3 September 2011

Stories from 3 September 2011

Panama: Government Alliance Breaks

  3 September 2011

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has removed Vice-President Juan Carlos Varela from his post as chancellor, causing a rift the alliance between the country's ruling parties. On Twitter the reactions came fast from interested netizens.

Angola: Personalized video call to protest

  3 September 2011

A number of political activists made a video call to protest against lack of freedom in Angola for today, September 3. The “32 [years] is a lot” video shows faces and names, unlike March's protest against the government of José Eduardo dos Santos, convened anonymously on the internet.

Myanmar: Interactive Prison Map

  3 September 2011

An interactive prison map of Myanmar was created in support of the ‘Free Burma’s Video Journalists’ campaign. The map identifies the locations and gives a brief description of Myanmar’s 43 prisons. Seventeen video journalists for the Democratic Voice of Burma are currently detained.

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