GlobalVoices in Learn more »

TOPICS

Category archive · 13470 posts


Latest stories about TOPICS

18 May 2012

Cape Verde: Encouraging Storytelling and Creative Writing

Read this post.

Set over the course of seven weeks, a creative writing competition promoted by the young Cape Verdean journalist Odair Varela on his blog, has led a dozen word lovers to get behind their keyboards and let their imaginations flow. The winners have already been announced and this article provides an overview of the stories told.

Photos posts Video posts
Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in Gaza for First Time

Read this post.

This year for the first time the Palestinian Festival of Literature was held in Gaza. A group of about forty Egyptian, Tunisian, Sudanese and Palestinian authors, artists and activists were granted permission to visit Gaza and participate in PalFest 2012 from May 5 to 10.

17 May 2012

Photos posts Video posts
Armenia: Homophobic Firebombing Controversy Continues as Officials, MPs Promote Hate Crime

Read this post.

Controversy continues to surround the firebombing of a gay-friendly bar in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, as officials and politicians praise the arsonists. Online, however, many are instead speaking out against those nationalists doing so.

Photos posts Video posts
Georgia: LGBT Activists Attacked by Orthodox Religious Group

Read this post.

Marching to mark the 17 May International Day Against Homophobia, LGBT activists were blocked and assaulted by a group of Orthodox Christians in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. Mirian Jugheli reports.

Video posts
Lesotho: 2012 General Election Date Set

Read this post.

Lesotho will hold general elections on 26 May, against a backdrop of political violence. The Lesotho Political Parties Leadership Forum claims that there is a “hit squad” that has been assigned to kill prominent people ahead of the general elections.

Paraguay: A Look Inside Aché Indigenous Communities

Read this post. Rising Voices

For much of their history, the Aché indigenous people in Paraguay have been struggling to preserve their territory. Now, the Aché are using citizen media to preserve their language and their culture.

Bolivia: Web 2.0 Workshops for Aymara School Teachers

Read this post.

In early May 2012, a series of Web 2.0 workshops were held for Education professors from the Teacher Training Superior School (ESFM for its initials in Spanish). The event's objective was to help the professors and their students begin to create digital media content in the Aymara language. Victoria Tinta from Global Voices in Aymara shares a summary of the workshop and its results.

Proposals for Union of Arab Gulf States Prompt Concern

Read this post.

The governments of the Gulf are discussing transforming the current Gulf Cooperation Council into an EU-style union. The move comes in an atmosphere of tension caused by the Arab uprisings and Iran's growing influence. As a first step, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain might seek closer union.

Russia: NHL Stars Return to 2012 World Hockey Championship

Read this post. RuNet Echo

Undefeated after seven games, and boasting an All-Star lineup, the Russian national team will face Norway in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 World Ice Hockey Championship. Many bloggers have framed the story as a homecoming for Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin, with others reflecting on their complicated past in Russian international competition.

Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko's Plight and Euro 2012

Read this post.

There must be some corners on the web where football fans are still having apolitical discussions of Euro 2012, scheduled to take place in Poland and Ukraine from June 8 to July 1. For the past few weeks, however, the upcoming sporting event has featured prominently in arguments and discussions among those who seem more interested in the Ukrainian and European politics than sports.

World regions

Countries

Languages