Global Voices: Daily Digest—July 16-17, 2011

Bangladesh: Sexual Assault By A Teacher Triggers Student Uprising
Recent events at the Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNC), a prestigious girls educational institution in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, has stirred much buzz in the Bangladeshi blogosphere. Porimol Joydhor, a teacher in the Bangla department of the school's Bashundhara campus, was accused of raping a female student of class ten at VNC while giving her private tuition. read>>

Tunisia: Police Brutally Disperse Peaceful Protesters
Tunisian police brutally dispersed protesters outside the headquarters of the Cabinet yesterday (July 15). The protesters were calling for reform and were planning to launch a third sit-in at Kasbah square, which is the epicenter of protests in the Tunisian capital Tunis. read>>

China: Independent Candidates Busy Building Up Support
Carrying on from the incident in which three independent candidates for local level People's Congress elections in Jiangxi were prevented from taking part in their election, candidates from other areas around China have yet to enter election periods but face no shortage of problems of their own. read>>

Australia: Regime Change Rupert Murdoch Style
It is a sign of the times when John Hartigan, News Limited's head in Australia, has to defend his newspapers' aggressive approach to the Gillard government. Murdoch's Oz media have been accused of abusing their power with a campaign for regime change. The announcement of the carbon pricing and emissions trading scheme is the latest battleground. read>>

Indonesia: Minister Revives Plan to Control Social Media
Indonesia's IT and Communications Minister has said that social media sites like Twitter and Facebook must be strictly controlled since they can be used to destabilize the government. His statement generated a lot of reactions, especially from netizens. read>>

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