The blogosphere in shock after religious violence flares up in Nigeria

RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA

Religious violence has flared up again in central Nigeria. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Islamist pastoralists attacked 3 Christian villages near the city of Jos. Hundreds were killed by machetes or burnt alive in their homes. Many children were among the victims as this online video shows. Terrifying images. The Blogosphere is in shock.

This Twitter user, living in Jos, shares his outrage over the massacres. He is at the scene and commenting on the situation. He says in the streets of Jos, he can see hatred in everyone’s eyes.

This blogger believes the massacres were organized in retaliation to the atrocities committed against Muslims in January. In this previous wave of religious violence, dozens of bodies were found in wells.

Via these online videos, the Christian community condemns this climate of terror and declares itself a victim of genocide. This man has appealed to the government to restore calm in the region.

"They attack us during our Sunday prayer meetings. We’ve had enough. The federal government must do something quickly. “

And many web users are hoping that peace will quickly return to Jos. One of them has recorded a poem to spread this message: nothing justifies this bloodshed.

INDIA : CORRUPT COPS

This is the video that sparked the scandal. Five police officers from the Indian state of Goa have been suspended after this online document incriminated them. Apparently filmed in secret, we see an alleged drug trafficker boast about the preferential treatment he receives from the local drugs squad. This man, an Israeli national explains that a senior officer gave him confiscated drugs.

« I know a highly ranked officer; he can get a lot of drugs from the Mapusa Court, where they seized half a kilo of cocaine. This officer, he’s going to try and get into the incriminating evidence room to take the drugs and give them to me. »

The accused deny any involvement. The author of this video has not been identified and the images which date back to 2008 have not yet been authenticated, but the police are treating the allegations as a serious matter. In this video, broadcast on the web site of a local newspaper, the chief of police states that there will be an investigation into this video and also other statements from a second Israeli drug dealer who has recently been arrested.

Drugs are an endemic problem in Goa, the legendary hippy destination of the 1970s. And for several years now, local bloggers have been denouncing police collusion with organized crime in the region.

ANGIE THE ANTI-THEIST

Angie Jackson is 27 years old, she described her abortion on the Internet, sparking controversy in the United States. She is the mother of a four year old boy. It was a high risk pregnancy and so she decided not to have any more children. She accidentally fell pregnant in February. She chose to have an abortion and shared the experience via her blog, her Twitter account and videos on YouTube. She has been severely criticized by anti-abortion campaigners, and has even received death threats.

RAYMOND DOMENECH

The relationship between Raymond Domenech, the manager of the French national football team and the team’s supporters has reached an all-time low, as we can see in this game which has appeared on Facebook. Web users can use Thierry Henry’s hand to give Domenech a slap in the face or they can throw a shoe at him. The game has already been played by over 100 000 supporters.

VIDEO DU JOUR

The new video clip from the Parisian group ‘Hold your Horses’ gives you an original lesson in art history. We see the different members of the group in well-known pictures from “The last Supper” by Leonardo Da Vinci to Andy Warhol silk screen prints. It’s an historical and artistic retrospective through which you can revise the great classics whilst listening to music.