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December, 2011

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Stories from December, 2011

6 December 2011

Venezuela: Government Opponents' Twitter Accounts Hacked

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Written by Laura Vidal · Latin America

Hackers who support Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez have been taking over the Twitter accounts of his opponents for the last several months. Netizens haven noticed how certain Twitter users, well known for their critiques of the government, have started posting messages of wholehearted support for Chávez.

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Reactions to SlutWalk Singapore

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Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

In a rare public assembly, hundreds gathered in support of SlutWalk Singapore and it generated a lively response in the cyberspace. Netizens used the hashtag #slutwalksg to document the event.

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Macedonia: Is Skopje Really the Most Polluted City in the World?

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Written by Filip Stojanovski · Middle East & North Africa, Eastern & Central Europe

Unlike the authorities, social media users are reacting to the empirical information about high levels of pollution in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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Ukraine: Public Hospital Pioneers Social Media Usage

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Written by Tetyana Bohdanova · Eastern & Central Europe

Founded in 1798, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Ukraine. It is also one of the first state medical institutions to use social media. Tetyana Bohdanova reports.

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Macedonia: Satirical Blog Blames Name Dispute for Greek Bankruptcy

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Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe, Western Europe

A renowned Macedonian blogger published a satirical article which, in a way, sums up many of the local jokes about the Greek financial problems and the political situation in Macedonia. Filip Stojanovski reports.

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5 December 2011

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Russia: The Revolt of “Net Hamsters”

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Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Eastern & Central Europe
RuNet Echo

The day after the elections, Russians got together to rally against election fraud. Even though the United Russia party, according to preliminary results, is to lose some 77 seats compared to the previous Duma, most of the protesters considered the election to be neither fair, nor free.

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