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Brazil: ‘Hands That Cure, Words That Heal'

Global Voices Region: Brazil

Written 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: 156
 

Mexicans Condemn Massacre in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon

Global Voices Region: Mexico

Written 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: 343
 

Democratic Republic of Congo: Clandestine Abortions on the Rise in Goma

Global Voices Region: Congo

Written 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: 272
 

Zambia: Netizens Question Judges' Suspensions

Global Voices Region: Zambia

Written 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: 304
 

China: Al Jazeera's Beijing Correspondent Expelled

Global Voices Region: China

By 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: 291
 

Russia: Open Hostility in Moscow Surrounding Putin's Inauguration

Global Voices Region: Russian Federation

Written 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: 309
 

Tunisia: Campaign for Freedom of Expression Launched

Global Voices Region: Tunisia

Written 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: 443
 

India: Google Search's Change in Algorithm and Its Impact

Global Voices Region: India

 Written 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: 2334
 

Mexico: Netizens and Journalists React to the Murder of Regina Martínez

Global Voices Region: Mexico

Written 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: 602
 

United States: Occupy Wall Street Returns

Global Voices 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

Views: 330

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Name: Global Voices
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Website: globalvoicesonline.org

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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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