Stories from 1 July 2010
Kyrgyzstan: Referendum, Notes of a Voter
Murzaki posts a photo-report from the constitutional referendum in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan: DHL charging extra fees, clients complain
Getting packages delivered to Kazakhstan via DHL may be an expensive endeavor due to the huge “customs processing” fees neweurasia’s Ankona reports.
Kyrgyzstan: Lying Satellites and Political Course
Nathan Hamm opines on the political situation in Kyrgyzstan, which has conducted constitutional referendum last Sunday. “Voters cast their ballots for peace and stability”, and legitimization of interim government shall become a first step to settling the enormous list of issues.
Haiti: From Delmas
“It’s bleak, it’s dark, macabre and It stinks”: ~/zaboka reports on present conditions in Delmas.
Puerto Rico: Clash at the Capitol
Repeating Islands republishes a mainstream media report about “the disturbances at Puerto Rico’s Capitol yesterday.”
Bermuda: Unsuitable
Vexed Bermoothes is concerned that the government plans to “forge ahead with [the] plan to take over Bermuda’s municipal corporations, replacing their elected officials with an appointed board.”
Jamaica: SoE Accomplishments
What has Jamaica's State of Emergency accomplished? Girl With a Purpose explains.
Philippines: Netizens react to inaugural address of new president
Filipino bloggers react to the inaugural address of the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Aquino is the first bachelor president of the Philippines and the first winner in the country's first ever automated elections
Pakistan: Website Monitoring Continues
As per a recent court ruling the Pakistan government has decided to keep a close eye on popular websites including Google, Youtube, Facebook, Hotmail which could be posting blasphemous content objectionable to Muslims. Pakistani bloggers react.
Fiji: Will new media laws lead to better reporting?
Claiming it will introduce media transparency and responsible reporting, Fiji’s government enacted new media rules, establishing a code of conduct for journalists, strengthening local ownership stipulations and creating a set of fines and prison terms to be levied against reporters and media institutions for potentially breaking guidelines.
Malaysia: Education Ministry Plans To Scrap Two Exams
The Education Ministry of Malaysia announced the possibility of scrapping two public school examinations to improve the country's school system. Bloggers debate whether this proposed reform would benefit the students
Puerto Rico: Student strike is over after 60 days
It has been described as a historic victory. In national student assembly, thousands of students of the state-run University of Puerto Rico (UPR) ratified the agreements reached between the students' National Negotiating Committee (NNC) and the university's administration ending a strike that lasted over 60 days and paralyzed ten of the 11 campuses of the UPR.
Kenya: Nobody is writing the Kenyan story
Who will write the Kenyan story?:”Who is the custodian of the Kenyan story? Who shall document these years that we are going through? Who shall trace the historical roots and separate fact from fiction?”
South Africa: African Fashion Week sets the stage for African Designers
Not to be outdone by their sporting counterparts hosting the World Cup in South Africa, African fashion designers are showcasing their talents in their own world cup of fashion from June 30 to July 3.
Jordan: Made in Israel
Seeing Israel-made products continues to raise alarm across Arab countries. Osama Al Romoh from Jordan expresses his shock (Ar) when he learns that a leading university is offering students graduation robes wrapped in Israel-made bags.
Armenia: Homophobia PR defensive
Following the recent controversy surround a music video clip which contained elements that many considered homophobic, Unzipped: Gay Armenia updates readers by saying the band, VO.X, is now on the defensive and has launched a damage-limitation PR exercise in response. The blog, however, remains unimpressed and says that “being a...
Watch The World Cup with Global Voices: Live Chat for Uruguay vs. Ghana
The "Black Stars" of Ghana face the "Charrúas" of Uruguay in a quarterfinal match in the 2010 World Cup. Join Global Voices for a live chat during this match on July 2.
Colombia: Blogs About Colombian Literature
Colombian literature is known around the world because of authors like Gabriel García Márquez and his book "One Hundred Years of Solitude". However, he has become almost the only Colombian author that is referenced when speaking on this subject; but on the web one can find blogs dedicated to discussing other authors and Colombian literature in general.
South Korea: K-Pop Icon Hyo-ri Brings the Plagiarism Issue Up To the Light
South Korean pop queen Lee Hyo-ri’s six song from her fourth album has reignited discussion on the country’s plagiarism. Bloggers are debating over why plagiarism is plaguing the nation’s music industry.
Russia: Gay Rights
A Good Treaty writes about “the sad state of gay rights in Russia” and highlights opposition activist Oleg Kozlovsky's reaction to a mention of the Solidarnost movement in a blog post about the “small, brief” gay pride march in Moscow: “He was angry that they claimed ‘representative(s) of Solidarnost’’ had...
