to build beach resorts.

• Mong Palatino

Paraguay

Several bloggers in Latin America are sharing their thoughts on blogging during this year's Blog Day, like Juan Edgardo Lezcano [es] from Paraguay and Julio Córdoba [es] from Costa Rica. Furthermore, UNIMERCentroamerica posted a video interview [es] with Costa Rican blogger Cristian Cambronero from Fusil de Chispas [es].

• Silvia Viñas

Costa Rica

Blogger ‘El Chamuko' from El infierno en Costa Rica [es] and María Luisa Ávila [es] comment on the anti-tobacco law that is up for debate in Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly. ‘El Chamuko' discusses cigarette smuggling, while María Luisa argues that “the smoking ban can not be permissive”.

• Silvia Viñas

North Korea

Marc Perton wrote about North Korean Airline ‘Koryo' and its use of social media in the Consumerist blog.

• Lee Yoo Eun

Colombia

The blog El salmon [es] reports [es] that on August 23, 12 Art NGOs received death threats from the paramilitary group “Black Eagles“. The threat indicated they were to leave the capital, Bogotá, in less than 8 days. The blog includes a statement written [es] by Edwin Almed Domínguez, Member of the Cultural Foundation Sùmmum Draco, one of the affected organizations.

• Lully

Russia

Anti-corruption blogger ipasserby had analyzed [ru] over 100 classified documents of the Russian Chamber of Accounts that had accidentally leaked to the Web in July 2011. According to the blogger, Chamber of Accounts knowingly concealed serious significant violations worth of millions of dollars.

• Alexey Sidorenko