United States: Occupy Wall Street Returns
Region: United States
Written by Robert Valencia and Translated by Eleanor Staniforth This post is part of our special coverage #Occupy Worldwide [1]. Many people were questioning Occupy Wall Street's future after the e... more
Views: 857Armenia: Young Author Faces Military Censorship
Region: ArmeniaWritten by Onnik Krikorian Hovhannes Ishkhanyan, a 24-year-old computer programmer and, like many others, a former conscript in the Armenian military has found himself in hot water in the former Soviet repu... more
Views: 1147Cuba: Who will the Pope Support?
Region: CubaWritten byRafael Gonzalez and Translated by Kathryn Morgan At 2:00 p.m local time on 26 March, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Santiago de Cuba, making this the second visit by a Supreme Pontiff of the... more
Views: 1020Palestine: Gazans Suffer Due to Fuel and Electricity Shortage
Region: IsraelWritten by Ola Anan Over the past decade, the words “Gaza” and “crisis” have become almost complementary. The crises have ranged from war and military raids and invasions, to military occupation, a... more
Views: 1257United States: Solidarity Against Censorship of Latino Literature
Region: United StatesWritten by Yarisa Colon Translated byRebecca Knaggs The elimination of Mexican-American Studies [1] and the censorship of numerous books in the school district of Tuscon, Arizona has g... more
Views: 1042Russia: The “Big White Circle” Protest in Moscow
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Veronica Khokhlova On Sunday, February 26, 2012, thousands of people gathered in central Moscow for the Big White Circle [2] protest, forming a human chain [3] along most of the le... more
Views: 1691Russia: Day of Protests Divides Citizens
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Alexey Sidorenko Despite temperatures of -20 degrees, thousands of Russians went out to the streets to participate in election manifestations. Many, organised online, were protesting against the current elect... more
Views: 828Spanish-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: 1005South Africa: Student Anti-Racism Poster Causes a Stir
Region: South AfricaWritten by Ismail Dhorat The Democratic Alliance Students Organisation [1] (DASO) recently released a controversial poster [2] as part of their anti-racism campaign. The “In OUR future, you wouldn't lo... more
Views: 1096Poland: 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
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