Global Voices · Citizen media stories from September 2011

September, 2011

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Stories from September, 2011

18 September 2011

Yemen to the Rest of the World: Silence Kills!

Written by Noon Arabia · Middle East & North Africa

Yemenis have been protesting for democracy and dignity since February 11. Their struggle is being faced with excessive violence by the regime and a deafening silence from the world. Noon Arabia tells us what is happening in Yemen through the eyes and words of ordinary Yemenis in this post.

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17 September 2011

CIVICUS: Reflections on the Power of Civil Society

Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Andrea Arzaba · North America

For three days several civil society representatives met in Montreal for the CIVICUS World Assembly. The subjects were diverse: from civil movements, social equality, and the effects of new technologies, to climate justice. Here are some blog posts that covered the assembly.

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Zambia: Wikileaks Cables Not As Toxic

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sub-Saharan Africa

Almost a year after the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables' release, Zambia’s tranche of the documents have recently surfaced. As it turns out, nothing drastic has been disclosed by the leaks, which have proved so toxic in other countries.

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Lebanon: Sabra and Chatila Massacre Remembered 29 Years On

Written by Antoun Issa · Middle East & North Africa

September 16, 2011, marked the 29th anniversary of the most grueling moment in the six-decade long Arab-Israeli conflict - the massacre at Sabra and Chatila. The blogosphere was swarming with tributes to the victims of the massacre.

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Philippines: Filipinos Abuzz With Miss Universe Results

Written by Julius Rocas · East Asia

And third runner up goes to…Miss Philippines! Shamcey Supsup's success has been the cause for much celebration and cheering in the Philippines at the conclusion of the 2011 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant held at Sao Paolo, Brazil. Filipinos both online and offline are talking about the result.

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Malaysia: Mahathir Says Bush Lied About 9/11

Written by Jerrenn Lam · East Asia

As the world commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack in the United States, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad came out again to declare that it was not the work of Muslim extremists. Jerrenn Lam reports.

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Updates from September, 2011

25 September 2011

Freedom of Speech

Tom from Seeing Red in China interviews Xiaomi (twitter: @xiaomi2020), one of the organizers of Yizhe, a group which translates Western journalism on China so that they are more accessible to ordinary Chinese. Though not politically-oriented, some members of the group were identified by authorities because they translate news considered too sensitive domestically.

• Andy Yee

24 September 2011

Comoros

In his blog, Dafinemkomori documents fuel and power shortage [fr] in the Comoros. He explains that fuel shortage has greatly impacted greatly many other aspects of the economy on the island of Anjouan (rise of the price of tuna and power shortage).

• Lova Rakotomalala

India

Shivam Vij at Kafila reports that “David Barsamian, founder director of Alternative Radio, and independent radio legend, was deported on arrival from New Delhi airport in the early hours of Sept 23.” Initial reports suggest that his attention to the Kashmir issue could well be the reason.

• Rezwan

Guinea-Bissau

On the 38th anniversary of PAIGC's (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde) declaration of independence of Guinea Bissau, many bloggers are paying tribute to the leader of the struggle at that time, Aristides Pereira [pt], who later became the first President of Cape Verde. Pereira died two days ago, on September 22.

• Sara Moreira

Belgium

We Magazine's Ulrike Reinhard interviews NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, Dr. Stefanie Babst on video about the “we” in their work, and how NATO has evolved over time as an organization - touching on globalization, gender equality, multi-national defense spending, political leadership and communication.

• Solana Larsen

Brazil: Communities in Rio Blame Olympics for Evictions

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