Global Voices: Daily Digest - Nov 5-6th, 2011

Saturday and Sunday, November 5-6, 2011

Egypt: All Set for Parliamentary Elections 2011
Voting for Egypt's parliamentary elections begins on November 29. Get up to date with the process and some of the issues netizens are discussing about the country's first elections since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak.
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Africa: An African Voice Telling the African Story
Africa: What's Your Story? is a citizen media project that seeks to highlight the common problems that the people of Africa share and promote transparency and accountability. Asif Sheikh, the CEO and co-Founder of A24 Media, talks to Global Voices Online about the project.
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Japan's IT Exodus: A Personal Perspective (Part 2)
Japanese blogger and programmer Ryo Asai describes the cultural differences between his previous workplace, a Japanese system integration company, and his new job at Amazon Japan.
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Bahrain: Reports of Military Personnel Tortured, Imprisoned, and Killed by Regime
Release our activists, release our students, release our medics, release our women, release our teachers, and now release our military personnel. All of these are Twitter campaigns that Bahraini netizens have been pushing for to create awareness about the different segments targeted by the Bahraini regime since protests started on February 14.
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Costa Rica: Viral Campaign Says the Country is Run by Clowns
In Costa Rica a viral video that portrays politicians as clowns was released to protest a new tax bill. The video was produced and distributed by a group backed by an association close to industry. As some question the validity of such a campaign in social media, others defend the right of every organization, including private companies, to use social media as a tool for political activism.
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