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January, 2012

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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.

31 January 2012
Moldova: Anti-Government Protests Receive Little Endorsement From Netizens

Written by Diana Lungu · Eastern & Central Europe
30 January 2012
Pakistan: Moral Policing of Dating Couples Gets TV Show Axed

Written by Faisal Kapadia · South Asia
30 January 2012
South Africa: Student Anti-Racism Poster Causes a Stir

Written by Ismail Dhorat · Sub-Saharan Africa

Stories from January, 2012

31 January 2012

Spanish-Speaking Twittersphere Fumes Over Announcement

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

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...

30 January 2012

Brazil: Sex Scandal on Big Brother Provokes Debate on Machismo

Written by Yohana de Andrade · Latin America

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

Written by Karlo Mongaya · East Asia

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...