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February, 2012

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Bangladesh: Boycotting Indian Products to Protest Brutality at Border

Indian Border Security Forces have killed more than 1,000 Bangladeshis in the last ten years. Some bloggers have started a campaign to boycott Indian products and services on March 1, 2012, to protest.
Cuba, USA: Blogger Perspectives on the Embargo's 50th Anniversary (Part 1)

The United States' economic embargo against Cuba has been in existence for 50 years. To mark the occasion, Global Voices interviews two bloggers about the blockade and what it has (or hasn't) accomplished. This is Part 1, in which Cuban diaspora blogger Alberto de la Cruz shares his views.

29 February 2012
Bangladesh: Boycotting Indian Products to Protest Brutality at Border

Written by Rezwan · South Asia
29 February 2012
Brazil: Dispute Over the Falklands Opens Debate on Economic Perspectives

Written by Richard de Araújo · Latin America
29 February 2012
Cuba, USA: Blogger Perspectives on the Embargo's 50th Anniversary (Part 1)

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

Stories from February, 2012

29 February 2012

Onechot was wounded by a bullet to the head. The Venezuelan reggae singer sang of the violence in the city of Caracas as being completely crazy. In 2011 there were...

Macedonia: Skopje's Pollution Monitoring Saga Continues

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

NGO Greenbox is compensating for the lack of web interface for the air pollution measuring system in Skopje by posting photos of the display on their blog. Filip Stojanovski writes...

Russia: Great Lent Has Begun

Written by Donna Welles · Eastern & Central Europe

Citizen media outlets have captured the multidimensional essence of the Russian Orthodox Lenten season, which began on Monday, including issues such the religiosity of post-USSR Russia, the liturgical calendar, the...

Slovakia: Chuck Norris Bridge

Written by Tibor Blazko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Chile: The Role of Public Libraries in Post-Earthquake Reconstruction

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Paraguay: An Interview on the Land Conflict in Alto Parana

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Costa Rica: Turning to Facebook to Fund TV Show

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Quick Reads · Latin America

Zambia: Ban Ki-moon Calls on Nation to Respect Gay Rights

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sub-Saharan Africa

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Zambia on 24 February; he addressed parliament, met key political figures and visited the Victoria Falls. None of these events have made as much...

Trinidad & Tobago: Battle with Media

Written by Matthew Hunte · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Puerto Rico: March Against the Pipeline

Written by Ángel Carrión · Latin America

Hundreds of people joined the "National March: Puerto Rico stands firm against the Pipeline" led by the organization Casa Pueblo. Photojournalist Ricardo Alcaraz shares some of his pictures of the...

Thailand: Facebook Blamed for Teen Pregnancies

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Netizens in Thailand react to the report of the National Economic and Social Development Board that popular social networking site Facebook is partly to blame for the unwanted teen pregnancies...

Iran: A pro-animal blog was filtered

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Taiwan: Say No to Ractopamine Tainted American Meat

Written by I-fan Lin · East Asia

Ractopamine, a leanness-enhancing feed additive, is banned in Taiwan and more than 150 other countries. However, under pressure from the US government, the newly elected Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is...

Armenia: Sumgait Pogrom Anniversary

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Azerbaijan: Khojaly Massacre Anniversary

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

International Mother Language Day in Francophone Regions

Written by Suzanne Lehn · South Asia

February 21st is International Mother Language Day. Discussion of the origins of this celebration, and a brief review of current developments in French language and new technologies.