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Cuba: Bloggers on SOPA, Culture and the Democratization of Knowledge
Unlike many SOPA/PIPA critics in the United States and around the globe, Cuban bloggers did not focus on the technical implications of the proposed laws. Both independent and state-affiliated Cuban bloggers saw SOPA/PIPA as a powerful statement about how legislators (and the music and film industries) value culture and creativity as part of U.S. society.
Global Voices Podcast: Occupy This!
Welcome to another edition of the Global Voices podcast. In this episode we talk through some of the ideas and issues surrounding the global Occupy movement and protests, as we listen to recordings from our team in different parts of the world.
Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie was concerned about the reception of her director's debut movie, 'In the Land of Blood and Honey', in Bosnia and Serbia, and some of her fears turned out to be justified. Sasa Milosevic reports on the virtual battle that Jolie's film has caused.
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Russia: The Fake Political Twitter Account Phenomenon 25 January 2012
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Brazil: Movement Claims Right for Public Space During Carnival 19 January 2012
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Brazil: Cultural Debate as ‘Oh if I Catch You' Song Goes Global 16 January 2012
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Greece: Traditions and Customs on the “Day of Lights” 9 January 2012
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Arab World: A Year In Pictures - Our Authors' Selection 4 January 2012
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10 February 2012
Puerto Rico: Life One Photo a Day
Jose Marti offers a glimpse of life in San Juan through his online photography project "Photos of Today."
9 February 2012
Argentina: Musician Luis Alberto Spinetta Dies
Luis Alberto Spinetta, "El Flaco", one of the most influential rock musicians in Argentina, died on February 8 from illness; Spinetta had lung cancer, diagnosed in July, 2011. The Twitter hashtag #ChauFlaco quickly started trending, bringing together the tweets of those wanting to express their emotions on the news of the death of one of the most legendary Argentine rock stars.
Malaysia: Organization Advocates for Human Rights Through Video
KOMAS is an organization in Malaysia that uses video production as a tool to educate and advocate for human rights in the areas of non-discrimination, citizenship, grassroots advocacy, voter education and documentary filmmaking.
6 February 2012
Palestine: A Blogging Initiative for Jerusalem, the Praying City
Palestinian bloggers have joined hands to blog for their country, in a blogging initiative led by Abir Kopty under the theme: “For you, oh praying city, we blog.” In the following post, Kopty writes in Arabic about social media utilization in the Palestinian cause, and coordinating it with offline events on the ground.
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Mozambique: All Aboard the Musical Marrabenta Train!
Southern Mozambique hosts one of the continent's best kept secrets, the Marrabenta Festival, an event which celebrated five years this month. Highlight of the Festival is a musical train journey in which musicians and revelers travel to the outdoor finale, picking up people along the way.
Dear Paula, I am very happy to see how many languages the post has been translated into as well! Thank you...
Dear Tetyana, Thank you for this beautiful post, I hope Anna will be happy to see it has been translated into...