Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 September 12

12 September 2011

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Stories from 12 September 2011

Cuba: Rotilla Festival Canceled

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

Puerto Rico: Remembering 9/11

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

Ukraine: Homemade ‘Samohon’ (Moonshine)

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Ukraine: Update on Tymoshenko's Trial

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Ukraine: Crimean Tatar Language on Twitter

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

UK: Vasily Grossman's “Life and Fate” on BBC Radio 4

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia: Connecting Neighbors, Saving Lives

Written by Ashley Cleek · Eastern & Central Europe

7 Billion Actions

The creators of a website that enabled Russians to help each other during wildfires in 2010 have now redesigned the site to enable citizens to assist each other in new...

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Activist on Trial

Written by Mona Kareem · Middle East & North Africa

Saudi human rights activist Waleed Abu Alkhair has faced the national court in Jeddah for “insulting the judiciary”. Saudi tweeps discussed his case on Twitter to show support and criticize...

Japan: Anti-nuclear power demonstration on 911

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Iran: The flamingos return to Lake Urmia

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

Japan: Most rational, least traditional country?

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Iran: “Prince of Persia” launched his own blog

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

Madagascar: The Lemur King Swan Song

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Haiti: Waste Management by Troops

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

U.S. Virgin Islands: Tropical Storm Maria Loses Strength

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Sylvia Hunt's Legacy

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Kenya: “One of Africa's Biggest Slums is My Home”

Written by Solana Larsen · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Barbados: Pirating Scandal via Wikileaks

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Caribbean: Remembering 9/11

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Shenzhen population statistics, 1979 – 2011

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia