Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Humanitarian Response from July 2011

Sarah Shourd spent 410 days in solitary confinement in Tehran, Iran, on charges of "espionage". She now calls on the world to speak up for her two friends, Shane Bauer...

25 July 2011

Africa: Africa Cartoon Stirs Famine Pornography Debate

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

22 July 2011

Iran: Global Day of Action for Dr. Arash Alaei

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

21 July 2011

Colombia: Challenges of the Victims’ Law

Written by Julián Ortega Martínez · Quick Reads · Latin America

Barbados: Legal Battle over Wetlands

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

20 July 2011

Afghanistan: Taliban killing civilians with IEDs

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

17 July 2011

Egypt: Building a Nation in a Square

Written by Tarek Amr · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

16 July 2011

Bangladesh: The Link Between Aid Work And Islamic Extremism

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

11 July 2011

Senegal-Chad: Hissène Habré won't be expelled anymore

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

8 July 2011

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Calls For International Aid

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

6 July 2011

Russia: Infamous ‘Vanishing’ Charity Foundation Resurfaces

Written by Vadim Isakov · Eastern & Central Europe

The heartwarming performance of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin playing the piano and singing the song "Blueberry Hill" at a charity concert, was darkened by the scandal surrounding the 'Federaciya'...