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Negarakha writes[Fa]that 500 Iranian bloggers support Blog Action Day for Environment on 15th of October.On Monday, October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind - the environment.
Global Voices is offering six bloggers based in Kenya the opportunity to attend the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Nairobi for free. ... More »
Krista, from the collective blog Muslimah Media Watch, shares her family's passion for “ridiculous and tacky” salt and pepper shakers. Their latest acquisition, a gift bought in Dubai, has raised a lot of questions in Krista's mind.
How do international media represent cities in South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East? Is it fair or helpful to development? A symposium of scholars from the London School of Economics in London, United Kingdom explore this topic. See video.
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, Iranian blogger, is in dire condition serving 15-year prison term.Father says months-long torture caused kidney failure.
As the situation in Syria worsens, and more terrifying reports arrive from the Homs district of Houla, Foreign Policy-hosted blog Turtle Bay summarizes a report [PDF] from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the UN observer mission. This “gloomy” account clearly shows that measures recommended by Kofi Annan have not been implemented, and a viable peace plan is not yet in place despite diplomatic pressure. Ban Ki-moon notes that “while many fear the implications of a further militarization of the conflict, some have doubts that peaceful change is possible.”
Local open governance activists in Tunisia have launched the first open data website showing the municipal budget [ar, fr] of the city of Sayada for the current fiscal year. The Tunisian open governance community [ar, fr] has had some success in increasing the government's transparency; they have already convinced the Tunisian presidency to reveal its budget.
With the proliferation of mobile phone in marginal and underrepresented communities it is important for citizen journalists and activists to... More »
Hello Kasnar, I regret to say that those type of programmes are very common all over...
Wow!!. I'm an American and I do not speak Portuguese well if at all. ...
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