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• DR of Congo: General Ntaganda Back on the War Path?

  
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  This post is part of our special coverage Refugees . North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is under pressure once again, after two years of relative peace. It all began on March 14, 2012, just days after the International Criminal Court (ICC) found  Thomas Lubanga  - a key player in the  Ituri ...
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• Brazil: Humiliation of a Young Man on TV Opens Debate over Regulation of the Media

  
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  At the beginning of May, a televised feature from the programme ‘Brasil Urgente was aired in which a young man, poor, black, and whose face showed the marks of a violent attack, was “interviewed” by the reporter Mirella Cunha  [pt], who accused him of trying to rape a woman. In the video, the journalist from ...
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• Africa: Talking About Africas Digital Future

  
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  Will Mutua talks to CEO and co-founder of buni.tv, a new internet video platform specifically focused on content created in Africa or about Africa. Written by Ndesanjo Macha · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper
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• Côte dIvoire: Controversy during 2012 Tech Conferences

  
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  [All links forward to French articles or videos unless stated otherwise] Côte dIvoire recently played host to two important technology conferences in the space of three days. ‘ Google Days ’ [en] and JNTIC 2012 [en] (National Days of Information and Communication Technologies) took place between May 15 and ...
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• Germany: Wanted Posters Against Delivery of Tanks to Saudi Arabia

  
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  The German activist artist group “Center for Political Beauty” [de] launched a much buzzed-about campaign on May 21, 2012 to prevent the sale of tanks made in Germany to Saudi Arabia. The campaign 25,000 Euro [de] promises to award this amount to people who give tips that lead to the conviction of one or more ...
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• Video: Defying the Stigma of Speaking Indigenous Languages

  
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  Al Jazeeras Living the Language video series brings us the stories of indigenous activists and communities throughout the globe who are standing up against stigma and are proposing solutions to recover the spaces for indigenous languages. In Bolivia , the majority of the population is Aymara or Quechua, but due to ...
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• Cowes Jubilee Window Competition

  
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  On Friday 25th May, the amazing Cowes Jubilee window displays throughout the towm will be judged by the Mayor of Cowes, Red Funnel and the Isle of Wight County Press! Related News: Pimms and Pearls Jubilee Sailing Trust 30th Anniversay Ball Boy Hurt in Cowes Racial Incident. Island Clubs Unite To Host ...
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• The newsonomics of trust, news trusts, and Murdoch trustworthiness

  
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  Trust. It’s the foundation of the news business. We’d like to believe that readers trust us to deliver accurate and fair-minded news. We’d like to believe that we can trust each other in the press to be honorable. Trustworthiness, or integrity, is one of the values we’ve most sought as we hire and ...
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• Russia: Q&A with Tina Kandelaki

  
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  Tina Kandelaki is many things. She is a Russian journalist, a TV celebrity, a co-owner of Apostol Media Group , a widely read blogger, and — more recently — a visible presence in Russian politics. Her Twitter account ( @tina_kandelaki ) has nearly half a million followers, and her LiveJournal blog has received ...
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• Tajikistan: Singers Turn to Religious Motifs

  
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  In his blog, journalist Kayumars Ato writes [tj] that pop singers and rappers in Tajikistan increasingly use religious motifs in their songs. The use of music for religious purposes remains a controversial topic in the country. Written by Alexander Sodiqov · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook ...
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• Azerbaijan: Live Eurovision Human Rights Discussion on Facebook

  
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  On the eve of this years Eurovision Song Contest final in Baku, Azerbaijan, RFE/RL is planning a live Facebook chat with Elisa Munoz, Acting Executive Director of the International Womens Media Foundation, and Khadija Ismayilova , investigative reporter and talk show host for RFE/RLs Azerbaijan Service, at 13.00 ...
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• Taiwan: When News is Sold to the Chinese Government

  
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  In recent years, more and more Taiwanese media workers have been worried that press freedom has been eroding since the lifting of martial law in 1987. In fact, Taiwans ranking in Freedom Houses Annual Press Freedom Report has been regressing since 2008. In addition to the “embedded marketing” practice which ...
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• Bangladesh: Using Blog To Expose ‘Eve Teaser”

  
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  Eve teasing (sexual harassment of women) is one of the major problems in Bangladesh which many women face everyday. This social problem exists everywhere be it in rural or in urban areas. One of the main reasons of girls being married off at an early age or them dropping out of school is “eve teasing”. Many times ...
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• Video: How Societies Work - A Look at Unconvential Arrangements

  
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  The VJ Movement has partnered with the  London School of Economics  to bring us videos and stories that attempt to show how societies in conflict and crisis-affected areas across the globe are facing their futures. In places such as Afghanistan or Zimbabwe, despite the apparent lack of clear structures of ...
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• Video: Youth Media Organization Sign up for Mozilla Popcorn Story Camp

  
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  Mozilla will be running a free six weekly modules summer camp to empower youth to use online tools for telling compelling interactive stories. Youth organizations can sign up on behalf of their students. (via @futuresoup ) Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook ...
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• Peru: Iquitos Faces Aftermath of Floods

  
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  The reported floods that have ravaged the Amazon regions of Peru, as well as in the city of  Iquitos reached and surpassed the highest point [es] recorded in history since 1986 (see illustrative photos of the reported floods taken by a member of the Red Cross) recently began to subside at the end of April ...
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• Iran: “Lets Save Urmia Lake With Our Tears”

  
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  Protesters fighting to save Lake Urmia in Iran from permanent environmental damage have not given up . On May 21, 2012 once again people in Urmia and several other cities in the Azerbaijan region of Iran have called on the government to save the dying Lake Urmia , one of the worlds largest salt water lakes. In Khoy ...
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• Ecuador: ‘Conectándonos Event Kicks Off May 24

  
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  The event ‘ Conectándonos Ecuador (”Getting connected Ecuador”), co-organized by Rising Voices and the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja [es] (UTPL for its initials in Spanish) will kick off tomorrow, May 24. You can follow the event on Twitter through the hashtag # ConECU . Furthermore, a ...
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• Italy: Army Evicts Art Workers from Occupied Building

  
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  In the early hours of the morning on May 22, 2012 police and army entered Palazzo Citterio in Milan, Italy ending an occupation by the artist and precarious workers collective, Macao. [All links in Italian except where otherwise stated] The group of architects, visual artists, students, communication and education ...
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• Cuba: “Mob” Attack Linked to Heart Attack?

  
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  Further to this , babalu reports that another elderly lady “suffered a fatal heart attack after her home was violently attacked by a paramilitary mob.” Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious ...
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