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Brazil: Do banks have metal or melanin detector doors?

Posted by Paula Góes on 19/11/2009

Most banks in Brazil use revolving doors with metal detectors. But are they being used as an excuse to discriminate against people? A citizen media video reveals at least one case.

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Azerbaijan: News of IRI departure met with concern

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 18/11/2009

Following the cessation of radio broadcasts from foreign stations, as well as the sentencing last week of two video blogging youth activists, comes news of what some see as yet another threat to a fledgling process of democratization.

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Papua New Guinea: Ursula Rakova Leads Relocation Efforts

Posted by Eduardo Avila on 18/11/2009

Activist Ursula Rakova has been leading efforts to relocate the residents from the Cataret Islands in Papua New Guinea, where it is estimated that by 2015 all of the islands will be completely submerged because of climate change.

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Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

Posted by Aparna Ray on 17/11/2009

Can ICT truly preserve and protect distinct identities and culture? Does ICT by its very intervention introduce an element of Westernization amidst the indigenous culture that it purports to preserve and protect? What is the optimum balance between preserving traditional knowledge and embracing remi ...

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Bhutan: Shangri-La or Ethnic Cleanser?

Posted by Sonam Ongmo on 17/11/2009

What is Bhutan? One camp glorifies Bhutan as the last Shangri-la and the other claims that it is practicing ethnic cleansing. Sonam Ongmo breaks some stereotypes.

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