Global Voices · Citizen media stories from November 2011

November, 2011

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Stories from November, 2011

26 November 2011

Mali, Niger: Tuareg Voices Barely Heard Over the Sounds of War

Written by Marc-Andre Boisvert · Translated by Ahmed Medien · Sub-Saharan Africa

Since the start of the war in Libya, many security and political experts have warned against potential Touareg threats in Mali and Niger. Is it a real threat or mere speculations? For the moment, the only place to hear the voices of the Tuareg is on the internet.

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25 November 2011

Mexico: Massive Civil Lawsuit at ICC Seeks Drug War Justice

Written by Geraldine Juarez · Latin America

23,000 Mexican citizens have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate heads of drug cartels, President Felipe Calderón and other top officials for crimes against civilians in Mexico's ongoing Drug War.

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Egypt: Summing up the Second Wave of Protests So Far

Written by Miran Hosny · Middle East & North Africa

Miran Hosny sums up the recent second wave of protests in Egypt. The death toll is allegedly just shy of 40 and Central Security Forces and police have reportedly continued their attack-and-retreat dance with Egyptian protestors, blasting them with tear gas and other chemical gases that are as yet unidentifiable.

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Yemen: Mixed Reactions as Saleh Finally Signs GCC Deal

Written by Noon Arabia · Middle East & North Africa

There have been mixed reactions amongst Yemenis towards President Saleh's signing of the Gulf Cooperation Council deal; some are disappointed and skeptical, while others are joyful and relieved. Noon Arabia reports.

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Pakistan: The Death of Nusrat Bhutto

Written by Sana Saleem · South Asia

The recent demise of Nusrat Bhutto, former first lady and wife of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was mourned across Pakistan. A public holiday was declared as a part of the mourning, which triggered a wave of reactions from Twitter users questioning the logic behind such a move.

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24 November 2011

Egypt: Popular Justice Tackles Police Brutality

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Social media users in Egypt have revealed the identity of a police officer accused of shooting to target protester's eyes. Tarek Amr reports of the emergence of several popular justice initiatives in the country.

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Updates from November, 2011

29 November 2011

Trinidad & Tobago

Mark Lyndersay writes an enlightening post about online child safety, here.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

Ernesto Morales Licea takes issue with Mariela Castro's now infamous statement to Radio Netherlands during her visit to Amsterdam's Red Light District.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Saint Lucia

Caribbean-American Forum says that incoming results point to the likelihood that opposition leader Dr. Kenny Anthony has led the St. Lucia Labour Party to a sweeping victory in the country's recent general election.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Barbados

Barbados Free Press questions the role of the local police “in what has become an all-too-familiar story of covering up crime against tourists.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Jamaica

Active Voice gives a Twitter follower a tour of Jamaica's famous Sabina Park, and makes a plea for the powers-that-be to bring back the Lawrence Rowe Players Pavilion.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Guyana

CODE RED “felt very frustrated yesterday when someone told [her] that to say ‘violence against women' is discriminatory, that it should be called ‘relationship violence'”, explaining: “There are a range of gendered ways in which women are targeted for violence, not all of which are ‘domestic'. Erasing the language feminists have invented to describe the harms women disproportionately face is an attempt at silencing women.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco