» Haiti: Shifting Focus
25/08/10 10:27 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Janine Mendes-Franco The Haitian Blogger suggests that the mainstream media is focusing on the wrong thing: “Attention should focus less on the distraction of WyClef Jean’s failed presidential bid…and more on the desperate h..
» Technology for Transparency: Five Lessons Learned
25/08/10 09:48 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Rebekah Heacock As we move into the second phase of the Technology for Transparency Network , Renata Avila and I have been working on a better mechanism for categorizing and sorting the dozens of organizations profiled on our site. One ..
» Russia: Bloggers Accuse Pro-Kremlin Youth Leader in Minor Abuse
25/08/10 08:07 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Alexey Sidorenko Vasiliy Yakemenko [RUS], a leader of “ Nashi ” and director of the Federal Youth Agency, has been accused [RUS] by bloggers of having sex with a 17-year-old female activist of the movement, Noviy Region repo..
» China: Fan Yanqiong released
25/08/10 06:23 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By John Kennedy Fan Yanqiong , the last of the Fujian 3 netizens still in prison, was quietly released Wednesday morning and allowed to rejoin her family . This comes just days after filmmaker He Yang released his hour-long documentary, He..
» Brazil: Competition Turns Blogs into Books
25/08/10 05:52 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Sara Moreira The idea is to turn the best Brazilian blogs to books, and the competition [pt] is open until September 12th. The participants can vote and apply through fifteen different categories, including Ecology & Environment, Religi..
» Chile: Thermoelectric Plant is Approved Despite President's Promise
24/08/10 17:07 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Silvia Viñas Today, the Regional Environmental Commission of Coquimbo (in Spanish, Comisión Regional del Medio Ambiente de Coquimbo) approved a project to build a thermoelectric power plant in Marine reserve Punta de Choros. Pablo Astud..
» Russia: LiveJournal Communities as a Transparency Tool
24/08/10 15:35 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Alexey Sidorenko In the countries with low levels of transparency, new media often become the only arena for exposing violations made by the government. In the countries where the truly independent NGOs are often oppressed and it\'s hard..
» Bermuda: Facts of Life?
24/08/10 12:50 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Janine Mendes-Franco “Our community is more divided- and ANGRY – than in decades…Our economy is a mess…”: Vexed Bermoothes thinks that “no spin can override these facts. In my opinion, Dr. Brown is a failed..
» Cuba: Blogger Arrested
24/08/10 12:29 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Janine Mendes-Franco Uncommon Sense and Blog for Cuba report on the arrest of blogger Luis Felipe Rojas Rosabal, with the former saying that the authorities are “especially persistent with its repression towards the more accomplis..
» Trinidad & Tobago: Unique Deal
24/08/10 09:47 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Janine Mendes-Franco Afra Raymond says that comparing the CL Financial bailout to the US situation is “nothing less than public mischief”: “The only resemblance to the US bailout is in name only. Real Trini-ting. Dupre..
» Tunisia: Doctored Photographs Symptomatic of the State of The National Press
23/08/10 20:07 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Lova Rakotomalala The use of national media as an instrument of propaganda has been fairly well documented in Tunisia. Tunisian citizen media have been well adept at tracking the numerous instances of fabrication of information and cens..
» Global: Spreading Peace Through Images
23/08/10 17:15 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Danica Radisic Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs and photographers came upon the idea of spreading humanity, good will and positivity through images. On August 16, their project, dubbed International Guild of Visual Peacemakers ,..
» Haiti: Beauty & Controversy
23/08/10 12:40 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Janine Mendes-Franco As controversy swirls around Haiti\'s representative for the 2010 Miss Universe beauty pageant, The Haitian Blogger says: “The assassination of Miss Haiti\'s mother was a terrible tragedy. Unfortunately the sad ..
» Peru: SUVs Taking Over Sidewalks
23/08/10 12:27 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Silvia Viñas Cyrano writes [es ] about his friend Edgardo, who uses a wheelchair, and his encounter with an SUV which was taking over most of the sidewalk. The SUV made it impossible for Edgardo to go through with his wheelchair, even w..
» Cuba: Empty or Full?
23/08/10 11:57 from Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism
By Janine Mendes-Franco “The truth is the rules of democracy and human rights agreements are instruments against which the government in Havana holds grudges”: Iván\'s File Cabinet wouldn\'t be surprised if Cuban prisons were to ..
» BP Station Owners Face Long Road to Recovery
10/08/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
BP owns just a fraction of the U.S. service stations that carry its brand, but independent station owners are suffering since the spill.
» Judge Blocks Parts of Arizona\'s Immigration Law
28/07/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
A preliminary injunction was issued against parts of the law, including the sections that called for officers to check a person\'s immigration status while enforcing other laws.
» Arizona Law Derails Conference of Governors of U.S. and -Mexico Border States
06/07/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
For nearly three decades, governors from both sides of the United States-Mexico border have held a conference, but this year, things are uncertain.
» Day 70: The Latest on the Oil Spill
29/06/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
A federal appeals court in New Orleans will hear the government\'s appeal of a ruling overturning the deepwater drilling ban in the Gulf of Mexico on July 8.
» Embargoing Arizona Proves to Be Not So Easy
19/06/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
The cities of Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco adopted resolutions to prohibit their doing business with companies based in Arizona, but economic realities have intervened.
» Punishing BP Is Harder Than Boycotting Stations
11/06/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
Telling oil companies that you\'re not going to take it anymore requires a change in lifestyle.
» Artists\' Boycott Strikes a Dissonant Note Inside Israel
09/06/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
The cancellation of concerts has mobilized the Israeli pop world and its supporters against the threat of a widening cultural boycott.
» Burundi: Candidates Accuse Government of Voter Fraud
01/06/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
Five presidential candidates said Tuesday that they would boycott the June presidential election over allegations of voter fraud.
» California: Arizona Boycott Grows
01/06/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
Los Angeles County is joining the boycott over Arizona\'s immigration law.
» Musicians Differ in Responses to Arizona\'s New Immigration Law
28/05/10 23:00 from NYT > Boycotts
A boycott effort has received pledges from some big names but is light on mainstream “big tent” acts and includes no country music performers.