Global Voices · January 2012

January, 2012

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Featured stories from January 2012

Pakistan: Moral Policing of Dating Couples Gets TV Show Axed

In a recent live Pakistani television show, a group of middle aged women were seen scouring the parks of Karachi to hold accountable the couples dating without their guardians' knowledge. Protests mounted on social media which led to the firing of the anchor and removal of the show from the...
South Africa: Student Anti-Racism Poster Causes a Stir

South Africa's Democratic Alliance Students Organisation recently released a controversial poster as part of their anti-racism campaign, which shows a naked mixed-race couple embracing. The poster has caused a huge stir on Facebook, Twitter and blogs and even generated viral spoof posters.

Moldova: Anti-Government Protests Receive Little Endorsement From Netizens

Eastern & Central Europe31 January 2012
Pakistan: Moral Policing of Dating Couples Gets TV Show Axed

South Asia30 January 2012
South Africa: Student Anti-Racism Poster Causes a Stir

Sub-Saharan Africa30 January 2012

Stories from January, 2012

Spanish-Speaking Twittersphere Fumes Over Announcement

Latin America31 January 2012

Twitter's announcement that it will restrict certain user content according to the laws of individual countries immediately caused a negative reaction in the Spanish-speaking Twittersphere. Twitter users widely employed the...

Puerto Rico: The Art of Sound

Quick Reads · Latin America31 January 2012

Cuba: Human Rights Double Standard

Quick Reads · Caribbean31 January 2012

Russia, Syria: Anti- and Pro-Assad Facebook Comment Attack

Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe31 January 2012

Puerto Rico: Waste of Money

Quick Reads · Caribbean31 January 2012

Cuba: Upwardly Mobile?

Quick Reads · Caribbean31 January 2012

Bermuda: “Constant Circus”

Quick Reads · Caribbean31 January 2012

Iran:American Accent for Persian Speakers

Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa31 January 2012

Jamaica: Bleached

Quick Reads · Caribbean31 January 2012

Iran: Official launch of Cyber Police

Quick Reads · Iran31 January 2012

China: A review of the new high-speed rail between Shenzhen and Guangzhou

Quick Reads · East Asia31 January 2012

China: The legacy of Wukan

Quick Reads · East Asia31 January 2012

Brazil: Sex Scandal on Big Brother Provokes Debate on Machismo

Latin America30 January 2012

The live broadcast of an alleged rape on the TV show with the highest ratings in Brazil on 14th January, with no immediate intervention by TV Globo, led thousands of...

Philippines: Protest Against Removal of Trees by Shopping Mall

East Asia30 January 2012

The plan of SM City Baguio shopping mall in north Philippines to remove more than 100 trees to make way for a new parking lot and entertainment site has been...