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Plan to Erect Coal Power Plant in Bangladesh Provokes Outrage Among Activists

Global Voices Region: Bangladesh

  A plan to erect a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh next to the Sundarbans [1], the largest mangrove forest in the world which straddles Bangladesh and India, is drawing fire from activists in the country... more

Views: 133
 

Bolivia: Central Workers Union Demand Better Pensions

Global Voices Region: Bolivia

Written by Pablo Andres Rivero Tension is growing in Bolivia as miners, teachers, health service workers and public university staff -all affiliated to the Central Workers Union (Central Obrera Boliviana, COB, in Spanis... more

Views: 406
 

Syrian Revolution: The Untold Story

Global Voices Region: Syrian Arab Republic

Written by Leila Nachawati Rego More than two years into the Syrian uprising as the battle continues on the ground, a new outspoken and creative Syria has emerged after decades of isolation and silence. From strikes to... more

Views: 340
 

Rising Youth Violence Spurs Peace Rally in Northern Brazil

Global Voices Region: Brazil

Written by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Translated by João Miguel D. de A. Lima   More than 1,000 people rallied for peace in the streets of the Canindezinho neighborhood in the northern coastal... more

Views: 255
 

Chemical Plant Protest Censored in China

Global Voices Region: China

Written by Abby Residents of China’s southwestern Kunming city took to the streets on May 4, 2013 to protest against the potential production of a toxic chemical at a nearby factory. According to state media, the... more

Views: 368
 

Mexico:Femicides on the Rise

Global Voices Region: Mexico

Written by Andrea Arzaba Violeta, an 18-year-old student, was found [1][es] dead on a dirt road in the state of Chiapas with signs of violence on her body. Meanwhile, in the state of Guanajuato, the body of another wo... more

Views: 599
 

RuNet: What Does the Boston Bombing Mean for Chechen Cause?

Global Voices Region: Russian Federation

Written by Andrey Tselikov In the days since the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechen and “Suspect #2″ in the Boston Marathon bombings, there has been surprisingly little cogent analysis of the situat... more

Views: 521
 

Panthers protest against Chinese incursion in Ladakh

Scoop News Region: India

    New Delhi/ Jammu, April 24 (Scoop News) – Several Panthers Party activists staged a massive demonstration at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi condemning the Chinese invasion of the Indian Territory in Lada... more

Views: 971
 

Chilean Student Movement Revival

Global Voices Region: Chile

Written by Elizabeth · Translated by Peter Jones With a massive protest at the national level, the student movement [1] demanding free, quality education returned to the streets of Chile in full force. Using sloga... more

Views: 641
 

Post-election Tension Escalates in Venezuela

Global Voices Region: Venezuela

Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Victoria Robertson [Links are to Spanish-language pages except where noted.] The election results [1] [en] following the death of Hugo Chávez, in which Nico... more

Views: 769




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