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Португалия: Видео от манифестация срещу преврата в Гвинея-Бисау Този постинг съществува и на: Свобода на словото YouTube потребителят MinisterioDaVerdade публикува видео на голяма манифестация, проведена в събота и организирана от произхождащи от Гвинея-Бисау жители на Лисабон, заедно с техните португалски семейства и приятели, в знак на протест срещу военния преврат, който се проведе на 12-ти април. Шестващите окупираха улиците на квартала Байха в Лисабон. Протестните постери носеха надписи: “Ние имаме консенсус: Не на диктатурата” и просто “мир”.
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Latest posts by Janet Gunter Freedom of Speech Youtube user MinisterioDaVerdade published a video of a large parade on Saturday by Guinea-Bissaun residents of Lisbon, and their Portuguese families and friends, protesting the military coup which took place April 12. Marchers occupied the streets of Lisbon's Baixa neighborhood. Signs read “We have a consensus: No to dictatorship” and simply “peace.” Portugal Community members resisted eviction from the Es. Col. A in Fontinha [pt] in Porto this morning. The abandoned, disused school was being used by a self-organized collective for after-school classes, recreational activities - watch their story (with English subtitles). While broadcast media report the violent police eviction, protest continues. #Fontinha and #ocupai are the hashtags on Twitter. Arts & Culture Maputo is playing host to the first ever African meeting of publishers of board books. These are sturdy books, published on a small scale (often for children) with strong covers and resistant bindings. Culture reporter Inocêncio Albino wrote about the event [pt], and has been tweeting photos of books by Kutsemba Cartão, the first African board book publisher. Guinea-Bissau: Coup d'Etat and the Angolan Military Mission At nightfall on April 12, the military started yet another coup d'etat in Guinea-Bissau. In recent weeks, allegations of "generalized fraud" in the presidential elections, and the announcement of the withdrawal of the Angolan military mission in the country, had raised the tension levels in the military and political arenas. 7 April 2012 Brazilian Music Loses Influential Scholar, Santuza Cambraia Naves In a country where popular music is so much a part of daily life and of being Brazilian, the study of contemporary musical movements has gained important ground over recent decades. One of the silently influential and productive figures in this area, Santuza Cambraia Naves, died unexpectedly this week at age 59. Friends, colleagues and students remembered the researcher and beloved professor. Angola: Violence Against Protest for Fair Elections With the slogan: “Against Fraud in the Next Elections", the city of Luanda was again the stage for a protest on the morning of March 10. And again, according to some reports, the State made its strong arm felt, repressing violently a right of all citizens. 6 March 2012 East Timor: Nation Loses a Treasured Political Elder Online tributes pour in after the loss of one of East Timor's political elders, known affectionately as "Grandfather". Francisco "Avó" Xavier do Amaral was the declarer of independence in 1975, and returned to a free East Timor to serve in the Constituent Assembly and parliament. He was a three-time candidate for president. Mozambique This video of a storm arriving over the city of Maputo has gone viral on Youtube, with over 450,000 views in just a few short weeks. Statistics show greatest numbers of views in Mozambique, South Africa, Japan and Portugal. Mozambique has been hit by a number of cyclones in recent months. 3 March 2012 Angola New York-based producers of a documentary called “Death Metal Angola”, about the emerging metal scene in Angola and a rock festival in the city of Huambo, are raising money for post-production costs on crowdfunding platform IndieGogo. The film's tagline: “The hardest hardcore is Angolan hardcore.” 2 March 2012 Arts & Culture Young video blogger @DelvisBoy (Delvino Funetil) has started a series of video rants about Angolan pop culture called “Não Ta Bom#” (It's no good#). His simple rant about Facebook posted only days ago has had over 11,000 views - but he has ambitions of reaching a million.