Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 January 26

26 January 2011

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Stories from 26 January 2011

Russia: Students Launch Online Map of Illegal Gambling

Written by Gregory Asmolov · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Bangladesh: Superiority Between Judiciary and Parliament

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Egypt: Continuous Coverage of the Protests on Facebook

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Iran: A blogger's life in danger

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

Chile's “Green Revolution”: Fighting Coal Mining in Isla Riesco

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Peru: Discussing Gay Marriage During a Presidential Campaign Year

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Mexico: Indigenous Rights Advocate, Bishop Samuel Ruiz, Dies

Written by Andrea Arzaba · Latin America

On January 24th, Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia passed away at the age of 86. He was known for his work as an advocate of the rights of the indigenous Mayan...

Puerto Rico: Best Culture Blog

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

Bahamas, D.R.: Fish Poaching

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Caribbean, U.S.A.: Contemporary Art Exhibit

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Puerto Rico: “The Love of My Life”

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

Trinidad & Tobago: Independent Mas

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Guyana: End of Relationship, Not End of Life

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Puerto Rico: Working with Needles

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

Egypt: After Twitter, Facebook Now Blocked

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt today blocked access to Facebook, as part of its clampdown on the transfer of information, following yesterday's protests. Also, yesterday, it blocked access to Twitter, jammed mobile communications in...

Namibia: I am an African goddess

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

World: Free and open source software for academics

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

Ghana: GMT means Ghana Man Time!

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

Nigeria: The new face of politics

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

Eritrea: The Tunisian revolution cannot be replicated in Eritrea

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa