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Global Voices: Daily Digest - Nov 2nd 2011
Monday, 7 November 2011, 10:57 am | Global Voices
Uzbekistan: New Law Forbids Alcohol Consumption in Streets and Parks The president of Uzbekistan has approved a law regarding "the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products" which will come into force in April 2012. The ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Nov 1st 2011
Friday, 4 November 2011, 10:54 am | Global Voices
South Asia: Celebrating The 7 Billionth Child On the 31st of October, the earth welcomed Oishi, a newborn in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. She carried a special message - she is the 7 billionth child of the world. Also in South Asia, Muthumani ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 31, 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 3:12 pm | Global Voices
A crazy wave of posts hit the world of social networks when Tunisian netizens decided to invade Facebook and Twitter with their comments. The move started with netizens showing solidarity and support for the American occupy movement by posting chants ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 29-30, 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 3:10 pm | Global Voices
Some Myanmar netizens are asking BBC to apologize for publishing an 'inaccurate' map of Myanmar's ethnic groups. BBC has already updated the map but netizens still want a formal apology. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Oct 27-28th, 2011
Monday, 31 October 2011, 11:25 am | Global Voices
In June 2011, the Hong Kong Government Social Welfare Department invited Christian Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy organisation New Creation, to train its social workers. The move has caused anger in the LGBT and wider community. read>> More >>
Global Voices: Weekly Highlights—October 20-25, 2011
Friday, 28 October 2011, 5:36 pm | Global Voices
A recent ban on Google Adsense accounts has left many Pakistani bloggers dismayed. Scores of genuine publishers have fallen prey in a move aimed for crackdown on fraudulent websites and blogs. Sana Saleem reports. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Oct 26th 2011
Friday, 28 October 2011, 11:29 am | Global Voices
A recent song released on YouTube, by a group of young men from Lahore, has become an Internet sensation. The songs lyrics are heavily loaded with political satire, something that is rarely witnessed in Pakistan in recent years. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Oct 25th 2011
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 10:44 am | Global Voices
On October 18, 2011, Chilean Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter invoked [es] the State Security Law to punish the persons responsible for the burning of a bus during protests convened by several of the country's unions to support the student movement. ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Oct 24th 2011
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 11:40 am | Global Voices
Turkey: Online Relief Efforts for Van's Earthquake Victims Eastern Turkey was hit by a large earthquake of magnitude 7.2 yesterday. Kubra sums up some of relief efforts that were spearheaded online, pushing for humanitarian and rescue efforts on the ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Oct 13-19th 2011
Friday, 21 October 2011, 5:29 pm | Global Voices
Ethiopia: Netizens Take Campaign for Shweya Mullah Online A social media campaign for justice is raging amongst Ethiopians online after a CNN journalist, Dan Rivers, revealed the horrifying abuse of Shweyga Mullah who was brutally injured after the ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 19, 2011
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 2:41 pm | Global Voices
Tunisians will head to polls on October 23 to elect a national constituent assembly which will write a new constitution for the country that was the spark of the so called Arab Spring Though, the election is much anticipated, about half of Tunisian ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 18, 2011
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 5:14 pm | Global Voices
Blogger Isseki Nagae considers the sorry state of the Japanese personal electronics industry in light of the recent success of Apple in Japan. Through the words of Steve Jobs, Nagae argues that Japanese manufacturers pay too much attention to the views ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 17, 2011
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 5:08 pm | Global Voices
The Chilean Ministry of Interior (responsible for public order and security), drafted and sent to Congress a piece of legislation that would criminalize occupations of public or privately-owned buildings, arguably because of the recent occupation of ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 15-16, 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011, 3:03 pm | Global Voices
According to the World Bank, nearly 1 billion people go to bed hungry around the world, and the rising food prices will make that number grow. Today, for the World Food Day, we put faces on those hungry families and hear their stories. More >>
Global Voices: Weekly Highlights—October 6-12, 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011, 10:31 am | Global Voices
Liberians voted today for the presidency as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and half of the seats in the Senate. The African Elections Project has set up a platform to monitor incidents of violence and irregularities. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 13-14, 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011, 10:28 am | Global Voices
The students of Chile are entering their fifth month protesting for education reform. As Occupy Wall Street gains numbers on the ground and increased attention from the press, economic and social echoes between the two are worth noting -- and perhaps ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 12, 2011
Friday, 14 October 2011, 10:20 am | Global Voices
Egyptians are pulling together after a bout of violence at the state television building Maspero, engineered to pit Muslim against Christian and vice versa. The clashes between protesters and the military police during a Coptic protest to demand answers over ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 11, 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 5:24 pm | Global Voices
After months of protests against his 33-year rule, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh said in a speech on Saturday, October 8, in front of the House of Representatives and Shura (consultative) Council aired on state television, that he will step down ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 10, 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 3:08 pm | Global Voices
In South Korea, the movie 'Crucible' has brought a long-forgotten rape case of disabled kids by school officials to life. The movie has been a major hit for several consecutive weeks and has sparked calls for a reinvestigation of the case. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Oct 8-9 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 9:54 am | Global Voices
Poland: Facebook Initiative Puts Pressure on Politicians For the past two months, a Facebook initiative with more than 60,000 fans has been crowdsourcing ideas to improve Polish legislation. Ahead of the October parliamentary elections, the organizers ... More >>
