Syria Down - no internet

Shreedeep Rayamajhi 5 months ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

 The Syrian government and Rebels have been blamed for the shutdown of internet and telecommunication services in its territory on Thursday. The tussle in between the Syrian rebels and the forces loyal to President Ba... more

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Discussion program Regarding Nepal’s position at WCIT

Shreedeep Rayamajhi 5 months ago Region: Nepal

 ISOC Nepal organized a pre discussion program regarding Nepal’s position at the International Telecommunication Union-ITU meeting that is about to happen in UAE Dubai from 3-14 December 2012 at Yak and yeti on&... more

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Declaration of Internet Freedom:Translation Marathon

Global Voices 9 months ago Region: United States

By Paula Góes   The world may be glued to the TV to watch the start of the Olympic Games [1] in London, but Global Voices Lingua translators are excited about another challenge: the Internet Freedom Translath... more

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Kenya: Javelin Throwing Olympian Hones Skills Using YouTube

Global Voices 10 months ago Region: Kenya

 By Richard Wanjohi This is part of our Special Coverage London 2012 Olympics [1]. Julius Yego, the African and Kenyan national javelin champion, broke the national record over the weekend in a field athletics meet... more

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Sri Lanka: News Websites Offices Raided and Journalists Arrested

Global Voices 10 months ago Region: Sri Lanka

By Rezwan On June 29, 2012, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka raided offices of two news websites, the Sri Lanka Mirror (srilankamirror.com) and Sri Lanka X News (srilankaxnews.com). They arrested... more

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South Sudan: Blogging the Newest Country in the World

Global Voices 11 months ago Region: Sudan

Written by  Ndesanjo Macha South Sudan declared its independence on 9 July 2011 to become the world's newest country [1]. South Sudan held a referendum [2] on January 9, 2011, on whether or not it should remain a p... more

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India: Google Search's Change in Algorithm and Its Impact

Global Voices a year ago Region: India

 Written by Rezwan India: Google Search's Change in Algorithm and Its Impact Posted By Rezwan On 5 May 2012 @ 8:10 am In Citizen Media,Economics & Business,English,India,South Asia,Technology & Internet,Weblog | No ... more

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Internet Hall of Fame Inductees Honored at Historic First Annual Awards Ceremony in Geneva

Shreedeep Rayamajhi a year ago Region: Switzerland

Switzerland, Geneva, April 24, 2012: Honoring the achievement of the people in making the internet, the Internet Society (ISOC) celebrated its inductees’ landmark achievements at Global INET 2012 honoring the names o... more

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Thailand: Facebook Blamed for Teen Pregnancies

Global Voices a year ago Region: Thailand

Written by Mong Palatino Thailand has one of the highest teen pregnancies in the world. It’s estimated that 120,000 unplanned teen pregnancies happen each year. And it seems popular social networking site Facebook i... more

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Lack of Internet Cuts Off Afghan Province

IWPR a year ago Region: Afghanistan

 Education, journalism and other areas held back by technology gap in Uruzgan. By Ahmad Shah Jawad   Although internet access has increased in Afghanistan in recent years, people in the ... more

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