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· July, 2016
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Stories about Youth from July, 2016

A Documentary Shows Macedonian Students Are Still Living in Dismal Conditions, Despite Government Promises

28 July 2016

"This is an everyday picture of a student who is not from the capital and does not have money to pay for an apartment."

Jalisco Moves to End Political Immunity and Usher In a New Kind of Politics for Mexico

27 July 2016

"For many years they've told us we have to get used to the political class' privileges, but today in Jalisco we heard the historic call of society: no more impunity."

Disturbing Abu Ghraib-Style Abuse at a Juvenile Facility in Australia's Northern Territory

26 July 2016

The Australian government is to set up a Royal Commission to look into the shocking abuse of children in a Northern Territory youth detention centre.

With Trepidation and Excitement, Pokémon Go Finally Launched in Japan

25 July 2016

Pokémon Go was finally released in Japan on July 22, 2016. The entire country has surrendered to the craze of capturing mythical monsters using a mobile device.

Will Trinidad & Tobago Students Be Last Out of the Gate if the Government Stops Funding Tertiary Education?

21 July 2016

As the country faces an economic recession, there are concerns that students have been abusing the government's funding of their tertiary education. Will the programme be discontinued or merely restructured?

One Children's Song, Translated Into Australia's Many Local Languages

Rising Voices21 July 2016

Australia's children are being invited to translate a song into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages for an internet video competition promoting linguistic diversity.

The Lives of Migrant Workers in Thailand's ‘Little Burma’

19 July 2016

“But we have no money and no home; how could we go back and survive?”

In China, a University Degree Isn't Always a Golden Ticket to Employment

19 July 2016

"Finding a job is a tough thing because you have to fall down and get up again and again."

Puerto Rico’s flag Is black and in ‘mourning’ over US-imposed oversight board

17 July 2016

"Puerto Rico is fighting, lets strengthen the love between us and the space we inhabit by promoting respect, solidarity, tolerance, union, communication, and community cooperation."

How a Stolen Student Parliament Is Macedonia's Political Crisis in Microcosm

17 July 2016

" Now try to imagine how this generation will organize parliamentary elections?"

Rappers Put Patriotism on Full Display in Tajikistan

17 July 2016

Over two years ago, authorities stopped a nascent and subversive hip-hop movement in its tracks. That move has had predictable consequences.

Indian YouTube Channel Conquers the Hearts And Minds of Millions Across the World

15 July 2016

Launched in 2013 by an Indian entrepreneur, Chu Chu TV is now the most-watched YouTube channel in Asia Pacific and the second-most watched children's “edutainment” channel in the world.

Japanese Fans Are Over the Moon for This Russian Figure Skater's ‘Cosplay’ Performance

14 July 2016

"Medvedeva-chan, thank you indeed for loving Sailor Moon so much!"

A Quarter of a Century Ago, the USSR Went Nuts for Its First McDonald’s. Now That Joy Belongs to Siberia.

RuNet Echo8 July 2016

While the world's biggest fast-food chain might no longer thrill the denizens of modern-day Moscow, McDonald's is still breaking new ground elsewhere in Russia.

The Radio Soap Opera That Revived a Genre and Put the Ecuadorian Lesbian Community on the Map

6 July 2016

“Mariana Is So Lesbian” accomplishes several objectives: reviving a genre, advocating for lesbians' rights, and exploring the experiences of those who lived in Ecuador when homosexuality was still a crime.

Russia's Children's Rights Commissioner Is Stepping Down, But We'll Remember Him for These 7 Things

RuNet Echo4 July 2016

RuNet Echo reviews the seven most memorable moments of Pavel Astakhov's career, as we part with Russia's longtime children's rights commissioner.

Thai Activists Use Toys, Balloons and Dolls to Campaign for Democracy

2 July 2016

Protests are still banned in Thailand where the army remains in power, but will authorities arrest the 'protesting' toys and dolls?

Massive Nude Photo Leak Raises Issue of Online Protection Laws in Trinidad & Tobago

Advox1 July 2016

Police suspect the leak is part of an online pornography ring, and that some of the photographs are being sold.

Russia's Children's Rights Commissioner May Have Finally Landed in a Scandal He Can't Overcome

RuNet Echo1 July 2016

A single, poorly worded question displaying insensitive nonchalance after a tragedy appears to be the downfall of Russia's commissioner of children's rights.

The ‘Achievement Epidemic’ in Vietnam Schools

1 July 2016

"I think families’ expectations and the career guidance given to students are unrealistic and not that helpful."

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