Crowdsourcing 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: 1280Bosnia's Ethnic Minorities Struggle For Rights
Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina
GroundReport’s monthly Recognition Awards acknowledge outstanding reporters whose work reflects impact, depth, and a commitment to covering under-reported news. For June 2012, we selected th... more
Views: 1294China, Uzbekistan Alliances Forged By A Common World View
Region: UzbekistanBy News Briefing Central Asia Visiting China on June 6-7, Uzbekistan’s president Islam Karimov secured trade, investment and loans worth at least five billion US dollars and signed a... more
Views: 1176Protests Block Bulgaria's Capital City
Region: BulgariaWritten by Ruslan Trad This week, Bulgaria's capital Sofia was blocked for two days, June 13 and 14, due to the unsanctioned protests against the modification of the vague Forest Act, known as the “Amendment... more
Views: 1059Syria:Non- Violence Equals The Best Strategy For Opposition
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicOpposition divided between advocates of violent and peaceful means of resolving conflict. By Siba Barada A recent series of explosions in the heart of Damascus and at intellig... more
Views: 946Outcry Against Police Brutality In Zambia By Netizens
Region: ZambiaBy Gershom Ndhlovu They say the more things change, the more they stay the same and this is true with the Zambia Police Service. When President Michael Sata was in opposition he and his cadres used to be victims o... more
Views: 1215Teacher Dismissals Revaluated By Uzbek Authority After Negative Media Coverage
Region: UzbekistanBy News Briefing Central Asia The Uzbek central authorities have stepped in after teachers in a town near the capital Tashkent raised the alarm over a series of dismissals, apparently sparked by a dispute ov... more
Views: 908Bank Impunity Spurs Crowdfunding in Spain
Region: SpainWritten by Chris Moya This post is part of our special coverage Europe in Crisis [1]. In view of the indifference of the government and the district attorney’s office to investigate the management of Bankia [2... more
Views: 855Kyrgyzstan Government Authority Undermined By Opposition
Region: KyrgyzstanCentral authorities weak, vulnerable and barely able to manage provincial politics. By Timur Toktonaliev Kyrgyzstan’s recent history of springtime revolts, which... more
Views: 1000Weak Legislature Drives Tunisians To Express Frustration Across Social Media
Region: TunisiaWritten by Ahmed Medien Tunisian netizens are turning to their keyboards and touch screens to voice their frustration with the performance of their representatives at the country's Constituent Assembly. Six months after... more
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