Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 September 05

5 September 2011

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Stories from 5 September 2011

North Korea, Country in a Long Coma

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

Azerbaijan: Eurovision and visas

Written by Pervin Muradli · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Bangladesh, India: Dispute Over Land And Maritime Boundaries

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Bangladesh: A Real Reckoning On 1971

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Honduras: The Road to Becoming a Top Coffee Producer

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Ecuador: ‘Campus Party Quito’ from October 19-23

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Uruguay: UN Peacekeeping Troops Allegedly Raped Haitian Man

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Blog Carnival: Nicaragua – Migration

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Global Voices in Spanish has the pleasure of announcing a new edition of its Blog Carnival. This time we invite bloggers and netizens in or from Nicaragua to participate by...

Sri Lanka: The Hunt For Women Bloggers

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Chile: ‘Influential’ Twitter Users Have Lunch With the President

Written by Elizabeth Rivera · Latin America

On August 24, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera invited 15 influential Twitter users to have lunch in La Moneda - the presidential place - to hear their opinion and to discuss...

Swaziland: King Mswati Must Go

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

China: “Free Lunch” for Rural Students via Micro-Donations

Written by Andy Yee · China

7 Billion Actions

To help improve education in rural China, a new project by Guangzhou-based charity activist Liang Shuxin called “Free Lunch” is raising online micro-donations to deliver lunch meals to impoverished school...

Pakistan: Empowering Youth for a Better Tomorrow

Written by Salman Latif · South Asia

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Institute of Peace and Secular Studies is a humble, community youth organization in Lahore, Pakistan which aims to empower Pakistani youth and encourage them to face up to today’s challenges...

Brazil: Launch of a Committee for the Palestinian State

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Quick Reads · Latin America

Trinidad & Tobago: Road Block Survival Tips

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Dominica: On a Single Regional Economy

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: The Government & Social Media

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Barbados: Leaked Cable & CL Financial

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Guyana: Literary Award Winners

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Russia: Digital Graveyard Launched

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