Record-Breaking Air Pollution Readings in Beijing
Region: ChinaBy owen Beijing is no stranger to air pollution, but this time it was different. A lingering 4-day heavy smog with jaw-dropping pollution readings [1] hit the Chinese capital in mid-January, making news headlines and ga... more
Views: 695Czech Republic Roma Community Stand Firm Against Eviction
Region: Czech RepublicBy Daniela Kantorova In August 2012, the Ostrava City Hall issued a 24-hour eviction order to the owner of the 11 buildings at Přednádraží, asking him to evict all of the residents, giving as a reason an... more
Views: 830China: Censorship and a Book Signing
Region: ChinaBy Abby Outspoken social critic and blogger Li Chengpeng [1] recently released a new book: the Whole World Knows [2] [zh]. Also known as an eloquent public speaker, Li delivered a bold speech [3] on f... more
Views: 583Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Area Mired Conflict
Region: UzbekistanRow over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas. By Altynai Myrzabekova, Inga Sikorskaya, Anvar Khaldarov After skirmis... more
Views: 841President Bashar Al Assad's Rare Speech
Region: Syrian Arab Republic
By Syria Deeply As part of our collaboration with Syria Deeply [1] we are cross-posting a series of articles that capture civilian voices caught in the crossfire, along with perspectives on the conflict f... more
Views: 1250Prostitution: Abolish or Regulate? Part I
Region: BelgiumBy Emmanuelle Leroy Cerqueira Two hundred NGO's from across Europe gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels on December 4, 2012. They called for the abolition of prostitution [1] and presented outlines for a ... more
Views: 861New Party System in Spain
Region: SpainBy Lali Sandiumenge “Happy 2013! The year in which we will reinitiate the system.” This was the first message that appeared on Twitter on December 31st at midnight from Partido X, Partido del Futuro (Party X... more
Views: 656Gang Rape in Delhi Sets Off Vigils Across India
Region: IndiaBy Lakshmi Sarah The victim of a gang rape on a bus in Delhi died December 29th in a hospital in Singapore. The Delhi gang rape occurred on the 16 of December after the victim and a friend attended a movie. After boar... more
Views: 737Telecommunications in Dubai and the Internet
Region: United Arab EmiratesBy Via Libre The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is the United Nations agency specializing in information and communication technologies - ICTs. From December 3 to 14, 2012, the ITU organized the World Con... more
Views: 799Twitter:: “The First Defection Negotiation in History"
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Leila Nachawati Rego Following reports that former Syrian spokesman Jihad Makdissi had fled to the US, on 25 December activist Rami Jarrah, [1] also known as Alexander Page, released private Twitter messages that sho... more
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