The governments of the Gulf are discussing transforming the current Gulf Cooperation Council into an EU-style union. The move comes in an atmosphere of uncertainty and tension caused by the Arab uprisings and Iran’s growing influence. As a first step, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain might seek closer union.
What colour is your country?
sometimes it’s easy to forget how lucky you are.
happy world press freedom day, and here’s hoping that map sees a day in the near future where it’s all-green.
This World Press Freedom Day (#WPFD) why not check out our database of bloggers who have been threatened, arrested or killed for speaking out online?
Research by Dr. Taylor Owen revealed that the total amount of bombs dropped by the United States in Cambodia between 1965-1973 was five times greater than previously known.
With less than a week to go until Russia’s parliamentary elections, the creators of this election violation monitoring map have come under intense pressure.
Threatened Voices is a collaborative mapping project to build a database of bloggers who have been threatened, arrested or killed for speaking out online and to draw attention to the campaigns to free them.
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People can submit their reports on the impacts of the Alabama anti-immigration law HB 56 to a crowdsourced and open digital map.
Mostar in Autumn, by Evan Wakelin.
Ki Nikham by Ari Goldwag. This is an a capella song, which is the only music religious Jews can listen to during days of mourning in the Jewish...
The number of languages spoken worldwide vs. the languages of the internet.