The eviction of Zambia’s representative, musician popularly known as Mampi, from the on-going Big Brother Africa seventh series, has been received with mixed feelings from netizens. Big Brother Afric...
Tomyris explains why the authorities in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have banned The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohens latest spoof blockbuster, and writes about Western medias reaction to the ban. Written...
The brutal massacre committed in the district of Houla has prompted a wave of horrified reactions around the world. A number of governments have taken the decision to expel Syrian ambassadors in prot...
on 24th May, 2012, Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, formally joined the global SlutWalk movement, with over a hundred young men and women marching for the cause in the swelter...
The Philippine government has recently launched the Budget ng Bayan website to promote transparency and good governance in the country. Budget documents and state expenditures are uploaded in the sit...
Opinioneated is an “interactive map of where to eat in Singapore, based on the reviews of popular food bloggers.” Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · fac...
Bersih, an election reform movement in Malaysia, identifies key reforms that the government can implement to ensure free and fair access to media during elections Written by Mong Palatino · co...
Honduras Culture and Politics looks closely at the United States State Department report on human rights: “Theres been a blind eye to certain kinds of human rights abuses in Honduras that happe...
Football, the sport that is watched and played the most in Argentina, has suffered an escalation of violence in recent months, sparking reactions from football fans across the country. While the issu...
On May 26th and 27th, a number of cities around Brazil were the scene of the second round of protests known as SlutWalks. Calling for womens liberty and the right of women to dress as they want witho...
On May 28 a fire broke out at Dohas Villaggio Mall, leaving nineteen dead, thirteen of whom were children. Another seventeen were injured. The children were trapped in a nursery within the mall, and ...
David Wertime from the Tea Leaf Nation blogs about a serial rape crime committed by a local official in Henan province who had raped “nearly one hundred” young girls. So far the local pol...
A new visa policy recently announced by the U.S State Department has put the Confucius Institute under the spotlight in the Chinese blogosphere. The new directive, issued on May 17, 2012, demands tha...
Blogger Gulnara Bazhkenova explains [ru] why MPs in Kazakhstan are rarely taken seriously by the general public. In her words, the countrys rubber-stamp parliament is widely seen as a “weird, e...
The idea of auctions as a fundraising tool is not a new one in the charity world — everything from paintings to exclusive trips are sold this way. Sometimes, there is even a market for people: ...
On May 25, anti-government protestors in Houla, northwest of Homs, took to the streets at midday, little expecting that their demonstration would be eventually answered by a massacre of unprecedented...
Krista, from the collective blog Muslimah Media Watch, shares her familys passion for “ridiculous and tacky” salt and pepper shakers. Their latest acquisition, a gift bought in Dubai, has...
May 15 is Nakba Day, when Palestinians commemorate the displacement and dispossession that took place at the time of Israels establishment in 1948. In this post we look at how the day was marked by P...
South Koreas justice system has decided to enforce a chemical castration of a repeat child rapist, an official announced on May 23, 2012. A majority of South Korean net users expressed support for th...
An explosion struck one of Nairobis major roads, Moi Avenue, in Kenyas capital Monday afternoon. Initial investigations suggest that the blast resulted from electric fault in the area. Kenyas Police ...
Friends of Wikileaks (FoWL) is an independent social network for worldwide supporters of Wikileaks. People who join the site are paired with twelve others who speak the same language. FoWL groups fro...
How do international media represent cities in South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East? Is it fair or helpful to development? A symposium of scholars from the London School of Economics in Lo...
An interview with childrens TV presenter Maria da Graça Meneghel, or Xuxa as she is more widely known, has hit Brazil like a bombshell after being shown last weekend on TV Globos Sunday programme ...
Despite the commitment of the Armed Forces of the Philippines of having “zero” human rights abuses for 2012, peasants and indigenous peoples in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao ...
Fauna from ChinaSMACK translated a feature story showing German photographer Michael Wolfs collection of “Architecture of Density” which reflects the living condition of ordinary Hong Kong people in ...
Tourists come from South Africa and all over the world to relax on Mozambiques beaches, go on sports fishing expeditions and dive in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. It is estimated two-thirds of...
Queensland University of Technology academic Dr Axel Bruns presents research findings into the Oz twittersphere with graphic slideshow and audio presentation in Many Maps of the Australian Twittersph...
Kyivs first Gay Pride Parade ever, permitted by the authorities, was supposed to take place on Sunday, May 20. Fearing attacks, the events organizers had kept the venue as secret as possible, but the...
Islamic authorities in Tajikistan are unanimous in condemning the use and sale of drugs, writes [tj] journalist Kayumars Ato in his blog. At the same time, some religious leaders argue that using dru...
John identifies sectors in Somaliland that are attractive for potential investment: “Although not blessed with mineral wealth, arable land, or a large population, Somaliland does have a few sec...
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