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Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 5, 2011
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 5, 2011
Brazil: Mobilization on Twitter
Takes Down Pedophile Blog
Following wide mobilization
in social media, Brazilian netizens managed to take down a
pedophile blog in a matter of hours after the first alert
was made on Twitter, on the morning of Monday, October 3. read>>
Bahrain: 15 Year Jail
Sentences for Medics Who Treated Protesters
After
months of detention and a hunger strike, Bahraini medics
were released a month ago on bail waiting for their trials.
The shock came when the court announced its verdict,
sentencing them to 5 to 15 years in jail and accusing them
of different charges including threatening public order,
possession of weapons, invasion of the country's main
hospital, the Salmaniya Medical Complex, and many other
fabricated accusations that the regime and its media
apparatus have imagined since Bahrain's protests started on
February 14, 2011. read>>
Myanmar: President Suspends
Dam Project
Construction of the controversial
hydroelectric dam project on the Ayeyarwaddy River located
in the northern part of Myanmar has been suspended by the
government. President Thein Sein sent a letter to Parliament
informing them that the dam project will be postponed for
the sake of public interest. read>>
UN News: COP29 - Push For Agreement On A New Climate Finance Deal ‘Right From The Start’
Powering Past Coal Alliance: Coal Transition Commission Lays Out Recommendations To Accelerate The Coal-to-Clean Energy Transition
Global Climate and Health Alliance: Governments Must Commit Trillions In Climate Finance To Protect People’s Health
Government of Vanuatu: Ahead Of COP29, Landmark ICJ Climate Case Looms, With Vanuatu As First Country Speaking
Global Strategic Communications Council: COP29 Curtain Raiser - COP29 Expectations
UNFPA: UNFPA Calls On The Global Community To Stand With Women And Youth In Afghanistan