Global Voices—Daily Digest: June 11-12, 2011

Global Voices—Daily Digest: June 11-12, 2011

Spain: Protests Evolve, but Tensions Continue

The mobilizations that started on May 15 in Spain have gradually evolved into local meetings, gatherings and different kinds of initiatives all over the country. But the tension on the streets is still high. On June 11 in Madrid, a sit-in ended up with police charging against demonstrators. read>>

Featured translator: Fabienne Der Hagopian

Fabienne Der Hagopian is a volunteer translator for Global Voices in French. Being of Armenian descent, she has translated into French many posts about the Caucasus, but is also passionate about the world at large. Fabienne reflects on her experience as a volunteer translator. read>>

Zimbabwe: What is Next?

As Zimbabwe heads for possible polls later this year, netizens have taken to the Internet to express their views on politics, violence and the economy that would not see the light of day in the country's traditional media space. read>>

Macedonia: Protests Against Police Brutality/Murder Cover-Up Spread

Macedonian youth and some older intellectuals have been protesting for five days online and offline in Skopje, urging the authorities to "solve" the case of murder of a young man by a police officer who served as a bodyguard to a high-ranking official during the post-election rally of the ruling party. On Friday, youth from other cities, like Bitola, Strumica, and Kochani, took to the streets, too. read>>

Kenya: Finance Minister Uses Social Media to Prepare Budget

The Minister for Finance in Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta used GoogleDocs, Scribd, Twitter and Facebook to solicit public opinion on what to include in the country's budget for year 2010/2011 that was read on June 8, 2011. read>>

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