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November, 2011

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Stories from November, 2011

30 November 2011

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Iran: British Embassy in Tehran Attacked

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On 29 November, a crowd of about 1,000 people demonstrated near the British embassy in Tehran after Britain cut all financial ties with Iran over concerns about its nuclear program. The gathering was peaceful, before some participants stormed the building.

Peru: Conga Mining Project Suspended in Wake of Public Pressure

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Protesting residents have managed to temporarily suspend operations of the Conga gold mining project, but protests continue all the same in support of the project's definitive cancellation. At the heart of the conflict is the defense of some 20 lagoons and their ecosystems, which would be seriously degraded by the execution of this mining project.

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Latin America: A Conversation With Santiago Hoerth about Open Technology

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Juan Arellano chats with Santiago Hoerth, founder and coordinator of Código Sur, about his organization, issues related to neutral Internet exchange points (IXP) and free networks, and the current state of free software in Latin America.

Malaysia: Netizens React to ‘Peaceful Assembly Bill'

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The Malaysian Parliament has approved the Peaceful Assembly Bill which gives police broad powers to control and even ban street assemblies and protests. Activists described the measure as an attack on civil liberties and freedom of speech. Using the hashtags #walk4freedom and #PA2011, netizens reacted to the quick passage of the bill

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Puerto Rico: Blogger Exposes Misleading Commercial

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Puerto Rican blogger Ed Morales gave a first hand account of the shooting of a Fiat commercial that shows actress and singer Jennifer López driving around her old neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. In fact, as Morales demonstrates with photos, López was never there.

Japan: I am Isolated in My Workplace

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A poignant cry in the form of an anonymous entry: a blogger's struggles to find a place for himself in his workplace.

29 November 2011

Malaysia: Protesting the Peaceful Assembly Bill

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The Malaysian Parliament has approved the controversial Peaceful Assembly Bill which critics believe will make it difficult for citizens to organize protest assemblies. Netizens used the #pa2011 hashtag to express their views about this measure

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Latin America: A Conversation with Carolina Botero about Intellectual Property

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Juan Arellano chats with Carolina Botero, one of the Latin American representatives of Creative Commons, about intellectual property in the region, how indigenous communities can make use of it, and piracy.

Mexico: Government Considers Legal Actions Against Citizens Demanding ICC Probe

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The Mexican government has rejected war crime allegations and threatened to use legal actions against citizens that filed a complaint at the ICC against the President, top government officials, and drug gang leaders involved in Mexico's Drug War.

28 November 2011

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Venezuela: World Meeting of Body Art Takes Over Caracas

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This year, Caracas hosted The World Meeting of Body Art and some of its most striking expressions were shared through citizen media. Among these creations, indigenous peoples of Venezuela were given a special space to showcase their artistic expressions on the human skin.

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