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Накратко от Подбрано от август , 2012 Африка в снимки Това е списъка на Apostrophekola с най-добрите според него Tumblr фото-блогове, посветни на Африка: “… смятам, че трябва да ги следите, ако изпитвате някакъв интерес към Африка. Снимките в тези Tumblr-и наистина казват повече от хиляди думи.”. Куба: След десет години Иван Гарсиа посочва (анг) четири възможни сценария за това как ще изглежда Куба след десет години. Иран: Полицията цензурира за “връзка с Facebook” Главният началник на иранската дигитална полиция съобщава, че властите ще преследват тези, които “насърчават неморалност и проституция” в социалните мрежи. Камал Хадианфар твърди (фарси), че иранската полиция ще “пречисти” тази социална мрежа “със съдействието на мениджърите на Facebook”. Основните сайтове като Facebook и Twitter са блокирани в Иран. Ирак: Шест месеца преди инвазията на САЩ Блогърката Мириам Моналиса Харави публикува (анг) в блога си South/South снимки от Ирак, правени половин година преди нападението на САЩ. Латинска Америка: 2012, “Годината на Жената” в Олимпийските игри? Блогът “Americas Quarterly” посочва (анг), че макар много усилия да трябва да се положат, за да се сложи край на дискриминацията между половете в рамките на Олимпийските игри, “за първи път в историята, всяка страна, състезаваща се в тазгодишните Игри, има поне една атлетка, което означава много — особено в случая на Латинска Америка — за постигане на паритет на половете сред техните делегации. […] Аржентина, Боливия, Салвадор, Мексико, Чили, Колумбия, Венецуела, Коста Рика и Перу са избрали жени атлети да представляват техните екипи”.
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Stories from Quick Reads and Latin America from July, 2012 Latin America: Is 2012 the ‘Year of the Woman” at the Olympics? The Americas Quarterly blog points out that although there is still a lot to do to end gender discrimination at the Olympics, “for the first time in history, every country competing in the London 2012 Olympics will have at least one female athlete, with many – notably in Latin America – achieving gender parity among their delegations. Argentina, Bolivia, El Salvador, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Peru have selected female athletes to represent their teams. Guatemala: Microsoft and the University of San Carlos Blogger Josue Ortega [es] attended a university event which invited students to develop a project to help communities with very little access to technology. However, students were told to develop the project using only Microsoft technology. One of Ortega's friends inquired about using open licenses, but the idea was immediately rejected. Ortega concludes his post saying that authorities continue to sell education to companies that only contaminate it and hinder knowledge. Brazil: Board of Social Communication Under Criticism The Observatório do Direito à Comunicação, website of communication rights in Brazil, reports that [pt] the Board of Social Communication, elected by National Congress on July 17, is under criticism as the list of candidates was concealed and voting session was unannounced. Board members analyze, report and make recommendations on radio and televion programs, concession and media conglomerates. Brazil: Ministry of Health forms Partnership with Facebook on Organ Donation The Blog da Saúde [Health Blog] announced [pt] the Ministry of Health's partnership with Facebook to encourage organ donation by members of the largest social network in the world. “The Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, and the Vice President of Facebook for Latin America, Alexandre Hohagen, will launch, next Monday (30th), a new profile feature for Facebook users which aims to encourage organ donation in the country [pt].” Colombia: The Environmental Heritage of the Country is Threatened by Mining Through her Facebook profile, Carla Bajonero shares her concern regarding mining in Colombia [es]. In her opinion, mining only leaves behind “pollution and laughable earnings.” She then asks: “What happens to the environmental and cultural heritage of Colombia if mining continues in this boom?” Carla also writes about this issue in her personal blog [es]. Togo: Preacher Transports 4.2 kg of Cocaine Hidden in Lollipops to Build Church Togolese Preacher Woegna Yao Koufoualesse was caught at the Accra International Airport with 4.2 kg of Cocaine in a flight from Sao Paulo, Afrique Infos reports [fr]. The drugs were hidden inside caramel lollipops; Koufoualesse argued that he did not know about the cocaine and that the lollipops were to be sold to help build a church. Brazil: Project Discusses Political Campaign Sign Litter Few months ahead of municipal elections in Brazil, the campaign Quem sujou agora, vai sujar depois [Who litters now, will litter afterwards] aims to raise awareness on how political candidates make Brazilian towns dirty during election campaigns. The project's page on Facebook [pt] gathers denouncing photos and videos sent by netizens, cartoons and discussions regarding political sign regulation. Peru: Environmental Journalist Detained in Cajamarca Juan Arellano reports [es] in his blog that the “environmental journalist Jorge Chávez Ortiz, known on Twitter as @chavezwar [es], has reportedly been detained a few hours ago in Cajamarca. The young journalist from Cajamarca is also responsible for the blog Mi mina corrupta (“My corrupt mine”) [es], where he shows his opposition to the Conga mining project.” Argentina: The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo and the Olympics Lillie Langtry from the blog Memory in Latin America explains that the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo are getting into the spirit of the Olympics by “asking various Argentine sportspeople to feature in their latest video campaign.” Langtry shares a video where Carlo Retegui, the coach of the women's field hockey team, tries to raise awareness about the disappeared children. Paraguay: Citizens Reject Rio Tinto's Aluminium Smelter Project The blog Interparaguay [es] shares several videos on a project headed by Río Tinto Alcan to build an aluminium smelter in Paraguay. In the last video, Mercedes Canese, Vice Minister of Mining and Energy during Fernando Lugo's government, answers some questions about the project and its impact on the environment.