[GV Daily] Mozambique: Violent Unrest, Frustration in Maputo

Hello Readers! Global Voices aggregates, curates, and amplifies the global conversation online - shining light on places and people other media often ignore. Visit Global Voices RSS Feeds About Us Our Sponsors More Languages Our Other Sites Thursday and Friday, September 2-3, 2010 Mozambique: Violent Unrest, Frustration in Maputo The capital of Mozambique, Maputo, woke to uncertainty this morning, after yesterday's rioting resulted in a number of deaths. (The numbers reported by mainstream media vary between 4 and 10). Disturbing photos of one of the school children shot dead yesterday were posted on Facebook by newspaper A Verdade [The Truth, pt]. >>Read more South Korea: Live Weather Report Via Twitter During Typhoon Twitter has scored again in South Korea with a live weather report during a typhoon that pounded Korean Peninsula today. The typhoon Kompasu battered the country immediately prior to and during rush hour - shattering glass, uprooting trees, tearing down walls and even destroying a stadium. People have tweeted to notify others which routes are not blocked by trees and flying signboards and have (re)tweeted recent updates and uploaded photos of chaotic scenes.>>Read more Colombia: Children's Literature Author Jairo Aníbal Niño Dies Jairo Aníbal Niño, one of the most-loved authors of children's literature in Colombia, passed away last Monday. Twitter users and bloggers remembered the author and his work. >>Read more South Africa: Proposed Protection of Information Bill - Apartheid Era Politics? South Africa has been regarded as having one of the most free press in the world. Now, these much lauded freedoms are once again being threatened. The South African parliament is currently debating a "Protection of Information" Bill. This bill proposes to impose restrictions on access to government information and violators of the law would be punished with up to 25 years in prison. >>Read more   Philippines: "Merry Christmas" is top twitter topic On September 1, "Merry Christmas" became the top twitter trending topic. Many around around the world are wondering about the early Twitter Christmas greetings. Filipino tweeps are partly to blame since September in the Philippines is the start of the world's longest Christmas.>>Read more   More posts on Global Voices today... Peru: Celebrating 20 years of 'Nubeluz' Has Rupert Murdoch declared war on Fiji? Does Egypt love Egyptians? Contact us if you would like to learn more about becoming a Global Voices author or translator.  Sincerely,   Deborah Dilley, Digest Editor Global Voices Online

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