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Pakistan: Moral Policing of Dating Couples Gets TV Show Axed
In a recent live Pakistani television show, a group of middle aged women were seen scouring the parks of Karachi to hold accountable the couples dating without their guardians' knowledge. Protests mounted on social media which led to the firing of the anchor and removal of the show from the network.
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India: New Challenges to Fight Tuberculosis Worldwide 29 January 2012
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Pakistan: In The Time of Rumors 17 January 2012
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India: The Curious Case of Draping Statues to Ensure Fair Elections 11 January 2012
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South Asia in 2011: A Year Full of Controversies and Protests 7 January 2012
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Global Voices Most Read Posts in 2011 6 January 2012
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11 January 2012
Global Voices in French: Translators' Choice 2011
In 2011, volunteer translators at Global Voices in French translated hundreds of articles and updates on world events and we'd like to say "'Merci!". We've asked them which translation struck them most, during this epic year. Here is the French translators' selection!
9 January 2012
COP17: Young Trackers Share Final Thoughts on Climate Change Talks
Adopt a Negotiator Project trackers updated their blogs daily during the two weeks of climate change talks at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP17, held from November 28 to December 9, 2011, in South Africa. In this post we share some of their conclusions.
people of maldives..you have to stop this civil war. its sad to see it in this state of affairs....