Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2014 June 24

24 June 2014

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Stories from 24 June 2014

“Not All Opinions Deserve to be Respected, Some Must be Fought”

Written by Luis Flores · Quick Reads · Western Europe

Could Snowden Be Russia's Alfred Kinsey?

Written by Kevin Rothrock · Eastern & Central Europe

If Kinsey’s Big Data could show the reality of human sexual behavior, what might the total disintegration of online privacy reveal about all kinds of political behavior?

Informal WiFi Networks Have Been Dismantled in Havana

Written by Elaine Díaz · Caribbean

The networks are primarily used to play games, share TV shows, series, and movies.

Cubans are increasingly asking for cheaper and broader access to the Internet.

The Story of Famine Refugees from Niger in Eastern Algeria

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

French Startup Companies Want to Make Your Home Smarter

Written by Mathieu Carrere · France

Want a smart thermostat to control your home's heating? Or one that is hooked up to the Internet and measures your home's concentration of CO2? French start-ups are on it.

Mapping the 567 Ebola Cases in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

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

Jamaica: Beauty & the Beast

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

The Female Perspective on the 2014 World Cup

Written by Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe · Quick Reads · Latin America

Homecoming Revolution in Africa

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

Thai Coup Leads to Exodus of More Than 180,000 Cambodian Migrant Workers

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodians are streaming over the border to escape a rumored crackdown on illegal migrants, only to be greeted by poor conditions and uncertainty.