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4 January 2012

Arab World: A Year In Pictures - Our Authors' Selection

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

As we bid farewell to 2011 and look ahead to 2012, we asked our authors to share with you pictures that in their eyes have marked the past year in their respective countries. The following selection represents their choices.

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3 January 2012

Latin America, 2011: A Year Marked by Social Movements

Written by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Citizens across the world took to the streets in 2011, and Latin America was no exception. In this post we look at the social movements that marked 2011 in South and Central America and how protests, vigils, marches and occupations were covered and analyzed through citizen media.

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31 December 2011

Online Highlights from the Portuguese-Speaking World in 2011

Written by Sara Moreira · Translated by Maisie Fitzpatrick · Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia

2011 has been another year in which bloggers and activists from a number of Portuguese-speaking countries have come together to report, translate and promote blogs and citizen media from all over the world. This article selects the highlights in the coverage of Lusophone countries on Global Voices over the last year.

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30 December 2011

India, UK: Killing of Indian Student in the UK Stirs Up Racism Debate

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia, Western Europe

On Monday the 26th of December 2011, Anuj Bidve, a 23yr old Indian student from Pune, was shot dead at point blank range in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. Netizens react to this incident, which has now been labelled as a 'hate crime'.

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27 December 2011

Morocco: The Tale of the February 20 Movement in 20 Videos

Written by Hisham Almiraat · Middle East & North Africa

A look back at how the Moroccan pro-democracy movement "February 20" has used videos, as very powerful and viral social media tool to get its message across. Hisham Almiraat shares a selection of the 20 most popular and viral videos that marked the course of the February 20 Movement over the past 10 months.

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26 December 2011

Liberia: Who Was at Fault for Monrovia Riots?

Written by Counselor Track · Sub-Saharan Africa

The Christmas vacation job scheme designed by Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to benefit 3,000 students turned Liberia's capital, Monrovia, into a scene of violence and destruction. Who was at fault?, netizens ask.

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Updates about Youth

25 January 2012

South Korea

Blogger Hangukdrama wrote on South Korean elementary children's craze over expensive and branded school bags and how this behavior has been encouraged by parents, who concerned that their kids would become outcasts if they are seen with ‘cheaper bags’, kept buying the bags.

• Lee Yoo Eun

24 January 2012

Haiti

Following new allegations of sexual assault against minors by UN troops in Haiti, mediahacker notes that “the peacekeeping troops accused of sexually abusing the young man in Port Salut have been released from custody and the impunity…continues.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

23 January 2012

South Korea

Sharing food with relatives that had been offered in the ancestral worship is regarded as the essence of the traditional Lunar New Year holiday in Korea and there are strict and complicated rules to follow in offering food. However, some young Koreans have started offering unconventional food, such as pizza, prompting serious controversy.

• Lee Yoo Eun

Brunei

The Society for the Management of Autism Related issues in Training, Education and Resources - Brunei Darussalam or Smarter Brunei is a family support group and association which was established to protect every individual member with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their family members.

• Mong Palatino

21 January 2012

Colombia

The Conspiracy for Peace is the new video the local rap and hip hop artists have made with the support of the local TV network Telemedellin. The song was written collectively by the artists of Medellin and the surrounding cities for the Peace One Day and is a message of peace, unity, coexistence, respect and positive energy.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

20 January 2012

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

In response to an editorial suggesting that the citizenry “may have been complicit in the senseless murder of Karla Negrón, the latest victim of a stray bullet on New Year's Eve”, Dondequiera says: “It is pure hypocrisy for anyone to accuse Karla's murderer of breaking by the law by anyone who knowingly and willingly bought and discharged illegal fireworks.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

19 January 2012

Venezuela

Ten years ago, Soledad Ramírez created the Rincón Infantil San Edmundo [es], a center that today helps 200 at-risk children from Minas de Baruta in Caracas. Journalist and blogger Mirelis Morales highlights Soledad's work in a video in her blog about Caracas [es].

• Silvia Viñas

Comments on "Youth"

Morocco: Busted for Posting Caricatures of the King on Facebook

Translation of the Quran passage for our English speaking readers, just so they know the stand of Islam regarding kings...
@ Munir, can't say this about the kid! I'm moroccan and never understood why moroccans always attack anybody who aspires...
this guy should be sent to prison for a long time...we need to reform and create jobs for our people...