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Protecting Natural Reserve from Naval Base Construction
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 3:33 pm | Global Voices
As one of South Korea's Natural Heritage sites is on the verge of being replaced by a pile of cement from naval base construction work, local residents and civic activists are waging a fierce battle to rescue the site. More >>
China: Detained Rights Lawyer Interrogated about Sex Life
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 4:24 pm | Global Voices
In the past few months, more than a hundred human right lawyers, activists, writers and artists have been arrested or prosecuted in China as a result of the crackdown of the Jasmine protests. More >>
Ecuador: Citizen Reflections on Referendum Results
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 2:57 pm | Global Voices
Ecuador's National Electoral Council (or CNE by its Spanish acronym) concluded counting the votes of the May 7, 2011, referendum. However, Omar Simon, president of the CNE, said they will begin public hearings next Monday and that official results will be ... More >>
Hong Kong: Brainwashing Education
Monday, 23 May 2011, 12:56 pm | Global Voices
The Hong Kong Education Bureau is planning to make patriotic education compulsory for primary and secondary school children. More >>
Greece: Wave of Racist Attacks on Immigrants in Athens
Monday, 23 May 2011, 12:50 pm | Global Voices
In the past days, right-wing extremists in Athens, Greece have launched pogrom-like attacks on immigrants in the downtown Athens area. More >>
Spain: Thousands of People Take the Streets
Monday, 23 May 2011, 12:45 pm | Global Voices
Thousands have taken to the streets this week in Spain to protest against corruption, unemployment, and a political structure that favors a two-party system. More >>
Chile: Massive Protests Continue Against Power Station
Friday, 20 May 2011, 11:25 am | Global Voices
After the approval of the construction of the Hidroaysén hydrolectric power station in the Aysén region of the Chilean Patagonia on May 9, 2011, there have been many protests around the country. More >>
Kazakhstan: Suicide Bombing Hits A Security Service Office
Friday, 20 May 2011, 11:15 am | Global Voices
Yesterday, 17 May, 2011, a suicide bomber exploded himself at the entrance to the regional office of the National Security Committee in Aktobe, a provincial center in Western Kazakhstan. Four people were injured in the blast. More >>
Guatemala: Brutality & Impunity: 28 Decapitated in Petén
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 12:04 pm | Global Voices
This weekend in Guatemala was the bloodiest of 2011. Citizens in El Petén, the northernmost department (state) of Guatemala bordering Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua and Mexico, are in the middle of one of the worst armed encounters between the Army and one of ... More >>
China: Another Failed Grassroots Election
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 11:55 am | Global Voices
A retired worker from Jiangxi province, China, Liu Ping, had decided to run an economic justice campaign in the grassroots level election for her local seat in China's People's Congress. In the process, she and her supporters have been harassed by local police ... More >>
Indonesia: Blog Reactions to Bin Laden's Death
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 12:41 pm | Global Voices
The news about the death of the “king of terror” Osama Bin Laden traveled fast around the globe like wild fire. But Bin Laden's death wasn't received with much fanfare in Indonesia, a Muslim majority country. More >>
Philippines: Political Prisoner Writes Online Prison Diary
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 12:30 pm | Global Voices
A Filipino artist, journalist and activist who is being detained by Philippine authorities has created a blog to document his prison experience and reflections. His family, friends, fellow artists and writers, and supporters from civil society have also ... More >>
South Korea: Blogger's Phone Review Deleted by Samsung
Monday, 16 May 2011, 12:04 pm | Global Voices
In South Korea, an influential blogger's negative review of a Samsung smartphone was taken down due to pressure from the manufacturer. Internet users have harshly criticised the nation's biggest conglomerate Samsung Electronics, and Naver, the ... More >>
Iran: Dogs Arrested (Again) – Global Voices
Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:54 am | Global Voices
Iranian security forces are back in the streets for a sequel to their infamous action of 2007: arresting dogs. The last crackdown lasted only a short time, and the dogs were soon released. According to Iranian newspapers, several dogs were recently confiscated ... More >>
Mexico: 80,000 Demand Justice Against the War on Drugs
Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:35 am | Global Voices
The National Protest for Peace, Justice and Dignity started its final stage early on Sunday, May 8, from the National University (UNAM) in Mexico City. International media reported that between 80,000 and 90,000 protesters joined the silent crowd ... More >>
China: Red Culture Fever
Monday, 16 May 2011, 10:11 am | Global Voices
Before Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai launched his Red Songs campaign this year, the latest component of his larger 'red revival'scheme which began in 2008, prisons in the city had begun promoting “red culture” as a way to rehabilitate inmates. More >>
Greece: Wave of Racist Attacks on Immigrants in Athens
Monday, 16 May 2011, 9:53 am | Global Voices
In the past days, right-wing extremists in Athens, Greece have launched pogrom like attacks on immigrants in the downtown Athens area. It began on May 10, 2011, one day after a 44-year old escorting his pregnant wife to the hospital was mugged and ... More >>
