Global Voices: Daily Digest - Nov 22nd 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Russia: PM Putin Gets Booed - "End of an Era" or "Wishful Thinking"?

When PM Vladimir Putin stepped out to congratulate Mixed Martial Arts champion Fedor Emelianenko on Nov. 20, he was visibly taken aback when he received a less than warm response from Moscow spectators. Donna Welles reports. read>>

Kenya: Life in Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp

Around 75 percent of all refugees are believed to reside in countries neighboring their own, and this is particularly true in Kenya, where approximately 450,000 people inhabit the world's largest refugee camp. read>>

Russia: Digital Oppression Hits Web Forums as Election Approaches

As the Russian parliamentary election comes closer, dispersed attacks on regional discussion boards have turned into a massive wave of digital oppression. Alexey Sidorenko reports on several cases. read>>

Yemen: Will Saleh Sign the GCC Deal that the Youth Oppose?

Yemenis have patiently waited ten months too many for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. Now he says he will sign a GCC brokered deal which transfers power to his deputy. Netizens react to the news under the hashtag #No2GCCdeal on Twitter. read>>

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