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Ireland's Prominent Economic Crisis Watchdog Blogger Quits

Global Voices Region: Ireland

The anonymous blogger behind Namawinelake [1], a prominent watchdog blog that chronicled Ireland's efforts to deal with its economic crisis, has stopped publishing, triggering a wave of speculation as to the blogge... more

Views: 225
 

Nicaraguans Support Law Protecting the Integrity of Women

Global Voices Region: Nicaragua

Written by Norman Garcia · Translated by Marianna Breytma In April, a campaign called “I Support Law 779″ was launched on social networks to demand that a law protecting the physical, psychological an... more

Views: 124
 

Infamous Argentine Dictator Dies in Jail

Global Voices Region: Argentina

Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth   Jorge Rafael Videla [1], Argentina's former president, died on May 17, 2013, at the age of 87 in a jail cell where he was imprisoned. Videla ruled betwe... more

Views: 195
 

Bolivia: Central Workers Union Demand Better Pensions

Global Voices Region: Bolivia

Written by Pablo Andres Rivero Tension is growing in Bolivia as miners, teachers, health service workers and public university staff -all affiliated to the Central Workers Union (Central Obrera Boliviana, COB, in Spanis... more

Views: 390
 

Mexico: Hunger Strike for Mothers of the Missing

Global Voices Region: Mexico

Written by Silvia Viñas A group of mothers on a hunger strike commemorated Mothers’ Day outside the attorney general’s office in Mexico City demanding [1] [es] that the Mexican government keep its promi... more

Views: 222
 

China:Obama's Commencement Speech Foder for Debate

Global Voices Region: China

This article by Rachel Wang originally appeared on Tea Leaf Nation on May 13, 2013 and is republished as part of a content sharing agreement [Format adapted to facilitate translation]. Last week, a speech by U.S. Presid... more

Views: 261
 

Syrian Revolution: The Untold Story

Global Voices Region: Syrian Arab Republic

Written by Leila Nachawati Rego More than two years into the Syrian uprising as the battle continues on the ground, a new outspoken and creative Syria has emerged after decades of isolation and silence. From strikes to... more

Views: 325
 

Rising Youth Violence Spurs Peace Rally in Northern Brazil

Global Voices Region: Brazil

Written by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Translated by João Miguel D. de A. Lima   More than 1,000 people rallied for peace in the streets of the Canindezinho neighborhood in the northern coastal... more

Views: 253
 

Arrests During Gay Club Raid in Lebanon

Global Voices Region: Lebanon

Written by Joey Ayoub ‘Ghost', a gay-friendly club in Dekwaneh, Matn, Lebanon, was raided by 12 policemen under the order of Antoine Chakhtoura, the municipality's head. Customers were reportedly bullied out of th... more

Views: 275
 

Fatal Gas Tanker Explosion in Mexico

Global Voices Region: Mexico

Written by J. Tadeo · Translated by Elizabeth he explosion of a gas tanker has left at least 19 people dead and 36 injured, according to the latest reports [1]. The blast occurred in Ecatepec de Morelos County (Sta... more

Views: 346

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Global Voices is a non-profit global citizens’ media project founded at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, a research think-tank focused on the Internet’s impact on society. Global Voices seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online - shining light on places and people other media often ignore. We work to develop tools, institutions and relationships that will help all voices, everywhere, to be heard.


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