Lebanon: Civil Marriage Legally Approved
Region: LebanonEarlier this year, Kholoud Succarieh and Nidal Darwich initiated Lebanon's first civil marriage [1]on Lebanese soil, in a country where only religious marriages could be contracted until then, and where civil status is ... more
Views: 660Innovative Approaches For Poverty Reduction
Region: FranceWritten by Julie Owono Global Voices bloggers have been commissioned [1] to liveblog the OECD Global Forum on Development [2] in Paris on April 4-5, 2013. Leading up to the meeting, our team is submitting posts about de... more
Views: 579Blogging Family on the Road
Region: GermanyWritten by Kasia Odrozek An interview with The Family Without Borders: Anna and Thomas Alboth, parents, travellers and bloggers [1] who've been around the Black Sea and around Central America with their two small daughter... more
Views: 1351Saudi Arabia: Threats to Block Internet Communication Tools
Region: Saudi ArabiaWritten by Amira Al Hussaini Saudi Arabia, an Enemy of the Internet [1], is threatening to block a number of popular communication tools, such as Skype and mobile messaging service WhatsApp, unless the operating comp... more
Views: 923China: Blogger Detained After Calling Attention to Dead Pigs
Region: ChinaWritten by Abby A Shanghai poet was detained for questioning by Chinese police after she posted to popular microblogging site Sina Weibo calling on her followers to take a stroll en masse along the Huangpu River... more
Views: 813Cyprus: Bailout Crisis Threatens Access to Banks
Region: CyprusIf you are in Cyprus, your life's savings hangs in the balance, as the government deliberates a controversial €10 billion [1]bailout agreement reached with the Eurogroup [2] that puts the country's saving deposi... more
Views: 568Erotica from Angola
Region: AngolaWritten by Janet Gunter Rosie Alves is a young Angolan blogger and “cronista” living in Luanda. The crónica is a Portuguese writing form that is very suited to blogging – originally published in... more
Views: 965Anti-Whaling Activists Provoke Japanese Authorities
Region: JapanAnti-Whaling Activists Provoke Japanese Authorities Written by Keiko Tanaka Japanese whaling authorities and anti-whaling activists are trading blame after a harpoon ship collided with two vessels from the marine conserv... more
Views: 1164Argentinians and the Reaction to Pope Francis
Region: Argentina
Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth While the world was waiting for the result of the election of the new pope, Argentinians were hopeful a fellow countryman would become the pope. The white smok... more
Views: 593Italy: Public Outcry After Destruction of Exhibition Center
Region: ItalyWritten by Marisa Petricca · Translated by Mirella Biagi On the evening of 4 March 2013 a large fire destroyed the “Città della Scienza” [1] [en] structure in Bagnoli, Naples. youtu.be/NZw... more
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