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16 May 2012

Armenia: Fears After Nationalist Firebombers Released on Bail

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

Following the firebombing of of an 'alternative' and gay-friendly bar in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, LGBT and other civil society activists are concerned by the rise of nationalism and hate-speech in the country.

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15 May 2012

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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Costa Rica: The Circus that Saves Children's Lives

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

To the south of Costa Rica lies the town of Perez Zeledon, home to the Fantazztico Circus that is giving children and youth in the region a chance to stay out of drugs and trouble while opening doors to international travel.

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14 May 2012

Venezuela: Street Art on the Internet

Written by Laura Vidal · Translated by Marianna Breytman · Latin America

Artists and musicians broaden their audience when they come into contact with citizen media. Here we show some citizen videos of artists in the streets of Venezuela.

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Nigeria: BattaBox Bakes Stories Through Online Videos

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Sub-Saharan Africa

BattaBox is everything Nigerian - music, film, street-life, news, comedy, cooking and much, much more...Nwachukwu Egbunike talks to Christian Purefoy about the evolving online video show.

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12 May 2012

Algeria: Low Turnout in Legislative Elections

Written by Ahmed Medien · Middle East & North Africa

On May 10, Algeria's first legislative elections since the start of the Arab uprisings were held. Many people expressed their disillusionment with the current political system by not voting.

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Ethiopia: Muslims Take Campaign Online for Religious Independence

Written by Endalk · Sub-Saharan Africa

Signs of Ethiopian Muslims digital activism are mounting as they protest against government’s meddling in their religious affairs. They have turned to Facebook and Twitter to make their voices heard.

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Indonesia: Soldier Loses His Temper in the Street

Written by Agung Harsya · East Asia

Early this month, a two-minute video clip of an armed soldier angrily confronting a civilian in Indonesia circulated on YouTube and became a trending topic on Twitter. Netizens continue to react

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Greece: Police Violence Against Immigrants on the Rise

Written by Ioanna Panagiotopoulou · Translated by Asteris Masouras · Western Europe

Greek social media has been in uproar over a video posted on Facebook and Twitter, showing police officers overtly abusing a detained immigrant in downtown Athens. Racist and police violence in Greece has been on a worrying rise in recent years, while the promised administrative police reform is still pending.

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11 May 2012

Taiwan: Indigenous Tao People's 30 Year Nuclear ‘Nightmare'

Written by I-fan Lin · East Asia

After Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident last year, more and more Taiwanese have started to become aware of the problems caused by nuclear power plants. One of the most serious issues is nuclear waste on Orchid Island, where the Tao people have lived for generations.

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Updates about Video

7 May 2012

China

Acopy.net introduces a Chinese documentary, the Road, directed by independent documentary worker Jiang Nengjie on “left-behind children” in rural China.

• Oiwan Lam

4 May 2012

26 April 2012

Bangladesh

Michelle Chaplin at BRAC Blog posts a video (with subtitles), which shares the initial reactions of some of the people who lost their homes in the recent Korail slum eviction in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Rezwan

Colombia

The art collective Invisible Society in Bogotá brought together 53 artists who set up art installations or performance arts, and the process and result can be seen in their video.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

23 April 2012

China

The Megaphone project has allowed communities to express their thoughts and aspirations through mobile technology since 2003. The latest incarnation is in New York City as Chinese Immigrants document their daily life, thoughts and dreams using mobile technology, with a video explaining a bit more about the process.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

Freedom of Speech

Youtube user MinisterioDaVerdade published a video of a large parade on Saturday by Guinea-Bissaun residents of Lisbon, and their Portuguese families and friends, protesting the military coup which took place April 12. Marchers occupied the streets of Lisbon's Baixa neighborhood. Signs read “We have a consensus: No to dictatorship” and simply “peace.”

• Janet Gunter

20 April 2012

Kenya

The Guardian.co.uk has released a video on female genital mutilation and the women and girls who are against this tradition and bringing on new alternatives to this initiation ritual. In the story, two young women refuse to be cut and married off in exchange for dowry, instead they are trying to convince their families that education is a better financial investment and that womanhood can be achieved with their genitals uncut.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

19 April 2012

Spain

In topics centered around children and youth, the Barcelona International Audiovisual Festival is calling for entries with a 31 May, 2012 registration deadline for audiovisuals that not only entertain but also educate and teach. More information on Young People's Media Network.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

Syria

“Women from around the world, urge you, Asma Al-Assad, to take up your responsibility as wife of the Syrian leader. Hundreds of children in your country have already died, tens of thousands have been injured and displaced, all of them have been traumatized. We expect you to speak out for peace, to stop the bloodshed. Make your voice heard!” On April 16 the wives of the British and German ambassadors to the UN released a video urging Asma Al Assad, the wife of Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, to act to stop the violence in Syria. They also started a petition calling for peace.

• Ayesha Saldanha

18 April 2012

Austria

Students between the ages of 10 and 20 worldwide are invited to produce short films (max. 3 min) on the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a special focus on sustainability, migration / refugees and global warming for the Video competition for the 2012 this human world Film Festival in Vienna. via YPMN

• Juliana Rincón Parra

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Ethiopia: Muslims Take Campaign Online for Religious Independence

dagmAWI Why Amhara tribe always negative about Moslems. You peneterated deep into Muslim Ethiopian lands and build huge churches with Muslim...
Islamization is not Arabization. Arabs use Islam to start their cultural conquest and then physical conquest will follow. ...
peace for ethiopia