Syria: Journalist Covers Frontlines Via Social Media

Global Voices a month ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

Written by Amira Al Hussaini Journalist Jenan Moussa is back in Aleppo, Syria, tweeting her experiences as the war between pro- and anti-government forces intensifies. Moussa's tweets are raw and personal, giving reader... more

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Argentina: Flooding Leaves Thousands Homeless

Global Voices a month ago Region: Argentina

Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Amy Gulvin The heavy rains that hit the province of Buenos Aires have left at least 35 people dead [es] [1] and thousands homeless. The blog EA2CPG [2] tells us [es] [3]... more

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Censorship Disclosed By Argentine Journalism Forum

Global Voices a month ago Region: Argentina

The Argentinian Journalism Forum (FOPEA [1]) [1] [es] launched the 2012 edition of the Monitoreo de Libertad de Expresión [2] [es] (Freedom of Expression Monitor) in which 172 attacks on th... more

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Lebanon: Civil Marriage Legally Approved

Global Voices a month ago Region: Lebanon

Earlier this year, Kholoud Succarieh and Nidal Darwich initiated Lebanon's first civil marriage [1]on Lebanese soil, in a country where only religious marriages could be contracted until then, and where civil status is ... more

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Saudi Arabia: Threats to Block Internet Communication Tools

Global Voices 2 months ago Region: Saudi Arabia

Written by Amira Al Hussaini Saudi Arabia, an Enemy of the Internet [1], is threatening to block a number of popular communication tools, such as Skype and mobile messaging service WhatsApp, unless the operating comp... more

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China: Blogger Detained After Calling Attention to Dead Pigs

Global Voices 2 months ago Region: China

Written by Abby   A Shanghai poet was detained for questioning by Chinese police after she posted to popular microblogging site Sina Weibo calling on her followers to take a stroll en masse along the Huangpu River... more

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Argentinians and the Reaction to Pope Francis

Global Voices 2 months ago Region: Argentina

Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth While the world was waiting for the result of the election of the new pope, Argentinians were hopeful a fellow countryman would become the pope. The white smok... more

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Police Brutality During LGBTQI Mardi Gras in Sydney

Global Voices 2 months ago Region: Australia

Written by Kevin Rennie   A video shot at the iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras [1] on March 2, 2013 involving participant Jamie Jackson has sparked claims of police brutality. There were more than 1.6... more

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Is A Second Revolution Brewing in Libya?

Global Voices 3 months ago Region: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

By Fozia Mohamed On February 15, 2011, two days before the scheduled ‘Day of Anger', Libyan women relatives of the prisoners of Abu Salim correction center, staged one of their usual protests in Benghazi to demand... more

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Angola Shocked Over Video Showing Brutal Beating

Global Voices 3 months ago Region: Angola

By Vania Negrao [All links lead to Portuguese language pages.] On February 7, 2013, Angola awoke to the sounds of screams of pain and the sound of two women customers of a store being whipped. In just three days the 13... more

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