Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2012 June 29

29 June 2012

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Stories from 29 June 2012

Moldova, Transnistria, Gagauzia: “Get to Know Your Neighbor”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Slovakia: Teachers Call for Help in Open Letter to Education Minister

Written by Tibor Blazko · Eastern & Central Europe

Two elementary school teachers wrote an open letter to the Slovak Minister of Education, highlighting the problems they face with their students who are “significantly maladjusted socially, [and] are almost...

Russia: A Mobile Service to Connect Passengers & Drivers

Written by Teplitsa · Eastern & Central Europe

The mobile navigation service Yeehay! saves time and money finding and ordering taxis, and it benefits the ecologies of smog-polluted Russian cities by bringing together passengers and drivers who otherwise...

Spain: Miners on Strike Bring Struggle to the Net

Written by Elena Arrontes · Western Europe

Spanish miners, on strike to protest cuts to their sector, have used social media to further their cause. Take a look at how some of the workers are taking their...

Nigeria: Senate President Challenged to name Boko Haram Sponsors

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

Ecuador: #LoxaEsMas, Ideas that Generate Change

Written by Alison Martinez · Latin America

#LoxaEsMas ("Loja is more") is an initiative that intends to create new ways to report problems in Loja, Ecuador, by using technology as the main tool. This initiative also strives...