In Pakistan, Bin Laden's Death Transforms Local Coffee House
Region: Pakistan
Written by Sasa Milosevic The death of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, has benefited not only the United States and its President Barack Obama, but also some of the city's local business owners. Coffity... more
Views: 1482In Russia, Who is Restricting the Russian Internet?
Region: Russian Federation
Written by Marina Litvinovich, Global Voices On 18 April, 2011, American non-profit organisation Freedom House issued a report on Internet freedom in the world. The report, “Freedom on the Net 201... more
Views: 1483Iran's Student Day Demonstrations Hit YouTube
Region: Iran
Thousands of protesters defied the Islamic regime today by protesting during Student Day, chanting slogans against Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, and protesting the government's foreign policy. They also... more
Views: 2585PangeaDay: an event lived worldwide
Region: United States
by Juliana Rincón Parra On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in sev... more
Views: 1586Brazil: Bloggers United Against Wordpress Ban
Region: Brazil
by Paula Góes The Brazilian blogosphere has not quite yet recovered from its last fright and there is already another threat on the way: a blanket ban on blogs hosted on Wordpress.com after a... more
Views: 3686Bahrain: Blogger in Jail for Four Months
Region: Bahrain
by Amira Al Hussaini Bahraini blogger and human rights activist Abdulla Mohsen (Ar) has been behind bars for more than four months, according to Nido. Nido explains: Abdulla Mohs... more
Views: 1359Trinidad & Tobago: The Laptop Incident
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
by Janine Mendes-Franco Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader was recently suspended from Parliament for using his laptop without permission, but only a few bloggers seemed tuned in to the stor... more
Views: 2369Zimbabwe: Harare is Tense after Tsvangirai Claims Victory
Region: Zimbabwe
by Ndesanjo Macha While the whole world is waiting for the official announcement of election results in Zimbabwe, the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvagirai, is claiming victory. Amanda Atwood writes:... more
Views: 1068Brazil: Blogging helps the police to mobilize and protest
Region: Brazilby Paula Góes Lieutenant Melquisedec Nascimento, a blogger since April 2007,reports [pt] that his house was visited by four officials from the Police Internal Affairs Department, a special force tha... more
Views: 1603Sudanese Blogosphere Reaches New Milestone
Region: Sudanby SudaneseDrima The Sudanese blogosphere is starting to build momentum. Blogs written in English are quite active now showing the genuine, diverse and raw face of Sudan to the world. On the other ... more
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