Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 December 03

3 December 2008

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Stories from 3 December 2008

Russia: “Renat+Ainara=Love”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

Russian bloggers discuss Moscow's changing ethnic composition.

Guatemala: Stricter Gun Laws and Narcotrafficking Groups

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Croatia: Threats to Journalist Drago Hedl

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Hungary: Catching Up

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Belarus: Tanya Kazyra Returns Home

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Poland, U.K.: “Do you have a return PLan?”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Lithuania: Election Results

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Estonia: Pärnu

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Estonia: Online Voting for Tallinn's Theater vs Cultural Center

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Sweden: Immigration

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Poland, Ukraine: Euro 2012

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Slovenia: Business News

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

World Disability Day in South Asia

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · South Asia

December 1st is observed around the world as AIDS Day and the occasion is largely publicized. Unlike the attention World AIDS Day receives, World Disability Day barely registers on the...

Cuba: government opposes bloggers meet-up

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Quick Reads · Latin America

Namibia: A case study of a successful country

Written by Elia Varela Serra · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

French Guiana: The Unheard Blackout

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Caribbean

For more than a week now, French Guiana has been in turmoil. The population is protesting against the skyrocketing price of gas by blocking roads, closing schools, and businesses. The...

India: Twitter vs. MSM

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Pakistan: Let Commonsense and Intelligence Prevail

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Sri Lanka: State of the Blogosphere

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Egypt: American Books

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Egyptian blogger Asmaa Yasser - Dawn - writes here about her experience at the Mubarak Public Library. Tarek Amr translates the post from Arabic.