Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 June 03

3 June 2009

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Stories from 3 June 2009

Russia, U.S.: “Pravda on the Potomac”

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

Ukraine, Turkey: Sex Tourism

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

Ukraine: PRiBYuT

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

Russia: Blog Roundups

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

Bangladesh: LGBT News

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Sri Lanka: More Journalists Harassed

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Iran:Nieman Foundation Reports on Election

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

South Africa: Tag cloud of Zuma's first State of the Nation speech

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

Kenya: Distilling water from volcanic steam vents

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

Iran:Presidential election debates

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

India: First Female Speaker Of Parliament

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Sri Lanka: Politics of Humanitarianism

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Palestine: The Future Of Gaza?

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Palestine: Israeli Soldiers Hand Children to Settlers

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Rwanda: Kagame buys copies of Dead Aid for entire cabinet

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

Japan: JActionScripters

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Swaziland: Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Arrested

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

Tanzanian blogger faces jail term over manipulated photographic images

Written by J. Nambiza Tungaraza · Sub-Saharan Africa

The Nairobi Chronicle reports that a Tanzanian blogger faces jail after publishing manipulated photographic images depicting Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete engaging in lewd sex acts.

Bolivia: Farewell to Aymara Hip Hop Artist Abraham Bojorquez

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

The sudden death of Bolivian hip-hop artist Abraham Bojorquez was especially hard on residents of El Alto, the city from which he hailed. A victim of a traffic accident, Bojorquez...

Japan: Akira Kurosawa Digital Archive

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia