Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2012 September 14

14 September 2012

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Stories from 14 September 2012

The Union Women and Child Development Ministry in India is considering a draft bill which, if passed by parliament, would make it legally compulsory for husbands to pay out a...

Armenia: Chess Olympiad Triumph

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

Armenia: A New Transit Route?

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

Armenia-Azerbaijan: International Day of Peace

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

Japan: Kansai Queer Film Festival Kicks Off

Written by Keiko Tanaka · Quick Reads · East Asia

Puerto Rico from Above

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

Burkina Faso, Niger: Cholera Kills 80 after Floods

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Argentina: Protesters Say “Enough” to Government's Policies

Written by Laura Schneider · Latin America

Responding to calls on social networks, on September 13 citizens attended mass demonstrations in different parts of the country to protest against the policies enacted by the current government of...

Maghreb, France: The Arc of Revolution is Long but It Bends towards Freedom

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Chile: Reforesting Patagonia through Social Media

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

China: Guangzhou Students Protest University Gender Quotas

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

The LGBT Community in El Salvador

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

In Sea of Censorship, China Allows Anti-Japan War Vitriol

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

A fleet of six Chinese surveillance ships has been deployed in response to the Japanese government's move to purchase three disputed islets from their private Japanese owners. Some Chinese netizens...