Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 19, 2011
Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 19, 2011
Tunisia: Democratic Test for
Tunisians on October 23 Election Day
Tunisians will
head to polls on October 23 to elect a national constituent
assembly which will write a new constitution for the country
that was the spark of the so called Arab Spring Though, the
election is much anticipated, about half of Tunisian voters
are still undecided, and there are fears of a low turnout
rate. read>>
Why Occupy Singapore
Failed
It seems Singaporeans are preoccupied with
something else because nobody showed up in the
OccupyRafflesPlace event which could have been the Singapore
equivalent of the Occupy Wall Street protest. Bloggers
discuss the failure and prospects of the initial attempt to
'Occupy Singapore'. read>>
Italy: October 15 Protest
Turns Violent in Rome
Tens of thousands of people
from across Italy gathered in Rome on Saturday 15 October,
in support of the global "Occupy Wall Street" movement.
Whilst demonstrations were relatively peaceful elsewhere in
Italy, the march towards Piazza San Giovanni in Rome turned
into urban conflict as an estimated couple of hundred
individuals ("black-blocks") burned vehicles, smashed
windows, and hurled rocks and bottles at police, who
responded with tear gas and water cannons. read>>
Trinidad & Tobago: Project
Runway's Social Media Queen
The season finale for
Lifetime network's hit reality show, Project Runway, is
almost here and Trinidad and Tobago's Anya Ayoung-Chee, a
designer who has made it into the top five - thanks to her
undeniable flair for fashion and the unwavering support of
her fan base - not only has a shot at winning this season's
coveted prize, but has also become a stiff competitor for
Twitter's fan favourite competition. Caribbean netizens
rally around her. read>>
Indonesia: Yogyakarta Royal
Wedding
The Yogyakarta sultanate is celebrating the
Royal Wedding of Princess Bendara and Prince Yuda. The happy
event was live streamed through microblogs and other social
media platforms for the entire world to see. read>>
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today...
Israel: Netanyahu Rapped for Exploiting
Shalit's Return
Commemorating Mozambique's Founding Father,
Samora Machel
Cameroon: Retrospective on the 2011
Presidential Election Candidates
Malaysia: Food and Blog Action Day
2011