Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 6-7, 2011
Global Voices: Daily Digest—August 6-7, 2011
Spain: Journalist Arrested and
Demonstrations Restricted
The Spanish protest
movement that took thousands to the streets to demand a more
democratic system has reached a new stage. Authorities have
decided not to allow any more demonstrations and have tried
to prevent demonstrators from gathering. Read
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Syria: Death Toll Mounts as Ramadan
Massacre Continues
Protests calling for President
Bashar Al Assad "to leave" continue in Syria this Ramadan.
As the death toll mounts, reactions continue to pour in from
across the Arab world. Read
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Zambia: Complaining And Complimenting
Electronically
"Dear Zambia" is a website whose
content is generated by Zambian netizens who have got beef
with anything going wrong in the country, or, indeed, those
who have anything good to say about something which is rare,
unfortunately.Read
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