Global Voices: Daily Digest - Oct 24th 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

Turkey: Online Relief Efforts for Van's Earthquake Victims
Eastern Turkey was hit by a large earthquake of magnitude 7.2 yesterday. Kubra sums up some of relief efforts that were spearheaded online, pushing for humanitarian and rescue efforts on the ground. read>>

Cambodia: Worst Flooding in a Decade
Cambodia is experiencing the worst flooding in a decade. The government reports that almost a half a million hectares of rice paddies were destroyed by the floods, which could affect food security in the region. Here are more reports about the disaster. read>>

Colombia: Workers and Students Take to the Streets in Protest
Public sector workers and university students have hit the streets of Colombia to express their dissatisfaction: on October 7, workers called for a national strike due to the possible approval of several decrees that would change work conditions for public sector workers, and on October 12 university students throughout the country demonstrated against a higher education reform. read>>

Macedonia: Million Tweets - an Existentialist Parody Poem
Blogger iskra_iskric has dared to adapt a Macedonian rock classic by the band Arhangel to the new digital reality, creating a new poem on tweetering. read>>

Zambia: Netizens Divided Over Sata's Apology to Angola
When he took over as Zambia's president after the September 20 election, Michael Sata's first diplomatic decision, blunder or not, was to turn down an invitation by the Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika to attend a regional summit. But the main discussion about the way he handles diplomatic issues is about his apology to the Angolan government for the decision by the former ruling party to support the then Angolan rebel movement, UNITA. read>>

More posts on Global Voices today...
Mozambique: Uniting Small Farmers for a Better Tomorrow
Tunisia: Provisional Results Suggest Islamists Advance
Argentina: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Re-Elected President
Egypt: Catch the Former Regime Remnants

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