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Côte d'Ivoire (26.07.2010 22:08h): Journalists accused of document theft are freed

By Elia Varela Serra The three journalists of Le Nouveau Courrier d'Abidjan arrested for refusing to reveal their sources have been finally released [Fr] this evening after a two-week ordeal. On July 13th, Le Nouveau Courrier published an investigative report on the coffee and cocoa export trade in Côte d'Ivoire, which provoked a police raid in the newspaper offices. Since they didn't find the base documents used for the article, and the editorial team refused to give them up, publisher Stéphane Guédé, managing editor Théophile Kouamouo [who is also a Rising Voices grantee] and editor Saint Clavier Oula were taken ... [Link] [Cache]

Solana Larsen (26.07.2010 17:38h): Liveblog of global reactions to Wikileaks Afghanistan war logs

By Solana Larsen More than 90,000 classified U.S. military documents about the war in Afghanistan have been leaked. As an experiment, we are using Google Wave to live blog global blog and citizen media reactions to the “war logs” #warlogs made public today by Wikileaks, Der Spiegel, New York Times and The Guardian. All Global Voices contributors have access to the live blog if they wish to share links. We recommend you use Google Chrome or a recent version of Firefox or Safari to view this page. google.load "wave", "1" ; google.setOnLoadCallback function { new google.wave.WavePanel {target: document.getElementById "waveframe" } ... [Link] [Cache]

Serbia (26.07.2010 12:49h): A Journalist Is Attacked on a Public Bus

By Sinisa Boljanovic Teofil Pancic, a well-known journalist of the weekly magazine Vreme ”Time” , was beaten up on a public bus route #83 in Zemun, one of Belgrade’s municipalities, on Saturday, July 24. According to Vreme, Pancic was attacked by two men who beat him up with metal bars. He was admitted to a hospital where doctors treated him for injuries of his head and right arm. Fortunately, the injuries are not life-threatening. Vreme claims the attack had been planned: This is one more attack on Vreme’s journalists, from kidnapping of Dusan Reljic to the planting of bombs in ... [Link] [Cache]

Mali, Mauritania (25.07.2010 23:28h): Hostage Michel Germaneau Killed in Failed Raid as Tension Rises

By Lova Rakotomalala A French-Mauritanian raid to free French aid worker Michel Germaneau inside Malian territory has raised tension [Fr] between the two nations, Diaspora Sahauri blog reports. The 78-year-old engineer Germaneau was killed after the failed attempt to free him. [Link] [Cache]

France (24.07.2010 19:14h): Rioting in the Itinerant Community after Shooting Sparks Row

By Suzanne Lehn In French politics, summer somnolence is usually a favorable time to pass painful reforms - retirement pensions for instance - or drastic budget cuts. Unfortunately, summer doesn't make social problems go on a hiatus. On July 18th, riots shook the quiet town of Saint Aignan in the Loire valley and immediately revived law-and -order reactions while also highlighting the discriminatory practices towards the itinerant community - referred to as ”Gens du voyage” Traveler People in French. Across the river, by flickr user Bolt of Blue, CC licensed Riots broke out in the town of 3,400 people after ... [Link] [Cache]

Russia (24.07.2010 18:47h): First Cyrillic Word Tops Twitter Trends

By Gregory Asmolov Russian heatwave makes history not only in the streets of Moscow but also in the virtual space. The Russian word “дождь” rain turned to be the first Cyrillic word in Twitter's worldwide trending topics, RIA Novosti [RUS] reports. It happened after Moscow bloggers witnessed a minor rain, that followed several weeks of unusually hot temperature. [Link] [Cache]

UK (22.07.2010 12:15h): No Reckoning for Police Excessive Force

By Janet Gunter Today marks five years since the shocking shooting death of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes by London police. The Brazilian blogosphere has yet to respond. Random Blowe reminds that no official has been held responsible, and compares to the G20 brutality case in which it was just announced there will be no charges. [Link] [Cache]

Philippines (22.07.2010 04:55h): Manila Water Crisis

By Karlo Mikhail Mongaya Photo from the Flickr page of rickyli99Metro Manila, the national capital region of the Philippines, is now experiencing a water shortage crisis with millions enduring water supply rationing. Desperate for a bath, disgruntled residents have taken to breaking a water pipe in Malabon City. Filipino bloggers try to make sense of the crisis. Blackshama's blog finds the fact this rationing is done during the rainy season worrisome. August is historically the wettest month. Unless weather patterns change, next month may be the driest August. September is the last month of the wet season and then the ... [Link] [Cache]

