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Below are posts about citizen media in Korean. Don't miss Global Voices 한국어, where Global Voices posts are translated into Korean! Read about our Lingua project to learn more about how Global Voices content is being translated into other languages. Най-последните истории за Korean South Korea Журналисти, продуценти и синдикални работници от няколко големи телевизионни мрежи се присъединиха към стачката на колегите си от медийната корпорация MBC (английски), които протестират срещу президента на компанията и налаганата от него цензура, и в защита на обективната журналистика. Един от известните корейски журналисти участва в този видео клип (корейски), който призовава гражданите да вземат участие в шествие, планирано да се проведе в петък (16 март).
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Below are posts about citizen media in English. Don't miss Global Voices, where Global Voices posts are translated into English! Read about our Lingua project to learn more about how Global Voices content is being translated into other languages. Latest stories about English Ethiopia: Muslims Take Campaign Online for Religious Independence Signs of Ethiopian Muslims digital activism are mounting as they protest against government’s meddling in their religious affairs. They have turned to Facebook and Twitter to make their voices heard. South Korea: Continuing Mad Cow Controversy Over US Beef Imports Since last week, South Korea has seen continuing protests against importing beef from the United States after mad cow disease broke out in California. Korean government dispatched its inspection team to the US to quell the public anger incited by the government's unkept promise to halt the beef import immediately when the disease was detected. However, the inspection team's lack of control over the investigation process and the biased member selection process further deepened South Korean's distrust of the government. Egypt: Disappointment at First Presidential Debate On May 10 people around the region and beyond were pinned to their screens following Egypt's first ever presidential debate, which was between the top two presidential candidates, Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh. Thailand: Grandfather Serving Lese Majeste Sentence Dies in Prison Akong, a 61-year-old grandfather in Thailand sentenced to 20 years in prison for sending text messages deemed offensive to the Royal Family died in prison a few days ago. Human rights groups criticized the government for refusing to grant bail to Akong who was diagnosed with cancer. Robert F. Kennedy Award Will Recognize Social Media Journalism One of the foremost international human rights organizations, the Robert F. Kennedy Center, is calling for nominations to a new Journalism Award on International Photography and International Social Media hosted by their European office in Florence, Italy. China: In Bo Xilai Saga, Did Social Media Challenge Government? Political struggle, murder, corruption, espionage and diplomatic conflict - the downfall of Bo Xilai from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) elite ranks has turned out to be a multi-faceted story. It is also a good example of the disruptive role that social media plays in today’s China. Russia: Yavlinsky Stir Reveals Opposition Rift True to Yabloko's troubled past and present, Yavlinksy's May 10 blog post criticizing protest escalations has upset many and pleased relatively few. Current developments in the opposition have widened the gap between populist dramatics and nuts-and-bolts politics. Kenya: Mark Kaigwa to Global Voices: “The East is Coming to Africa.” At the 2012 edition of the Berlin re:publica conference, which took place from 2-4 May., Kenyan blogger and entrepreneur Mark Kaigwa was a featured speaker at a session entitled "Silicon Savanna, how African technologies are changing the world". Global Voices took this opportunity to catch up with Mark and discuss his positive outlook about Africa's future. Ethiopia: The World Economic Forum in Africa 2012 Over 700 leaders from more than 70 countries are attending the World Economic Forum in Africa taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian from 9 - 11, 2012. The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world. Cuba: Remembering the Dissidents This week, members of the Cuban diaspora have been blogging about two main things: the one-year anniversary of the death of dissident Juan Wilfredo Soto, and the re-arrest of human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia.