Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2014 May 28

28 May 2014

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Stories from 28 May 2014

Thousands marched chanting “we want education, education is our basic right, save education," after threats from militants forced dozens of private schools in the town Panjgur to close.

Atletico Madrid Football Club Campaign

Written by Juan Arellano · Quick Reads · Western Europe

Prison Literature

Written by Cati Restrepo · Quick Reads · Latin America

Reading “I am Malala”

Written by Juan Arellano · Quick Reads · Western Europe

Dominican Republic and Open Government

Written by Juan Arellano · Quick Reads · Latin America

Dragons and Fears

Written by Juan Arellano · Quick Reads · Latin America

“How are We Malagasy Supposed to Provide School Supplies and Medications for our Children ?”

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

What Happens When a Muslim, Jew, Christian, Atheist and Agnostic Travel the World Together?

Written by Elise Lecamp · East Asia

Victor, Josselin, Samuel, Ilan and Ismael all belong to different religions (or none at all). Together, they created the InterFaith Tour.

China's Censors Become Busier Before Tiananmen Anniversary

Written by Abby Liu · Quick Reads · East Asia

A Prison Break Story with Chinese Character

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Another Singer Arrested in China for Praising Tibetan Identity and Culture

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Following Tibetan singer Gepe's arrest in China, here's a roundup of similar arrests along with some of their music videos from YouTube.

Podcast: History of the Internet in China

Written by Abby Liu · Quick Reads · East Asia

“An Island Luminous” Makes Haiti Open Access

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Thai Coup Selfies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

There is reason to be less worried as long as we see Thai coup selfies on our timelines. Coup selfies provided the latest information about the political situation in Thailand.