Brazil: ‘Hands That Cure, Words That Heal'
Region: BrazilWritten by Paula Góes With their herbs, gestures, prayers and comforting words, the “doctors of the people” are an important element of Brazilian popular culture and religious syncretism. Folk healers... more
Views: 156Mexicans Condemn Massacre in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon
Region: MexicoWritten by J. Tadeo On May 13, 2012, Mexico woke up to see yet another result of the battle being fought as part of the current administration's war [1] against organized crime. The facts occurred in the county of Cadere... more
Views: 343Democratic Republic of Congo: Clandestine Abortions on the Rise in Goma
Region: CongoWritten by Passy Mubalama · Translated by Georgi McCarthy [Testimonies for this post were collected by email or face-to-face interviews in French and all links forward to French articles] Illegal abortion ... more
Views: 272Zambia: Netizens Question Judges' Suspensions
Region: ZambiaWritten by Gershom Ndhlovu When Zambian president Michael Sata suspended [1] a Supreme Court judge and two high court judges and set up a tribunal to probe their alleged misconduct, he probably did not count on the pol... more
Views: 304China: Al Jazeera's Beijing Correspondent Expelled
Region: ChinaBy Oiwan Lam Al Jazeera English's Beijing correspondent Melissa Chan's press credential were revoked by the Chinese government on May 8, 2012, resulting in the shutting down of Al Jazeera's English Bureau in Beijing. ... more
Views: 291Russia: Open Hostility in Moscow Surrounding Putin's Inauguration
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Donna Welles Both civilians and those charged with keeping order in the city displayed open hostility on Sunday, May 6, when protesters took to the streets of Moscow in anticipation of Vladimir Putin's inaugu... more
Views: 309Tunisia: Campaign for Freedom of Expression Launched
Region: TunisiaWritten by Afef Abrougui The collective blog Nawaat, and IFEX-TMG (the Tunisia Monitoring Group of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange) have launched a campaign for freedom of speech in Tunisia, which rema... more
Views: 443India: Google Search's Change in Algorithm and Its Impact
Region: IndiaWritten by Rezwan India: Google Search's Change in Algorithm and Its Impact Posted By Rezwan On 5 May 2012 @ 8:10 am In Citizen Media,Economics & Business,English,India,South Asia,Technology & Internet,Weblog | No ... more
Views: 2334Mexico: Netizens and Journalists React to the Murder of Regina Martínez
Region: MexicoWritten by Written by J. Tadeo and Translated by Georgi McCarthy The body of journalist and correspondent Regina Martínez, from the weekly investigative news magazine Proceso, was found in her home in Xala... more
Views: 602United States: Occupy Wall Street Returns
Region: United States
Written by Robert Valencia and Translated by Eleanor Staniforth This post is part of our special coverage #Occupy Worldwide [1]. Many people were questioning Occupy Wall Street's future after the e... more
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