Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2010 January 21

21 January 2010

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Stories from 21 January 2010

Russia: Project Aims To Translate Popular Blogs Into Russian

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Malian Bloggers on the 2010 African Cup of Nations

Written by Suzanne Lehn · Quick Reads · Angola

Sri Lanka: Meditate For A Peaceful Election

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Haiti: “We’re all eight days old”

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Caribbean

Bloggers and Twitter users on the ground in Haiti continue to provide news on efforts to recover from the disastrous earthquake of 12 January, and comment on "aid politics" —...

India: The Need For A Micropayments Infrastructure

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Japan: Kawaii Ambassadors

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

China: The Internet is freer than ever?

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Japan: Tweeting Politicians

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Kenya: Kiswahili an optional subject

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

Japan: Differing viewpoints on the US base relocation issue

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

The southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the first colony of Japan in the 19th century and the site of one of the bloodiest battles in the WW2, has become in...

Africa: AfricaKnows Project

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

Zimbabwe: The state of Zimbabwean economy

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

Haiti: French-speaking bloggers react to the 6.2 aftershock

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Philippines: Online behavior of netizens in 2009

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

East Timor: Rising cost of living

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Indonesia: Pop music hits

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Kucku: Vietnam-based social media site

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

East Timor: Travel notes of a Singapore journalist

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Indonesia: Twitter capital of Asia

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Thailand: Mobile internet users

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia