Stories from 7 April 2014
Inmate at Greece's Infamous Korydallos Prison Commits Suicide
Prisoners have used Twitter to publicize the conditions at the prison, so horrible that a prosecutor once refused to enter and inspect the hospital ward because she “has family”.
Spies Like US: “Fake Twitter” Violated Cubans’ Privacy Rights
The USAID-created "Cuban Twitter" revealed last week in an AP report stemmed from a shortsighted and condescending idea about what happens when repressed populations get their hands on communications technologies.
“It's a Girl”: Campaign Against infanticide Feminicide in India and China
The website MujeresMundi, directed by Peruvian Belgium-based communication specialist Xaviera Medina, is involved with the awareness campaign It's a girl against infanticide feminicide in India and China: Girls are killed...
Global Voices Meetup in Lagos, Nigeria
Global Voices Meetups are back in 2014! Our first gathering of the new year will be in Lagos, Nigeria on April 17, 2014. Find out how to sign up.
5 Fascinating Facts About the Leatherback Turtle
Nesting season is here. Learn a few facts about this sea turtle, which returns to the beaches of Puerto Rico each year to lay its eggs.
Why Rwanda Accuses France of Aiding 1994 Genocide
As Rwanda pays tribute to the victims of the genocide 20 years after the tragedy, President Kagame states again that France must “face up to the difficult truth” of its...
Your Guide to India's 2014 General Elections
About 814.5 million voters will be voting in nine phases in the world's largest elections, starting April 7.
India General Election 2014: Branding of Candidates Via Social Media
Social media is also the space for innovation and creative thinking. Milind Deora [Union Minister and incumbent MP from South Mumbai] boasts of being the first candidate available to the...
A Kibera Love Story
This is a fascinating love story between Sam from Kibera, a slum in the city of Nairobi, Kenya and Alissa from Minnesota, USA: This has to be the love story...
Friedrich Ebert Foundation Publishes Report on the Use of Social Media in Cameroon
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation has published a research report on the use of social media in Cameroon: To what extent, for what purposes and by whom are social media like...
Afghanistan Shows the Taliban the Middle Finger
Afghans have faced down the Taliban and their votes are being counted. Meanwhile, one candidate is already declaring himself the first round's preliminary leader.
Satirist’s ‘KFC’ Podcast is Litmus Test for South Korean Free Speech
A satirist and prominent social critic has returned to the airwaves in South Korea after being acquitted on charges of defaming the president.
300 Pakistan International Airlines Employees Fired for Fake Degrees
It's not the first scandal of its kind to rock Pakistan, where even lawmakers have been caught using fake academic degrees.
