Global Voices · Citizen media stories from November 2011

November, 2011

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Stories from November, 2011

13 November 2011

Egypt: Free Speech on Military Trial in Post-Revolution Egypt

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Bloggers and freedom of speech and human rights defenders are holding their breath as Egypt's military courts decide the fate of two bloggers today.

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Taiwan: Netizens React to Diplomat Accused of Abusing Domestic Labor

Written by Portnoy Zheng · East Asia

Thanks to slow, reluctant legislators, and “some” - or I should say “many” - cruel employers, Taiwan has a notoriously bad record of mistreating foreign labor. However, this time an inconvenient...

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12 November 2011

India: Aishwarya Rai's Baby and Media Madness

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

The latest hype in Indian media is the pregnant Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her impending child birth. Twitter users discuss all the rumors, news, controversies and opinions on this issue.

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Syria: Virtual Sit-In Garners Global Support

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

As the uprising in Syria enters its eighth month, activists are getting creative to ensure global attention toward the situation does not cease. An initiative by the Sham News Network asks individuals to submit videos to YouTube expressing their solidarity with the Syrian people.

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Syria: Arab League Suspends Syria's Membership

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

The Arab League slapped Syria on the wrist today for killing more than 3,000 of its citizens by suspending its membership from the pan-Arab group, starting on Wednesday. Netizens react to the League's decision.

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Bahrain: Are Police Cars Running Over Protesters on Purpose?

Written by Mona Kareem · Middle East & North Africa

Bahrain has long maintained that it was dealing with unrest according to international law. Netizens have, however, been working around the clock to document human rights abuses committed by the authorities and posting them online for the world to see. In this post, Mona Kareem checks out videos posted online to show attempts by the police to run over protesters. Are police cars running over protesters on purpose?

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Updates from November, 2011

22 November 2011

Sri Lanka

Some SAARC countries have sent monuments to Maldives to celebrate the SAARC summit this year. Maldives' religious party Adhaalath had called for removal of these alleged idols. Sri Lankan blogger Indrajit Samarajiva shares his reactions on the desecration of the Sri Lankan and Pakistani monuments.

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Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Gil the Jenius is calling for the firing of those who were allegedly responsible for the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine's recent loss of accreditation (which has since been reversed, pending probation), saying that leaving those involved in charge “would be very much like locking the door after the horse is gone, so why don't We focus on kicking the horses' asses out first and then making sure the barn is run by competent people?”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Sri Lanka

On November 21st a brawl broke out between UPFA and UNP MPs during budget speech in Sri Lankan parliament. DBS Jeyaraj has the details.

• Rezwan

Trinidad & Tobago

“The Colman Commission was established about a year ago as a Public Enquiry into the failure of the CL Financial group”, explains Afra Raymond, adding: “The sole Commissioner, Sir Anthony Colman, has now made a statement which outlines his progress in this huge and complex matter…despite all the evidence about staggering sums of money and the heated public discussion that has sparked, I am perturbed by the way the essential information is being handled.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Barbados

Skip to Malou* admits she's “a bit behind on the Project Runway hype”, but says of the winning designer from Trinidad and Tobago: “[She] seems like a down to earth island girl with a big personality and serious determination and we all love to see a West Indian do well for themselves.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

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