Global Voices: Daily Digest—July 2-3, 2011

Global Voices: Daily Digest—July 2-3, 2011

Bangladesh: Bloggers Arrested While Protesting Against Energy Deal
Many netizens in Bangladesh are raging with anger as for the first time in the country bloggers and online activists among other protesters were arrested while striking in protest of a recent Production Sharing Contract (PSC) between the Bangladesh government and United States energy giant ConocoPhillips for deep sea gas exploration. read>>

Zambia: Pastors Using Facebook to Evangelize
Zambian preachers are using every opportunity and, indeed, forum to spread the word. With the coming of social networking sites such as Facebook, some innovative pastors and motivation speakers are using the website to reach out to the "lost souls". read>>

Thailand: Netizens React to Opposition Victory
Opposition candidate Yingluck Shinawatra is set to become Thailand's first female Prime Minister as her Pheu Thai party won more than 260 seats in today's general elections. read>>

Serbia: Serbs Seek Refuge from Politics and Tabloid News in Citizen Journalism
More often than ever, blog posts on the state of the media and journalism seem to be popping up in the Serbian blogosphere. Danica Radisic highlights a few of them. read>>

Social Media Day PTY in Panama
Social Media Day PTY gathered hundreds of Panamanian social networks users. Ariel Moreno participated in the event and shares how the day was celebrated in Panama. read>>