Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 February 12

12 February 2009

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Stories from 12 February 2009

A video recently released by Aegis Trust shows the testimony of four men who state they actively participated in the violence and massacres on Darfur, and who are not afraid...

Bangladesh: Exploring New Markets For Manpower

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Iran: Persian Leopard in Photo

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Sri Lanka: Flesh Forks

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Pakistan: Acknowledgment At Last

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Azerbaijan: General's Assassination

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

Martinique: Bitterness after “The Last Masters”

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Caribbean

Ever since the February 5th broadcast of The Last Masters of Martinique, a documentary about the Békés, the French West Indies have experienced the equivalent of a sociological tsunami. Bloggers...

Bermuda: Economic Plan?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Haiti, U.S.A.: She's My Daughter

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Transitioning

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Barbados: Supporting Rihanna

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Jamaica: Dancehall Ban

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Israel: “Strange” and “Complicated” Elections

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Two former Prime Ministers, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, and Foreign Affairs Minister and Acting Prime Minister Tzipi Livni ran a tight race to win the votes of Israelis. The...

Africa: Internet Revolution Is Here!

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Iranian Website “Balatarin” Back Online after Hacker Attack

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Balatarin, which means “the highest” in Persian, is a very popular Iranian community website that was hacked on February 3, 2009. Registered users of the site post news and links,...