Global Voices: Daily Digest - Nov 24-25th 2011

Thursday and Friday, November 24-25, 2011

Thailand: Survival and Creativity During Floods

The situation in Thailand is improving as floodwaters are receding but the death toll is now more than 600. The flood disaster is the worst in the past five decades but it also showed the creative and inventive ways of the people as they coped with the floods. read>>

Egypt: Popular Justice Tackles Police Brutality

Malek Mostafa, Ahmed Abd El-Fatah and Ahmed Harara are three Egyptians shot in the eye while protesting in Tahrir square. Harara lost his first eye while demonstrating in theDay of Rage on January 28, 2011, against former President Mubarak, and later lost his second eye after being shot during the second wave of the revolution against the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. read>>

See also: Egypt: Summing up the Second Wave of Protests So Far

Pakistan: The Death of Nusrat Bhutto

The recent demise of Nusrat Bhutto, former first lady and wife of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was mourned across Pakistan. A public holiday was declared as a part of the mourning, which triggered a wave of reactions from Twitter users questioning the logic behind such a move. read>>

Qatar: Opinions Divided Over Sale of Pork

News has been spreading in Qatar that pork products are now available for purchase in the country, albeit only from the single Qatar Distribution Company store, and only to those with alcohol permits. Omar Chatriwala reports. read>>

Mexico: Massive Civil Lawsuit at International Criminal Court Seeks Justice for Drug War Crimes

23,000 Mexican citizens have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate heads of drug cartels, President Felipe Calderón and other top officials for crimes against civilians in Mexico's ongoing Drug War. read>>

Spain: Controversies in the General Elections
Yemen: Mixed Reactions as Saleh Finally Signs GCC Deal
Tunisia: Elected Constituent Assembly Holds Inaugural Session

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