Stories from 10 June 2011
Cuba: Released Journalists Offer Their Testimonies
As part of the Committee to Protect Journalists series "After the Black Spring: Cuban Stories of Prison and Freedom," Cuban journalist Omar Ruiz Hernández, who was recently released from jail and exiled to Spain, tells his story.
Iran: Rape and protest
Thousands of Iranian citizens protested in Khomeini Shahr and urged authorities to arrest thugs who raped several women during a marriage ceremony. Blogs and sites reported [fa] about this crime while official news sites almost ignore it. Watch the photos here.
Kazakhstan: Setting Up Borders Online
Earlier this week Kazakhstani internet users began to observe a curious phenomenon. Google.kz now redirects to the main Google.com website with a Kazakh language interface.
Bangladesh: Tributes To An Iranian Sports Person
Unheard Voice pays tribute to Iranian football legend and a symbol of resistance to the regime in Iran, Naser Hejazi, who contributed a lot to Bangladesh football back in the 1980s as a coach and a mentor.
China: Nose of CCTV female staff chopped off by stranger
Jing Gao from the Ministry of Tofu puts together Weibo's breaking news on a revengeful act against China Central Television. A female staff was attacked by a stranger and her nose was chopped off.
Dignity of Female Political Prisoners in China
Twitterer @kRiZcPEc translates He Qinglian's article on the dignity of female political prisoners in China.
Cambodia: Women Entrepreneurs and Social Media
Women entrepreneurs in Cambodia gathered last week to discuss the role of social media, particularly Facebook, in expanding their businesses. Sopheap Chak highlights the important points raised during the meeting
Colombia: Robbery at Andean Parliament Headquarters
On June 7, members of the Andean Parliament were robbed at the organization’s headquarters in Bogotá, Colombia. On Twitter netizens posted their opinions, mostly rejecting what had happened, with the hashtag #Parlamentoandino.
Philippines: Street art versus Asbestos
According to its website, “the Asbestos Street Fighters street art competition aims to bring together various street artists and anti-asbestos activists across the Philippines to propagate information regarding the dangers of Asbestos to human health”
Laos: Trade website
The Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce of Laos has introduced a new trade website which will provide information to business owners aiming to promote Lao products in the global market
East Timor: National Oil Company
La'o Hamutuk writes a letter to the president of East Timor regarding the proposed creation of a national oil company to manage the country's petroleum resources. The group wants more transparency and stronger measures to prevent corruption.
