Spanish-Speaking Twittersphere Fumes Over Announcement
Region: SpainWritten by Juan Arellano and Translated by L. Finch Twitter's announcement [1], published on January 26, 2012, which revealed that due to its international growth it will res... more
Views: 1005Fears of Divisive Conflict Grow in Syria
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicTalk of sectarian and ethnic schisms isn’t just regime propaganda, observers say. By Zoe Holman - The Arab Spring As the Arab League peace plan for Syria stalls and the United Nations f... more
Views: 999United Kingdom: #TwitterKurds Organize First Social Media Gathering in London
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Written by Nigar Hacizade A group of Kurdish Internet activists that have been organizing around the #TwitterKurds hashtag on Twitter have come together for the first Kurdish Social Media Gathering earlier this month in... more
Views: 1056Poland: Government Will Sign ACTA Despite Massive Protest
Region: PolandWritten by Katarzyna Odrozek “The Acta agreement in no way changes Polish laws or the rights of internet users and internet usage” - despite a massive Internet protest [1] and controversies ar... more
Views: 1115China: Tibet Burns, But Where Are the Chinese Public Intellectuals?
Region: China
Written by Oiwan Lam Since 2009, there have been at least 17 Tibetan self-immolation incidents in China. The latest case was reported [1] [zh] on January 15, 2012. The public discussion about the protests of Tibetans... more
Views: 1893Cuba: Bloggers React to Death of Hunger Striker
Region: Cuba
Written by Janine Mendes-Franco t has been a sad day for the Cuban blogosphere, as netizens received news of the death [1] [ES] of political prisoner Wilman Villar Mendoza, who was on a hunger ... more
Views: 1079Cameroon: Essayist and Blogger Arrested and Charged with Robbery
Region: Cameroon
Written by Julie Owono Enoh Meyomesse, a Cameroonian writer and blogger [fr] was arrested on November 22, 2011, at Nsimalen airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on his way back from Singapore. Charged ... more
Views: 1054A demonstration for Constitution by Constitution Assembly Member in Nepal
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal: Sunil Babu Pant one of the Constitution Assembly (CA) Member of Nepal started a protest demonstration (dharna ) program against the current situation of no progress in the constitution making p... more
Views: 1202Red Revolution in Nepal shows its presence
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu August 4, 2011: A youth facebook network group “The red Revolution” organized a silent protest at Basantapur focusing the current situation of political deadlock and lack of understanding. The p... more
Views: 1596Facebook Activism- Cycle rally for Awarness
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu June 25, 2011: A cycle rally was organized by the Common Youth Stand Up (CYSU) Facebook group in midst of the current political chaos in Nepal. The Facebook activism that has been very active and aspiring people ... more
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