Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2011 December 02

2 December 2011

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Stories from 2 December 2011

Macedonia: NGOs and Netizens Prevent Undemocratic Youth Law

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

The withdrawal of the undemocratic Draft Law on Youth from the parliamentary procedure indicates that the otherwise stubborn authorities can be persuaded not to do more harm if the civil...

December 1, was World AIDS Day. Bloggers from the Caribbean have weighed in with their own thoughts about and support for the ongoing battle against HIV and AIDS.

Cuba: The 99 Per Cent

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Barbados: Environmental Laws Needed

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Latin American Hackathon Seeks to Create Web Apps to Solve Social Problems

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Africa: Online Space for African Languages and Poetry

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

Zambia: How Netizens Observed World AIDS Day

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambian netizens on various social media sites observed the World Aids Day, which falls on December 1, with a call for people to know their HIV status. Zambians, who say...

Sao Tome and Principe: Photographic View of the Country

Written by Sara Moreira · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Tanzania: YoungAfricaLive Mobile Community Launched

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

Brazil: Documentary on Belo Monte Seeks Funds from the Crowd

Written by Sara Moreira · Quick Reads · Latin America

Russia: Detained Member of Parliament Uses Live Mobile Broadcasting

Written by Gregory Asmolov · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Slovakia: Visualising Business Registry Data with Vorsr.sk

Written by Jakub Górnicki · Eastern & Central Europe

Vorsr.sk is a tool for visual exploration of Slovakia's business registry. It treats the information as one big social network, grabbing the newest data live and delivering up-to-date connections of...