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November, 2011

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Stories from November, 2011

1 November 2011

Colombia: Gustavo Petro, Bogotá's New Mayor

Written by Robert Valencia · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Regional elections were held in Colombia on October 30. Although the right to vote was exercised throughout the country, the Bogotá election generated the greatest expectations since its citizens went to the polls during one of the capital city's biggest institutional crises.

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Qatar: 2013 Parliamentary Election Date Announced

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Qatar today announced it will hold parliamentary elections in the second half of 2013. The announcement was made by the Qatari Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and welcomed by netizens, who hope that Qatar's support for the Arab revolutions is shaping a new tomorrow for Qataris.

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Kyrgyzstan: The Die is Cast

Written by Elena Skochilo · Central Asia & Caucasus

Today the Central Elections Commission confirmed that Kyrgyzstan's election is valid. Over 51% of Kyrgystanis have voted across the country (a little over 3 million voters). Elena Skochilo reports.

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Brunei's First Social Media Meet Up

Written by Zul-Fadly · East Asia

Brunei's first social media conference successfully gathered the country's leading bloggers and netizens which showcased the prominent role of the internet in society. GV author Zul-Fadly was there to document the event and highlight the reactions of speakers and participants

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Cuba: Guardians of Urban Green Spaces

Written by Elaine Diaz · Latin America

In December 2006 a century-old Ceiba tree was cut down in the San Agustín neighborhood of Havana, the Cuban capital. This sad event inspired a group of young Cubans to found environmental group El Guardabosques (The Guardian of the Forest or Forest Ranger).

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Updates from November, 2011

16 November 2011

Greece

Sendyourtale is a Greek blog that invites readers, in the manner of the PostSecret project, to send in their personal tales of the financial crisis, to be published anonymously in Greek and English.

• Asteris Masouras

Health

A team of bloggers [el] is cooperating with social workers at the Elaionas women's prison in Thebes, Greece, in order to give aid to imprisoned mothers and their children. The blog lists the team's actions, as well as inmates' current needs, for anyone wishing to volunteer material aid.

• Veroniki Krikoni

U.S.A.

For the online exhibition “Voices of Motherhood” by the International Museum of Women, Kathy Halper in the U.S. was inspired by the experience of “friending” her own daughter on Facebook to embroider copies of photos posted by teenagers on the social network. The embroideries show drunken parties, sexual innuendo, and raunchy humor.

• Solana Larsen

China

Siweluozi translated Chinese government's mouthpiece Global Times's commentary on netizens' action in lending money to prominent artist-activist Ai Weiwei for paying his tax.

• Oiwan Lam

15 November 2011

Slovenia

Stefan Geens of Dliberation discusses how photography is under legal attack in Slovenia, since the country's information commissioner has decided that all faces in published panoramic photography should be blurred out - a decision with great consequences for the Slovenian photo scene.

• Vilhelm Konnander

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