China (20.07.2010 00:45h): Unrestricted cultural imports coming soon, maybe

By John Kennedy Big news last week from Reuters—”China accepts WTO ruling on entertainment goods” ; “WTO: China cannot use censorship to justify trade barrier”—didn't get as much coverage as one would expect, and some media that did run the story ended up taking it down. The Reuters story refers to a letter signed by ambassadors to the WTO from both China and the USA in which an agreement was struck that would see China remove all barriers on imports of books, music, films and other entertainment products by March next year. While not immediately obvious, as the Reuters report ... [Link] [Cache]

Nigeria (18.07.2010 03:23h): More violence in Maza, near Jos

By Eremipagamo Amabebe Carmen McCain reports fresh killings near Jos, a city still recovering from deadly riots earlier in the year. “It is with a sick feeling in my stomach that I post this. One of my friends, Godfrey Saeed Selbar… called me around 11:51am this morning, telling me that there had been “another massacre” in a village not far from where he lives in Jos.” [Warning: Graphic image after the last jump] [Link] [Cache]

Côte d'Ivoire (16.07.2010 19:32h): Blogger and Journalist Théophile Kouamouo Arrested with his Team since July 13th

By Elia Varela Serra On Tuesday July 13th, the blog of Le Nouveau Courrier [Fr], reported that they received an unexpected police visit after publishing that morning the first installment of an in-depth series that was to last the whole week on alleged corruption in the cocoa and coffee trade in Côte d'Ivoire see original in French here . […] le journal a publié aujourd’hui, à sa une, un dossier exclusif au sujet de l’enquête sur les détournements dans la filière café-cacao titré : « Le livre noir de la filière café-cacao, comment les barons ont pillé l’argent des planteurs ... [Link] [Cache]

Argentina (15.07.2010 22:54h): Senate Approves Equal Marriage

By Jorge Gobbi · Translated by Jorge Gobbi · View original post [es]The Argentinean Senate sanctioned a law that establishes equal rights to marry, without discriminating between heterosexual and homosexual couples, and with the same rights to adoption, among other issues. With this measure, Argentina becomes the first Latin American country to allow same-sex marriage. The law was approved with the individual vote of Senators from different political parties; the parties gave the Senators the freedom to support or reject the law. The topic was largely debated on Twitter, where the hashtag #matrimoniogay gay marriage became one of the trending ... [Link] [Cache]

Croatia (15.07.2010 10:34h): Police Breaks Up Peaceful Protest in Zagreb

By Filip Stojanovski Croatian police earlier today broke up a peaceful protest against usurpation of public space in the center of Zagreb and arrested at least 11 civic activists. The Twitter feed with the street name #Varsavska is the main source of immediate info and photos. Civic associations Right to the City and Green Action have been blocking the Varšavska [= Warsaw] street for months in order to prevent the demolition of this public space — a pedestrian zone — in order to build a ramp for the underground garage of a private ‘lifestyle centre' [CRO] at the very center ... [Link] [Cache]

Lova Rakotomalala (14.07.2010 20:15h): Côte d'Ivoire:3 Journalists Including Théophile Kouamouo Arrested for Posting Classified Documents on Coffee and Cocoa

By Lova Rakotomalala Reporters Sans Frontières RSF reports that three journalists were arrested on July 13th in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire for publishing classified documents regarding coffee and cocoa production [Fr]. Among them is Théophile Kouamouo, the founder of Abidjan Blog Camps, a Rising Voices project grantee. Here is a petition to show support for Kouamouo [Fr]. [Link] [Cache]

Russia (14.07.2010 11:54h): Priest's Blog Hacked

By Alexey Sidorenko While police denied to start investigation [RUS] of the hack attack of Maxim Sviridenkov's blog [EN], one more blog had been hacked [RUS]. This time the victim of ”Hacker Hell” alleged Bonn-based hacker Sergey Maksimov is Yakov Krotov [EN], a priest and a publicist. Content of both his LJ-account and personal site krotov.info had been deleted. [Link] [Cache]

Cameroon (13.07.2010 17:17h): The Death of Pius Njawé, a Freedom of Speech Pioneer

By Lova Rakotomalala Blogger Allain Jules gives a vibrant homage to Pius Njawé, a legendary Cameroonian journalist who passed away on July 12th [Fr]. [Link] [Cache]

Uganda (12.07.2010 14:19h): Bloggers react to bomb blasts

By Rebekah Heacock Soccer fans gathered in bars and restaurants around the globe to watch the final game of the World Cup last night. In Uganda, these celebrations were interrupted when bombs exploded at two popular nightlife spots in Kampala, the country's capital. Ugandan media are reporting over 40 deaths so far, with dozens more injured in the explosions. Ugandan police have suggested that Somali militant group al-Shabab was behind the attacks. One of the group's commanders recently called for attacks against Uganda, which contributes troops to the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia. The group has praised the attacks ... [Link] [Cache]

