Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 April 06

6 April 2011

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Stories from 6 April 2011

Macedonia: Construction Over A Probable Archeological Site

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Uruguay: Police Clash with Artisans at Independence Square

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Bangladesh: A Video On Eve Teasing

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Trinidad & Tobago: On Race

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Russia-Romania: Interview with Rogozin

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Haiti: “Sweet Micky”‘s Mandate

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba: Blame it on the Culture?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

Hungary: Catholic church scandal

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Trinidad & Tobago: Equal Representation

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bermuda: Confronting Crime

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Rwanda: 17 Years Ago Today in Rwanda

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

Nigeria: Exhibition of Images From Presidential Campaign

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

Africa: Use of Web 2.0 in the Schools of the PanAf project

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

Syria: Bread and Propaganda

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

As protests in Syria continue into their third week, the Assad government is making concessions in hopes of appeasing protesters. The government is asserting power via propaganda, some of which...

China: Reactions to Global Times’ Lashing Out at Ai Weiwei

Written by Andy Yee · East Asia

China's official newspaper Global Times has issued a harsh editorial condemning missing artist Ai Weiwei as a maverick of Chinese society, sparking reactions from Chinese netizens.

Egypt: Basboussa for President!

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Former Egyptian television anchor and activist Bothaina Kamel announced on Twitter that she would be running for the Egyptian presidential elections. Here are reactions for and against her plans.

Russia: Majority of Russians Are Unaware of the Blogosphere

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

Russia: Anti-Government Slogans Published On a Hacked Soccer Club Website

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

Russia: DDoS Attack On LiveJournal Has Russians Debating Internet Politics

Written by Ashley Cleek · Russia

On March 30, 2011, the blogging platform LiveJournal experienced serious functionality problems for over 12 hours due to a powerful Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. It has triggered a debate on...

China: No More Time Travel Drama

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia