Global Voices · Citizen media stories from September 2011

September, 2011

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Stories from September, 2011

21 September 2011

Cuba: Milanes' Miami Concert Stirs Controversy Among Cubans

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · North America, Latin America

On August 27th, Cuban music legend Pablo Milanés performed in Miami, marking his first concert in South Florida since the 1970s. On Cuba-focused blogs and news sites, bitter disagreement over the event’s political significance reverberated throughout the weeks surrounding Milanés’ performance.

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Global: Reflections on Peace Day 2011

Written by Paula Góes · Middle East & North Africa, East Asia

To mark the International Day of Peace, celebrated on September 21, female bloggers from The SunFlower Post share their perspectives on world peace by reflecting on the realities of their lives in Mexico, China, Turkey, Russia and Latvia.

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Mozambique: Sant'Egidio Community Fights Back Against HIV/AIDS

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Translated by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

Lack of access to care for HIV positive people has been well documented on the African continent. Many initiatives strive to show that things could improve with collective effort, and among them is the Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition (DREAM) program.

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Turkmenistan: Global Village or Village Behind the Globe?

Written by Annasoltan · Central Asia & Caucasus

Foreign presence in Turkmenistan is limited to a few diplomats and branch executives of a couple of large energy or construction companies. So the existence of Americans living and teaching in some rural villages has sparked debate online.

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Uganda: LGBTI Human Rights Defender Receives Kennedy Award

Written by Haute Haiku · Sub-Saharan Africa

Frank Mugisha, a Ugandan LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) human rights defender has been selected for the 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Haute Haiku reports.

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20 September 2011

Zambia: Netizens Ahead of Mainstream Media in Poll Reporting

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sub-Saharan Africa

On social media websites Zambian voters revealed delays of opening of polling stations, late-coming presiding officers, change of polling stations and even a shortage of ballot papers.

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Updates from September, 2011

26 September 2011

Ecuador

Voces Lojanas [es] shares important data about Loja from the VII Population Census and the VI Housing Census. The census reveals that in Loja digital illiteracy is at 29%, but cell phone use is at 73%.

• Silvia Viñas

El Salvador

“Almost 100 US State Department cables from the US Embassy in San Salvador have now been published on the website of El Faro. The collection of cables from WikiLeaks offers a behind-the-scenes look at US diplomacy and assessment of its tiny ally in Central America. Most of the cables come from the time of the administration of Tony Saca, but there are some more recent cables during the Funes administration”–Tim reports in Tim's El Salvador Blog.

• Silvia Viñas

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Dondequiera says of the country's rising murder rate: “Greed and apathy are Puerto Rico's sins, and the only way out of this nightmare is through our unity as humans.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

The Ladies in White were once more targeted this weekend for their “planned march to a church to honor Our Lady of Charity on her feast day” - bloggers have a lot to say here, here, here, here and here.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

The escalating violence against women in St. Vincent now has Abeni “officially scared.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Kenya

Gamelmag blogs about the sixth Internet Governance Forum, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 27th September to 1st October: “If you want to take part in the IGF but you can't make it to Nairobi, don't worry. You can make your voice heard by participating remotely. You can also share your views on Twitter (#IGF) and Facebook. To learn more about Internet Governance, you can join the Diplo community.”

• Ndesanjo Macha