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21 May 2012

Thailand: Red Shirts Back In The Streets

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Tens of thousands of Red Shirt protesters commemorated the second anniversary of the army and police crackdown on anti-government protesters in central Bangkok.

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18 May 2012

Spain: 12M, a Ray of Sun in the Midst of the Crisis

Written by Elena Arrontes · Translated by Greg Ahlswede · Western Europe

On the 12th of May (12M), the Indignado movement demonstrated not only that it is alive and well, but that it continues to have strong social support. The square "Puerta del Sol" (Gate of the Sun) in Madrid is one of the symbolic centers of the movement.

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Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in Gaza for First Time

Written by Ola Anan · Middle East & North Africa

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.

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17 May 2012

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

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

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.

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16 May 2012

Greece: TEDxThessaloniki 2012, the Courage to Create

Written by Asteris Masouras · Western Europe

Twelve hours long, with more than 20 speakers and performers, over 700 attendees and 5.000 livestream viewers from 57 countries; on Saturday May 12, TEDx Thessaloniki 2012 provided an inspiring intermission from the agonizing climax of the financial crisis embroiling Greece.

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Spain: The “Indignados” of the 15M

Written by Lali Sandiumenge · Translated by Elizabeth Rivera · Western Europe

We share the stories of Karlos, Mari Ángeles, Miguel Ángel and Josep Maria, whom for various reasons, have joined the social movement 15M in Barcelona, Spain.

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Taiwan: Could the Future Be Nuclear-Free?

Written by I-fan Lin · East Asia

Inspired by the shutting down of all nuclear power plants in Japan since May 5 for thorough security checks, the Taiwanese society also starts discussing the possibility for moving towards a nuclear-free Taiwan.

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15 May 2012

Norway: Discussing Latin America at the Oslo Freedom Forum

Written by Robert Valencia · Translated by Marianna Breytman · Latin America

Last week the fourth gathering of the Oslo Freedom Forum was carried out, organized by the Human Rights Foundation in the Norwegian capital. The event covered a series of topics that involved other world regions, including Latin America.

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Latin America: Art from the Colonial Period in 2.0

Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Jon Lindsay Miles · Latin America

We present a sample of the numerous blogs, videos and internet sites dedicated to promoting knowledge about colonial period art, a common artistic denominator for the majority of the American continent, the individual indigenous cultures of which first adopted and then adapted as their own.

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14 May 2012

India: Entertainment Industry Seeks Court Ban on Torrents and Vimeo

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia

For more than a week now, some ISPs across parts of India have been quietly blocking access to the popular video sharing site Vimeo as well as various torrent sites such as The Pirate Bay, KickAssTorrents, BitSnoop etc. Netizens react.

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17 May 2012

Georgia

No Sex and the City — Georgian Liberal (an oxymoron) blog comments on the physical confrontation between priests accompanying religious parents and LGBT activists marching in Tbilisi, Georgia. The blog details events as they happened, including the alleged inaction of the Georgian police when they were asked to intervene to defuse tensions.

• Onnik Krikorian

14 May 2012

Armenia

During the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Azeris and Armenians were displaced. With hundreds of settlements also razed, and thousands of monuments destroyed, Conflict Voices looks at the issue of cemeteries, some of which were destroyed, but also preserved during the war as well as in the 18 years since the 1994 ceasefire.

• Onnik Krikorian

10 May 2012

Madagascar

The teachers association in Madagascar has been on strike for a week [fr] over disagreement regarding their monthly wages. The protests have been repressed by tear gas launched by the armed forces [fr]. Students have also joined in the protests [mg] (via Jentilisa's photoblog).

• Lova Rakotomalala

9 May 2012

Armenia

Following an arson attack on D.I.Y., a bar frequented by activists, progressive youth, and alternative writers, musicians and artists, as well as members of Armenia's LGBT community, Unzipped: Gay Armenia reports that a campaign to raise funds to pay for the damage inflicted by local nationalists has now been launched.

• Onnik Krikorian

4 May 2012

Georgia

The Young Georgians posts photos and video of a protest demonstration held by journalists, bloggers and activists to mark World Press Freedom Day in Tbilisi, Georgia.

• Onnik Krikorian

2 May 2012

Georgia

Beyond Tbilisi says that local authorities plan to clean up a river full of garbage in June. The blog run by Transparency International Georgia hopes to report on issues outside of the capital and is available in Georgian and English.

• Onnik Krikorian

25 April 2012

Madagascar

French group Rhodia and German company Tantalus announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to exploit a 300 km-long region filled with rare deposits [fr] in the Ampasindava peninsula in the North-West of Madagascar. The group expects to produce 15,000 tons a year within the next 18 months, a total value estimated at 2 billion euros [fr]. Madagascar is still marred in a political crisis that was triggered by a land grab scandal. Meanwhile, the head of the transitional government Rajoelina has seemingly kicked off his presidential campaign [fr] [photos] after announcing two years ago that he would not run [fr] for president.

• Lova Rakotomalala

13 April 2012

Colombia

In the blog El Salmón [es], Carlos Alberto Castaño denounces [es] the confiscation by Bogotá police of his photo exhibition, “Realities, because the eye and the lens do not lie.” Castaño writes about violation of freedom of expression and political persecution due to the content of the gallery, where he denounces “the violation of human rights” caused by the armed conflict in his country.

• Lully

9 April 2012

Guatemala

AntiguaDailyPhoto posts a slideshow with photos of Holy Week in Antigua, Guatemala taken by Leonel [Nelo] Mijangos.

• Silvia Viñas

El Salvador

Hunnapuh shares photos [es] of the carpets (”alfombras” in Spanish) made for this year's Holy Week in El Salvador. Tim explained more about these carpets in his blog back in 2008: “The alfombras are made by families, groups or organizations with salt and sand and make intricate, and temporary, works of beautiful art where Holy Week processions will soon pass.”

• Silvia Viñas

Comments on "Photos"

India: Entertainment Industry Seeks Court Ban on Torrents and Vimeo

Ridiculous! Airtel has also blocked everything now! Are we going towards china???? Anonymizers will do well.
We should make it a point to download their stupid movie!
Nice collection of related news from various sources. For an update on this matter, Airtel broadband has also started blocking torrents...

جميل وموفقيين ان شاء الله دائما وابدا ,,,,

India should politely remind British MPs not to get involved in the internal afaairs of India. They may better look...
Union Carbide the Bhopal Killer company is DOW chemicals now. This company is a sponsor at London Olympics. These British...
Ignorance is what is barbaric. Nuclear power is a lot safer than most sources of energy on this planet. Please...