Disenfranchised 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: 848Crowdsourcing 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: 1281Bosnia'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: 1295China, 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: 1177Protests 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: 1060Syria: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: 949Outcry 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: 1218Teacher 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: 909Bank 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
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