Stories from 1 October 2010
South Korea:Huge Fire Set On Fancy Building In Busan
A luxurious 38-story apartment building in South Korea's southern city of Busan was set ablaze. The fire has spread quickly. It rose from 4th floor up to the top within 30 minutes. Several Twitterers like @richboybook tweeted dramatic photos of the scene.
Ecuador: Twitter Sources Reporting on Crisis
Cobertura Digital provides a list of various Twitter sources that are currently reporting on the crisis created by yesterday's police strike [es].
Bolivia After World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
Digital citizen newspaper Ahora Bolivia [es] reports on the impact of the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Bolivia.
Ecuador: The Police Crisis Via Twitter
Through the Twitter account @ElCiudadano_ec, the government of President Correa has been informing about the latest developments of a crisis created by a police strike. Although the government ordered [es] private media to link to official media, on Twitter some are still informing, like Ecuavisa [es], TeleAmazonas [es], El Universo...
China: Free Liu Xiaobo
A new website, Free Liu Xiaobo Now!, initiated by some members of Chinese PEN, that collects all sorts of information concerning Liu Xiabo.
China: An Yuan Ding and Political Reform
China Media Project's fellow Xiao Shu comments on the An Yuan Ding scandal and explains why political reform in China cannot be delayed anymore.
Update on Detained Tibetan Writer Shogdung
Professional translator Bruce Humes gives a summary on his blog of a new article on detained Tibetan writer Tragyal (aka Shogdung) who has been held since April 2010 and yet to face trial.