Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 January 20

20 January 2008

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Stories from 20 January 2008

Iraq: Another New Flag?

Written by Salam Adil · Middle East & North Africa

A proposal by the Iraqi Parliament to change the flag has started a heated debate among Iraqi bloggers this week. And there is more.. hear news from the front line...

Kuwait: Saudis with Free Time

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Kuwait: Camel Meat

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Jordan: Pension System

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Iraq: Two Bloggers Tie the Knot

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: Congrats Kim

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Bahrain: Say No to Plastic Bags

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Azerbaijan: Analyzing Black January

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Armenia: Presidential Election Monitor

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Armenia: Pay-Per-Sachet

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Brazil: How the media caused a yellow fever panic

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Latin America

East Timor: The silence of the media

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · East Asia

Guine: Football, carnival and politics

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Brazil: No right to information

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Latin America

Azerbaijan: The Day the Soviet Union Died

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Turkey: Dink on LGBT Issues

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Turkey: Remembering Hrant Dink

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the murder of ethnic Armenian newspaper editor and journalist Hrant Dink in Istanbul, Turkey. Dink was shot outside the office of the Agos newspaper...