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Ukraine: Grassroots Activism

Veronica Khokhlova · 22:49

Many Ukrainians, fed up with a culture of lawlessness that is flourishing in their country, are becoming increasingly involved in grassroots activism. One of the latest rallies - Velonayizd ("Bicycle Attack") - took place in Kyiv on June 21, when nearly 500 cyclists, bikers and pedestrians gathered in front of the municipal police headquarters for a Critical Mass-type event, prompted by the recent deaths of at least two cyclists and the authorities' failure to bring the perpetrators to justice. 1 comment · »»

Iran: Citizen Media Sex Scandal

Hamid Tehrani · 14:14

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Earlier this month, students at Zanjan University in North-West Iran recorded and uploaded a video of their school's vice president, Hassan Madadi, with his shirt unbuttoned, allegedly preparing to have sex with a female student. Several Iranian websites and blogs say the female student had alerted her university's Islamic Student ... 1 comment · »»

Israel: New National Bird Good for a Laugh

Maya Norton · 02:59

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Embarrassed about your country's national bird? Don't be. Israel has one far more comical. Comedy Central's hit television show "The Colbert Report" cites Israel's choice of the long-billed hoopoe as evidence that, "Countries don't make passes at birds that wear glasses." Isrealli, who has the video clip, says: Last night, ... 2 comments · »»

EmPivot: Green media aggregator

Juliana Rincón Parra · 22:19

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EmPivot is a website made for sharing videos with a specific theme: environment. This green-related media content is added to the website so that people, organizations and companies can connect with each other with this same interest between them. EmPivot, as they explain on their website, comes from the word ... 0 comments · »»

Kuwait: $10,000 Car Treat!

Amira Al Hussaini · 15:15

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Would you spend $10,000 getting your car waxed? I know I wouldn't - but Lebanese blogger Mark, who lives in Kuwait, draws our attention to someone who did just that. 5 comments · »»

Colombia: The struggles of Barrancabermeja documentary

Juliana Rincón Parra · 07:04

This nine part documentary created by Taline Haytayan of her experience as part of the Peace Brigades International organization in the strife ridden Barrancabermeja region of Colombia captured my attention throughout. It follows the Feminine Popular Organization (OFP) group which works together to prevent violence against women and violent conflict ... 2 comments · »»

Serbia: Farewell to Šaban Bajramović, the Gypsy King of the Balkans

Elia Varela Serra · 21:17

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Šaban Bajramović, known as the “King of Gypsy music,” died on Sunday in Niš, his hometown in Southern Serbia of a heart attack. Here's a sample of what the blogosphere has been saying about him and his music. 1 comment · »»

Mexico: citizen complaint over land expropiation in Copala

Juliana Rincón Parra · 18:02

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In Copala [en], a town south of Acapulco in the province of Guerrero in Mexico, comes this video denouncing the alleged expropriation of lands belonging to Isabel Pisa and Fabiola Abarca by the Municipal President, Gonzalo Gallardo García, member of the Green Ecological Party [es]. The plan was to build ... 0 comments · »»