Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 April 11

11 April 2011

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Stories from 11 April 2011

Brazil: Mapping a Traditional Music Instrument Online

Written by Debora Baldelli · Quick Reads · Latin America

Russia: Hacker Explaines Why He Broke Website of “Zenith” Soccer Team

Written by Vadim Isakov · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russian Security Forces Ready to “Crash” Internet

Written by Vadim Isakov · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russian Silicon Valley Has Unusually Expensive Website

Written by Vadim Isakov · Quick Reads · Russia

Russian Bloggers Plan Flashmob Against Federal Tax Service

Written by Vadim Isakov · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Jamaica: Cruel Cartoon?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Haiti: Relevance of Lavalas

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bahamas: The Play's the Thing

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba: Threat of the Internet

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

Guyana: Men's Issues

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Russia: Bloggers Debate Military Operation in Libya

Written by Marina Litvinovich · Eastern & Central Europe

The situation in Libya, especially after the start of military operations by Western countries, has become one of the main topics of discussion in the Russian blogosphere. Marina Litvinovich analyzes...

Iran:TV anchors before and after revolution

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

Belarus: Bombings in the Minsk Subway

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

El Salvador: Blogging About Ordinary Life in El Salvador

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Mexico: Bloggers Reflect on Elections in Peru

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Honduras: US State Department's Human Rights Report

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Uganda: Is It a Crime to Walk to Work?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Uganda

#walk2work is a trending topic in Uganda's Twittersphere. Walk to Work is a campaign organised by the opposition in Uganda to protest high fuel and food prices.

Kenya: Netizens React to ICC Charges Against Six Kenyans

Written by Collins Mbalo · Sub-Saharan Africa

On 7 and 8 April, 2011, the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed charges against six prominent Kenyan individuals whom the ICC prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo believes bear the most responsibility...

Russia: Environmentalist Sousveillance Project to Watch Over Water Reservoirs

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

Russia: Analysis of the Latest DDoS Attacks By Security Expert

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