Syria: Traymseh Massacre Reactions Range from Sorrow to Rage
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Yazan Badran Last year, on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, Syrian forces loyal to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, massacred [1] around 45 civilians in the central town of Hama. This year, the bloodshed is i... more
Views: 968Trinidad & Tobago: Turtle Crushing Incident Sparks Blogosphere Response
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
By Janine Mendes-Franco The news [1] of leatherback turtle hatchlings being crushed by bulldozers on a beach in Trinidad this past weekend has ... more
Views: 1398Sudanese Blogger Speaks Out About Arrest And Interrogation
Region: SudanBy Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage Sudan Revolts [1]. Sudanese blogger Maha Elsanosi [2] vividly describes [3]her three days of interrogation at the National Intelligence and Security Servi... more
Views: 985African Countries Eager to Compete in 2012 Olympics
Region: Kenya
By Richard Wanjohi A little less than 17 days to go for the 2012 Olympics and the whole world is revving up for this sporting bonanza to be hosted by London – for the second time in their modern day history. For A... more
Views: 1557Russia: Netizens Speak Out About Devastating Floods
Region: Russian Federation
By Veronica Khokhlova On July 6-7, more than 170 people died and 35,000 were injured or lost their property [1] [ru] in the floods in Krasnodar region (photos and video in these PublicPost reports [ru] - Day 1 [2], ... more
Views: 1194Spain: Miner's Strike Featured Across Social Media
Region: SpainBy Elena Arrontes This post is part of our special coverage Europe in Crisis [1]. On May 23, 2012, Spanish miners went on an indefinite strike in the coalfields and in the streets, blocking roadways and forming bar... more
Views: 1002Electricity Cuts Cripple Yemen
Region: Yemen
Written by Noon Arabia Electricity, food and water are basic human rights and have been the main demands of the majority of Yemenis long before the revolution started and still continue to be so. Nothing seems to have c... more
Views: 1212Mohamed Morsi Named New President of Egypt
Region: Egypt
Written by Amira Al Hussaini Mohamed Morsi was named the new president of Egypt. Netizens were on their toes awaiting the announcement of Egypt's next president. Former president Hosni Mubarak's Prime Minister Ahmed Sh... more
Views: 1049Crowdsourcing Project Focused On Missing Children
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Teplitsa The emergence of the search and rescue team Liza Alert [1] [ru] is hardly a typical story for the Web. After September 13, 2010, when Liza Fomkina [2] disappeared in the town of Or... more
Views: 1279Gaza: Israeli Airstrike And Humorous Hashtag
Region: IsraelWritten by Rana Baker In the middle of the night of June 5, an Israeli airstrike hit a poultry farm [1] in the southern Gaza Strip, ending the lives of dozens of cackling chickens and destroying the farm owner's s... more
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