Stories from 12 May 2017
Bangladesh's LGBT Community Launches a Blog Commemorating Slain Activists
"How can I live in this country, where if I were to be killed people would rejoice over a cup of tea that there is one less LGBT person?"
Thailand Threatens to Take Facebook to Court Over Anti-Monarchy Posts
Tha Thailand government has given Facebook until Tuesday, May 16, 2017, to remove the 131 remaining 'anti-monarchy' posts.
Calls for Boycott After Pizza Hut Israel Mocks Palestinian Hunger Strikers on Facebook
"...because human dignity is much more precious that your pizza!! #Boycott_PizzaHut"
This Platform Has Helped Thousands of Migrants Reconnect with Their Families Back Home
Around the world, an estimated 65 million people who, for one reason or another, have been forced to flee their homelands. This platform aims to reunite broken families.
How a Rural South African Village's DIY Telco Lowered Its Communication Costs
"Of course all of this is not about the internet itself, it is about the collaboration, the skills, the social needs, the building something together."
Diversity, Interrupted: Anti-Gay Crusades Mar Ukraine’s Tolerant Facade
As this year’s Eurovision Song Contest enters its final weekend, a half-painted rainbow arch meant to symbolize the event’s slogan, “Celebrate Diversity,” hovers ominously over the center of Kyiv.
