Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 July 30

30 July 2009

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Stories from 30 July 2009

Russia: Vasily Krima, aka the “Volgograd Obama”

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

Moldova: Election Updates

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

Egypt: Fox News Creative Chaos

Written by Mohamed ElGohary · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Russia: Putin on Solzhenitsyn

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

The Balkans: Mladic Update

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

Russia: Unsold iPhones

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

Ukraine: Q&A with Hryhoriy Nemyrya

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

Russia: Activists Appeal To Iranian Opposition

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

Mexico: Free Events Around the City

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Mexico: The Santa Fe District

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Paraguay: Typical Food Called Sopa

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Brazil: Fighting for more recycling with the Electronic Waste Manifesto

Written by Diego Casaes · Latin America

In Brazil, a bill regarding the disposal of solid residuals has been amended to exclude electronic waste. As a first step to fight this change, an Electronic Waste Manifesto has...

Pakistan: Citizen Media Vs. Print Media

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Iran: Mourning the Green Movement's Victims

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

Bangladesh, India: Tipaimukh Dam And Transparency

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Technology for Transparency Network

The controversy surrounding the Tipaimukh Hydroelectric Project currently continues to dominate the politics, media, and intellectual and civil society’s discourse in Bangladesh.

Colombia: Hiperbarrio Featured at Periodismo Ciudadano

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

The citizen media project HiperBarrio from Medellín, Colombia continues to receive worldwide attention. They were recently featured in a series of videos created by the Spanish website Periodismo Ciudadano.

Haiti: Secret Funeral

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Emancipation Celebrations

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

China: Sulfur mining in Big Tree County

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Trinidad & Tobago: PM vs. the Media

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean