Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 October 21

21 October 2009

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Stories from 21 October 2009

Russia: Kindle

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

Russia: Stalin's Grandson vs Novaya Gazeta

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

UK: Russian Film Festival

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

Western Sahara: Hunger Strike in Support for Separatists

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Brazil: The challenge of hosting a worthwhile Olympic Games

Written by Thiana Biondo · Latin America

Brazilians highlight the problems that the country will have to deal with before the 2016 Olympic Games with wry humor, hoping that organizers will learn from the mistakes made during...

Pakistan: Abuse Of Religion

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Bhutan: End Tobacco Ban

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: Campaign To End Homophobia

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Trinidad & Tobago: Truth or Dare

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Barbados: New Hospital?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bermuda: Economic Pinch

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Guyana: Here Comes The Rain Again

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Namibia: Introducing Namibia election bloggers

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Namibia will hold presidential and national assembly elections on 27 and 28 November 2009. A number of Namibian journalists will use blogs to report and monitor the elections. We are...

Colombian film on petty theft wins National Documentary Award

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Quick Reads · Latin America

Ecuador: 7th Annual Gay Film Festival

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Vietnam: Flooding pictures

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Social divide in Singapore

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Serbia: Preparations for Medvedev's Visit

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

Russia, Ukraine: A Georgian Politician's View

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Russia: Polina Zherebtsova's 1999 Chechen Diary

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