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Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 20-21, 2011
Monday, 22 August 2011, 5:29 pm | Global Voices
It's been six months since the Libyan uprising began. How was the Libyan blogging scene before the February 17 revolution and how did it evolve in over the previous few months? More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 18-19, 2011
Monday, 22 August 2011, 4:34 pm | Global Voices
In many rural areas of Sri Lanka the Grease Yaka (Grease Devils) panic is spreading real fast. According to reports, nighttime assaults on women and thefts/robberies by grease rubbed men are being blamed on this mythical character prompting women ... More >>
Global Voices: Weekly Highlights—August 11-17, 2011
Monday, 22 August 2011, 4:34 pm | Global Voices
After two and a half years of transitional government, Madagascar has experienced a slow, seemingly unstoppable decline of its fragile economy that has put a strain on the lives of millions. With an economy ranked worst in the world and a food crisis ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest - Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Friday, 19 August 2011, 4:23 pm | Global Voices
Tunisia: More Protests, More Police Violence Protesters are back on the streets of Tunis and other Tunisian provinces calling for immediate reforms and the establishment of an independent judiciary capable of bringing corrupt officials and the killers ... More >>
Partnership With Ashoka Changemakers on Citizen Media Comp
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1:04 pm | Global Voices
From the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and the Arab world uprisings in the spring (Bahrain, Yemen, Syria), to the devastating Japan earthquake and the recent British riots, citizen media has not only reported on many of the past year's major news ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 16, 2011
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1:01 pm | Global Voices
Indian Right To Information activist and NGO worker Shehla Masood (39) was shot dead in front of her residence in Bhopal on Tuesday morning. She was also known for campaigning on wildlife conservation. Indian Twitter users react to this tragic death. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 15, 2011
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 5:33 pm | Global Voices
With the announcement of the date of the Polish parliamentary elections this October 9, bloggers are discussing whether the country's political parties will follow the new rules introduced by the Gender Quota Act. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 13-14, 2011
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 12:22 pm | Global Voices
The sorry state of Manila Zoo caused a stir among Filipino netizens after photos were posted online resulting in the rise of the keywords "Manila Zoo" as a popular trending topic on Twitter last month. A petition was initiated to stop the plan to ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 11-12, 2011
Monday, 15 August 2011, 9:58 am | Global Voices
In Colombia, several corruption cases have surfaced that date back to the government of former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez. The Internet and social media sphere has reacted, calling for Colombians to join a Masked March against corruption. More >>
Global Voices: Weekly Highlights—August 4-10, 2011
Monday, 15 August 2011, 9:56 am | Global Voices
Hundreds of Chilean students, fighting to overhaul their education system, clashed with an intensified police force as they protested without permission on Thursday through the center of capital Santiago. The protest sky-rocketed to the top of the ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 9, 2011
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 11:00 am | Global Voices
London awoke to a wave of destruction on Tuesday morning, following another night of anarchic rioting and looting. As communities clear the damage and brace themselves for more unrest, the country is trying to make sense of events. Was it racial tension, ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 8, 2011
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 11:57 am | Global Voices
Thousands of Central American migrants risk their lives to hop on top of moving freight trains going from southern Mexico to northern destinations along the US border. A new documentary tells the story of the 'train of death' known as La bestia. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 6-7, 2011
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 11:53 am | Global Voices
The Spanish protest movement that took thousands to the streets to demand a more democratic system has reached a new stage. Authorities have decided not to allow any more demonstrations and have tried to prevent demonstrators from gathering. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 5, 2011
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 11:53 am | Global Voices
British blogger Marc Owen Jones investigated into the identity of an alleged Arab-American Journalist named Liliane Khalil. He traced back all her social media accounts, only to discover that most of what she had written about herself turned out to be false. ... More >>
Global Voices: Weekly Highlights—July 28-August 3, 2011
Friday, 5 August 2011, 5:54 pm | Global Voices
An incident of violence against a Moldovan journalist has brought about active online discussions regarding the long-protracted animosities between the Moldovan majority and the small Russian minority in the country. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 3, 2011
Friday, 5 August 2011, 5:51 pm | Global Voices
Many Chinese netizens could not comprehend the atrocities committed by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway. In their eyes, Norway is a paradise, where people enjoy a high standard of living and do not need to confront the pressures of survival. How could ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 2, 2011
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 12:59 pm | Global Voices
Following the worst day of violence Syria has seen since protests broke out across the country in February, Syrian opposition and their supporters around the world have begun an attempt to raise global awareness of events in the country, utilizing ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest--August 1, 2011
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 5:34 pm | Global Voices
One of the newest Global Voices Lingua sites is also its first in an indigenous language, Aymara. This native language is spoken by more than 2 million people across the Andes, especially in Bolivia and Peru, where it is among the official languages. There are ... More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—July 30-31, 2011
Monday, 1 August 2011, 2:07 pm | Global Voices
Cambodian opposition politicians and embassy officials are now investigating the death of a young domestic helper in Malaysia after a news blog reported that the maid was a victim of physical abuse. More >>
Global Voices: Daily Digest—July 28-29, 2011
Monday, 1 August 2011, 2:01 pm | Global Voices
In recent months many Bangladeshi indigenous people have taken the streets holding meetings, human chains and rallies, demanding constitutional recognition of their population. The 'indigenous' debate arose after some remarks of a special parliamentary ... More >>
