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11 September 2012

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Stories from 11 September 2012

Iran: “Soldiers of Islam” Hack Cartoonist's Facebook Page

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

The Facebook page of a leading Iranian leading cartoonist, Mana Nayestani, was hacked on Tuesday, 11 September 2012, by pro-regime hackers who call themselves “Soldiers of Islam”.

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Cuba: Blackout Leaves 5 Million People in the Dark

Written by Mariana Valdés · Translated by Negarra Akili Kudumu · Latin America

An interruption of an electrical transmission line left five million people from Pinar del Río to Camagüey, including the Cuban capital, Havana, in the dark. Various Twitter users residing in Cuba used the battery life they still had on their laptops and dial-up connections to report what was happening.

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Russia: Online Poetry's Vehement, Apolitical Politics

Written by Andrey Tselikov · Eastern & Central Europe

It's no surprise that a result of Russians' widespread interest in poetry is that there are plenty of online communities dedicated to its production and consumption. Stihi.ru, with a user base of almost half a million people, is the largest by far.

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Spain: Storming the Streets (and Web) on Catalonia's National Day

Written by Violeta Camarasa · Translated by Daniel Bogre Udell · Western Europe

A mass meeting under the separatist slogan 'Catalonia: new state in Europe' has been organised for today (September 11) in Barcelona and huge participation is expected.

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Nigeria: First Lady's Sickness – Fact and Fallacy?

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is currently in Germany but uncertainty is surrounding her trip. SaharaReporters broke the news on September 2, that Mrs Jonathan was admitted to a German hospital and netizens have been debating the turn of events.

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Egypt: Teenager Confronts Militarization of Schools

Written by Ahmed Awadalla · Middle East & North Africa

As criticism of the military institution grows in Egypt, a young man takes a brave step to confront military interference in the education system. Ahmed Awadalla speaks to Ahmed Hassan, who has stood against the militarization of schools.

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Quick Reads from 11 September 2012

Nepal: Crowning Of Miss UK Nepal 2012

Lex Limbu comments on the Miss UK Nepal 2012 crowning ceremony:

What a show : Miss UK Nepal 2012. Management and organisation was very poor. The show was quite a bore, too many performances, hosts getting the names wrong. Too many speeches.

Rezwan

Kosovo: Prizren Comic Book & Cartoon Festival

Poster announcing Vesna Nichevska-Saravinova's participation at 8th Comic Book & Cartoon Fest in Prizren

A poster for the 8th Comic Book & Cartoon Fest in Prizren

Macedonian artist Vesna Nichevska-Saravinova blogged about her participation in the Prizren Comics Festival, organized by the Kosovo Comic Book Artist Association, Xhennet Comics [sq]. Four out of 15 featured artists at the festival were from Macedonia, Eddie Rebel reports [mk], alongside colleagues from Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, France, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Bosnia.

Filip Stojanovski

Brazil: Youth Documentary on Pacification in Rio's Favelas

The Project 5X Favela (5 Times Slum), which aims to give a voice to young filmmakers living in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, is now addressing the pacification process in Rio's slums. Their new documentary, 5X Pacification, intends to portray the impact of police units presence in the daily lives of dwellers.

Debora Baldelli

Russia: New Competition in Social Media Analysis & Big Data Analytics

Former presidential staff member Konstantin Kostin [ru] and pro-Kremlin blogger Stanislav Apetian (online moniker: PoliTrash) have released new details about an upcoming initiative from their think tank [ru], the Civil Society Development Foundation. In an interview [ru] with Izvestia newspaper, Apetian says the group is deploying technology developed by the American firm Crimson Hexagon to introduce a “new standard” for the study of RuNet social media. The product is expected to compete directly with Prizma [ru], an existing service offered by the Russian company Medialogia.

Kevin Rothrock

China: Journalists Leaving the Field

Many investigative journalists in mainland China are leaving the field. The Tea Leaf Nation picked up and translated some of the discussions in Weibo to look into their reasons.

Oiwan Lam