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July 2nd, 2008

Ukraine: Grassroots Activism This is a Photos postThis is a Video post

a small portrait of this author Veronica Khokhlova · 22:49
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sample image for this postMany Ukrainians, fed up with a culture of lawlessness that is flourishing in their country, are becoming increasingly involved in grassroots activism. One of the latest rallies - Velonayizd ("Bicycle Attack") - took place in Kyiv on June 21, when nearly 500 cyclists, bikers and pedestrians gathered in front of the municipal police headquarters for a Critical Mass-type event, prompted by the recent deaths of at least two cyclists and the authorities' failure to bring the perpetrators to justice. 2 comments · »»

June 27th, 2008

Palestine: She Shoots, She Scores 

a small portrait of this author Maya Norton · 09:58
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Muna Nawajaa has scored a victory for social justice. Using a camera given to her by B'Tselem's Shooting Back project, Palestinian Nawajaa recorded the masked beating of members of her family, resulting in an investigation and arrest of suspects by Israeli police. In a post entitled "Cameras as Weapons," Uriel Hellman ... 0 comments · »»

Morocco: Shutting down Al Jazeera? 

a small portrait of this author Jillian York · 09:51
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After a clash between protestors and police in Sidi Ifni lead to injuries and possible deaths, Al Jazeera issued a report at a news conference held by the Moroccan Human Rights Centre that several protestors had been killed. The Moroccan authorities, angered by the report, charged Al Jazeera's Rabat ... 12 comments · »»

June 19th, 2008

Iran: Citizen Media Sex Scandal This is a Video post

a small portrait of this author Hamid Tehrani · 14:14
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Earlier this month, students at Zanjan University in North-West Iran recorded and uploaded a video of their school's vice president, Hassan Madadi, with his shirt unbuttoned, allegedly preparing to have sex with a female student. Several Iranian websites and blogs say the female student had alerted her university's Islamic Student ... 2 comments · »»

June 16th, 2008

Guatemala: Activism Helps Remember the Disappeared 

a small portrait of this author Renata Avila · 03:25
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sample image for this postGuatemala's recent dark history includes approximately 40,000 citizens who disappeared during the armed conflict. Many bloggers keep their memory alive by discussing recent performance art exhibits and activism that helped end the annual military parades. 3 comments · »»

June 14th, 2008

Malaysia: Escalating fuel protests 

a small portrait of this author Mong Palatino · 07:41
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Fuel protests are escalating in Malaysia today. A few days ago, the opposition managed to gather thousands of people in the streets as protest to the Malaysian government's move to reduce fuel subsidies and raise fuel prices. 3 comments · »»

Korea: Myungbak Castle 

a small portrait of this author Hyejin Kim · 04:30
The biggest candlelight vigil against policies of the new government started from the US-Korea beef trade was over on the 10th of June. Hot issues now are how the government reacted to the demonstration and how demonstrators responded to the government. The protests come on the 21st anniversary of demonstrations ... 1 comment · »»

June 13th, 2008

Caucasus: Armenian & Georgian Blogosphere Assessed 

a small portrait of this author Onnik Krikorian · 11:57
sample image for this postFollowing last weekend's BarCamp in Tbilisi, one of the event's main organizers, Giga Paitchadze, briefly considers its success and provides a small glimpse into the Georgian blogosphere. Also known as DvOrsky, the blogger claims to be the oldest in the country. Global Voices Online interviewed Paitchadze after the Caucasus BarCamp. 5 comments · »»

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