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Nicaraguan Farmers Express Thoughts on Rural Development Through Video

Global Voices Region: Nicaragua

Seed by theogeo http://www.flickr.com/photos/theogeo/ / CC BY 2.0 The Alzar las Voces (Raise the Voices) project in Nicaragua brings farmers in rural communities the possibility to speak out  through video tel... more

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Tags: Nicaragua , Seeds , Farmers
 

Japan's Deer Wrangling and Antler-Cutting Practices Come Under Fire

Global Voices Region: Japan

Nestled in the heart of the Kansai region of Japan, Nara City exudes a subdued atmosphere unique from its neighboring Osaka and Kyoto. If there is a particular symbol of Nara recognized nationwide, it is either the Buddha ... more

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In Italy, Online Activism Fires Up “No Berlusconi Day”

Global Voices Region: Italy

On October 9, Italy's highest Court ruled that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's immunity from prosecution while in office — guaranteed by a special law passed by his own center-right government in 2008 — was ... more

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Japan: In a World with Automatic Translation

Global Voices Region: Japan

In a post titled I especially want to read ‘trivial information' (“くだらない情報”こそ読んでみたい), Japanese blogger Chikirin gives a fresh perspective on what's important or not and why. ... more

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Denmark's Immigrants Offered Money to Leave Country

Global Voices Region: Denmark

Denmark is offering immigrants from “non-Western” countries 100,000 Danish kroners (US$20,000) if they volunteer to give up their legal residency and move “home”. This is just one of many creative i... more

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Denmark's Immigrants Offered Money to Leave Country

Global Voices Region: Denmark

By Solana Larsen Denmark is offering immigrants from “non-Western” countries 100,000 Danish kroners (US$20,000) if they volunteer to give up their legal residency and move “home”. This is just one ... more

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In South Africa, Sesame Street's HIV-Positive Muppet Raises Awareness

Global Voices Region: South Africa

As the children's show Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, premiering its new season today, one cute and cuddly Muppet on its South African edition continues to help combat and raise awareness about H... more

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Gabriel Kondesi, Another Drop-Out Engineering Genius in Malawi

Global Voices Region: Malawi

As William Kamkwamba was last week winding down his extraordinary, high profile US book tour to promote the publication of his newly released autobiography, co-authored with Bryan Mealer, a story bearing striking semblance... more

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Outrage at Police Torture Allegations in Guyana

Global Voices Region: Guyana

The Kaieteur News, one of Guyana's daily newspapers, is notorious for publishing explicit front-page photographs of crime scenes and murder victims, an editorial policy that has roused controversy in the past. But the grue... more

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Free Blogger Hossein 'Hoder' Derakhshan in Iran

Global Voices Region: Iran

November 1, 2009 was the one-year anniversary of the arrest of the Iranian blogger, Hossein “Hoder” Derakhshan. Cyrus Farivar, a US-based blogger and journalist, reports that he has been in touch with Derakhsh... more

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Tags: Hoder , Hossein , Derakshan

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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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