East Timor (09.07.2010 11:53h): Capital flooding in dry season

By Janet Gunter Radio Nomad of Notes from Abroad commented on serious flash flooding in East Timor's capital city Dili saying “it's the dry season, but someone forgot to tell Mother Nature”. Local online media outlet CJITL reported that the national TV station was down today due to the floods. [Link] [Cache]

Russia (08.07.2010 08:19h): New “One Day Rule” for Censoring Comments on Demand

By Alexey Sidorenko "Delete", photo by flickr-user M_i_x_y A decision [EN] by the Supreme Court of Russia on June 15 to “exempt” online news media outlets of responsibility for user comments has in fact turned out to be the introduction of a full-scale censorship procedure. Roskomnadzor, a federal service that supervises Internet and mass media communication for the Russian Ministry of Telecommunications, has introduced a new “one day rule” that says online media must delete or edit “inappropriate” comments on their websites within one day of being notified or risk losing their mass media registrations. Forbidden topics are listed in ... [Link] [Cache]

Serbia (07.07.2010 22:34h): Bloggers Demand Health Minister's Resignation

By Danica Radisic The blogging community in Serbia is obviously a small one, yet in recent days it seems to have become more organized and effective in representing public opinion on current events in the country. Nearly two weeks ago, another scandal broke in Serbia, just months after the arrest of Serbian model and business woman Katarina Rebraca who still stands accused of having embezzled funds intended for purchasing medical equipment through her charity. Thus far six people have been detained by authorities under suspicion of having been involved in bribery and the misappropriation of funds of the Oncology Institute ... [Link] [Cache]

Peru (07.07.2010 02:16h): Government Expels Paul McAuley, Religious Environmental Activist

By Juan Arellano · Translated by Silvia Viñas · View original post [es]On Friday 2 of this month, the news broke that “The British religious Paul McAuley, president of the Environmental Network of Loreto RAL today received a resolution from the Ministry of Interior MININTER reporting the termination of his residence in our country, “as reported [es] by the website of Radio Oriente. According to a Police Intelligence report [es], the virtual expulsion was based on the fact that “since 2006 to date, he has actively participated in various public events with a political nuance, such as participating in marches ... [Link] [Cache]

Russia (01.07.2010 19:41h): Executive Director of Moscow Airport Uses Blog to Blame the Mayor

By Gregory Asmolov Michael Vasilenko, executive director of Russia's second largest international airport Sheremetyevo, wrote [RUS] a blog post accusing [ENG] Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov in a deliberate transport blockade of the airport. Vasilenko declared that authorities started roadworks [ENG] on purpose in order to block Sheremetyevo and promote city-owned airport Vnukovo. [Link] [Cache]

Guatemala (01.07.2010 17:03h): Costa Rican Francisco Dall’Anese to Direct CICIG

By Renata Avila Francisco Dall'Anese, Attorney General of Costa Rica, has been appointed to direct the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala CICIG and the United Nations is still waiting for his official response. The commission was ”established as an independent investigative body by a treaty-level agreement between the United Nations and Guatemala […] with the objective of assisting the Guatemalan State in investigating and dismantling violent criminal organizations believed to be responsible for widespread crime and the paralysis in the country's justice system,” as its website explains. To understand the impact if this new appointment for Guatemala and for ... [Link] [Cache]

Puerto Rico (01.07.2010 12:53h): Student strike is over after 60 days

By Firuzeh Shokooh Valle It has been described as a historic victory. In national student assembly, thousands of students of the state-run University of Puerto Rico UPR ratified the agreements reached between the students' National Negotiating Committee NNC and the university's administration ending a strike that lasted over 60 days and paralyzed ten of the 11 campuses of the UPR. Some of the central agreements are [ES]: the UPR's administration will not incur in summary disciplinary actions against students who participated in the strike, and the UPR will not impose a special registration fee during the first academic semester that ... [Link] [Cache]

Egypt (29.06.2010 18:40h): The Ministry of Interior Seeks Revenge

By Marwa Rakha Using their blogs, mobile phones, and new media, Egyptian activists have exposed numerous torture incidents by police officers over the past few years. Wael Abbas Misr Digital , Shahinaz Abdel Salam Wa7da Masreya , Ramy Raoof Human Rights Defender , Amr Gharbeia Gharbeia , Noha Atef Torture in Egypt , Mohamed Khaled Mac , Sameh El Aroosy Eye on the World , Malek Mostafa Malek X , Hossam El Hamalawy 3arabawy , and many others have advocated human rights and uncovered police violations and corruption. The most famous incident is that of Emad El Kebir, who was ... [Link] [Cache]

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