8 May 2011

Stories from 8 May 2011

Cuba: A Controversial Encounter

  8 May 2011

The bloggers from the collective student blog from Matanzas La Joven Cuba reflect [es] on their meeting with the US professor Ted Henken, who was informed by Cuban authorities that...

Senegal: “Enough is Enough” Movement: First the Web, Now the Presidential Palace

  8 May 2011

As the uprisings continue across the Arab World, several incidences of angry young people have sprung up on Senegalese websites. Since early March, this activism has left the web behind and a group calling itself "Y'en a marre" (Enough is Enough) has now become the main symbol of the protests. Founded in January 2011, Y’en a marre arose from frustration built up during power cuts that brought Senegal to a standstill. The group hails from the Dakar suburbs and is led by several local rappers, including Fou Malad, Thiat (from the group Keur Gui) and Matador.

Brazil: Homophobia, Religion and Politics

  8 May 2011

In the second article in the series dedicated to LGBT issues in Brazil, Global Voices reports on polemical statements made by parliamentarians, extreme right groups and religious representatives that oppose legislative advances, and have left the blogosphere startled at the level of hatred and prejudice shown.