Protests Failed to Halt Tbilisi Square's "Renovations"
Region: GeorgiaCampaigners fear little will remain bar the old facades once extensive redevelopment is over. By Teo Bichikashvili - Protests against the redeve... more
Views: 933GroundReport Recognition Award June 2012-The Disabled Break Media Silence In The Arab World
Region: Egypt
Written by Ahmed Awadalla- recipient of The GroundReport Recognition Award June 2012 Based in Egypt, Ahmed Awadalla belongs to a corps of bloggers writing for Global Voices to bring the world the unique perspectives draw... more
Views: 1250Spain: 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: 1005Sudan: Student Protests Indicate Action For A Regime Change
Region: SudanPresident under increasing pressure as student protests gather pace, but opposition forces still lack coherence. By Simon Jennings - International ... more
Views: 1722Disenfranchised Youth Exploited By Kyrgyz Elites
Region: Kyrgyzstan
Political classes mobilize young people for their own ends. By Pavel Dyatlenko The weakness of central government in Kyrgyzstan has encouraged the growth of amorphous youth movements which ar... more
Views: 845Crowdsourcing 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: 1280Protests 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: 1058Bank 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: 1000When Euro-Songs Fade, Azeri Dissidents Fear Hard Times
Region: AzerbaijanCampaigners who used Eurovision to highlight rights concerns now expect to pay price for speaking out. By Shahla Sultanova As Azerbaijan prepares for the Eurovision Song Contest ... more
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