Global Voices · Citizen media stories from August 2011

August, 2011

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Stories from August, 2011

3 August 2011

A Letter From China to the Norwegian Killer

Many Chinese netizens could not comprehend the atrocities committed by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway. In their eyes, Norway is a paradise, where people enjoy a high standard of living and do not need to confront the pressures of survival. How could it happen?

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2 August 2011

Moldova: Attack on Journalist Causes Online Debate on “Language Issue”

Written by Diana Lungu · Eastern & Central Europe

An incident of violence against a Moldovan journalist has brought about active online discussions regarding the long-protracted animosities between the Moldovan majority and the small Russian minority in the country.

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Russia: Exodus from LiveJournal Shows the Power of Networks

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Eastern & Central Europe

The latest Distributed Denial-of-Service attack (the second this year) on the most popular Russian blogging network, LiveJournal, has prompted a mass exodus of bloggers to different platforms and is significantly re-shaping the country's blogosphere.

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Egypt: Scenes from Monday's Crackdown on Tahrir Square

Written by Thalia Rahme · Middle East & North Africa

The Muslim holy month Ramadan didn't begin well for Egyptians on Tahrir square in Cairo protesting for the numerous still unmet demands of the revolution. On Monday, 1 August 2011, the army evacuated them with an iron fist, leaving many injured and more than one hundred detained.

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China: Chemical Vinegar

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

A local report has revealed that 90% of vinegar in the market is produced by glacial acetic acid rather than grain. According to the report [zh] in the First Financial...

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Syria: Can Tweets Prevent a Massacre?

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

Following the worst day of violence Syria has seen since protests broke out across the country in February, Syrian opposition and their supporters around the world have begun an attempt to raise global awareness of events in the country, utilizing a hashtag, #RamadanMassacre, that was started on Sunday to keep track of reports from the city of Hama.

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Updates from August, 2011

20 August 2011

Ukraine

There are 47,000 vacancies for doctors in Ukraine, Odessablog reports.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Ukraine

As Ukraine is about to turn 20 years old, Alexander J. Motyl of Ukraine's Orange Blues and Vasyl of uaMuzik sum up the current political and social situation in the country.

• Veronica Khokhlova

North Korea

Michael Madden from the North Korean Leadership Watch published a post on North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il's lavish lifestyle in the impoverished nation. It is believed Kim’s fancy life has not changed despite international sanctions banning the sale of yachts and other luxury goods to North Korea.

• Lee Yoo Eun

South Korea

Net user 100gf from Politics and Computers blog posted a brief summary on North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's visit to Russia, a rare official visit for the first time in nine years. As Kim is expected to hold talks with President Dmitry Medvedev regarding energy and denuclearization issues, speculations have sprung up in the blogosphere.

• Lee Yoo Eun