Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2014 January 02

2 January 2014

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Stories from 2 January 2014

South Korean Authorities Discredit Dissenting Voices as ‘Not-Real’ News

One media veteran said 'once the government gets to decide what is 'news' or not, news report in that nation disappears and only propaganda are left'.

Political Unrest in Bangladesh – an Observation

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

10 Vintage Photos That Take You Back to 1897 in Burma

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

We selected ten photos from the British Library Flickr photostream which provide an interesting glimpse of life in Burmese society during the late 19th century

Innovation: A Solar Energy-Powered PC Made in Mali

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

Video:One Billion Stories

Written by Abby Liu · Quick Reads · East Asia

VIDEO: Your Dreams Are the Chinese Communist Party's Dreams

Written by Abby Liu · East Asia

“Chinese Communist Party with you along the way” appears to be an advertising campaign for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), an effort to invoke soft power through the video.

3 Suggestions for Good Governance in the Central African Republic, Madagascar and Mali

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

Here are three conditions that civil societies in these war-torn countries have identified in order to start the reconstruction of their political systems.