Information & media

30.11.2007 Poliittisiin motiiveihin perustuva väkivalta lehtien tuotantoketjun eri osia vastaan on jatkunut Nepalissa kesän jälkeen. Hiljattain hyökkäys Nepalin suurimman lehtitalon tiloihin keskeytti usean päivän ajaksi nepalinkielisen sanomalehden Kantipurin sekä The Kathmandu Postin valmistuksen.

30.11.2007 The World Food Programme invites the online community to raise awareness on global hunger by participating in an international short video contest. The five most compelling clips, between 30-60 seconds in length, will be webcast through YouTube.

29.11.2007 Organizations and networks across 41 districts of Uttar Pradesh, IndiaÂ’s biggest northern state, have come together to campaign on the Domestic Violence Act, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.

21.11.2007 Registrations are now open for the 8th 2008 CIVICUS World Assembly, taking place from June 18-21 in Glasgow, Scotland. The World Assembly is a global convening point for civil society and its stakeholders to exchange ideas and experiences, and build new strategies for a just world. This year’s theme is ‘People, Participation and Power’.

19.11.2007 Seven NGOs have been approved by the Ministry for Information & Broadcasting to set up community radio stations in India. This follows the MinistryÂ’s year old decision to broadbase its policy to include non-governmental organizations apart from educational institutes and agricultural groups.

19.11.2007 Lembaga Ilmu Penelitian Indonesia (LIPI) kini berkonsentrasi dalam penelitian serta pengembangan pembuatan obat hEPO (human erythroproetin). Fungsi obat ini salah satunya bisa mengobati HIV/AIDS

19.11.2007 “Even if we do not get democracy out of this, we have proved yet again that Pakistan is a democratic society trapped in an undemocratic state. Blogs are one way in which people are finding expression. The new media and the internet have also allowed people a great opportunity to have a say,” says Adil Najam, Pakistani academic and sustainable development expert, in an interview.

16.11.2007 A new cash prize will award print and web reporting on tuberculosis and the resistant strains of the disease in developing countries.

14.11.2007 Kansainvälinen Toimittajat ilman rajoja -järjestö tuomitsee Kiinan viranomaisten päätökset ulkomaisten toimittajien rekisteröinnistä. Päätöstä pidetään merkkinä Olympiakisojen käyttämisestä propagandatarkoituksiin. Samoin päätös ilmaisee Kiinan pyrkimystä estää ulkomaisten uutistoimistojen laajentaa toimintaansa Kiinassa.

13.11.2007 Pemutaran dan diskusi film berjudul Menyemai Terang dalam Gelap dan Shadow Play tanggal 12 November 2007 di Gereja Kristen Indonesia dengan menghadirkan pembahas Ilham Aidit, Samsir Mohamad, dan Pendeta Albertus Patty, mendadak batal dilaksanakan. Ada apa?

07.11.2007 The UN-backed online environmental database can now be accessed in more than 100 developing countries. The project called ‘Online Access to Research in the Environment’ goes a long way in bridging the North-South digital divide.

03.11.2007 "Ci dissociamo dalle celebrazioni ufficiali del 4 novembre" - scrive un comunicato dell'associazione Peacelink invitando i cittadini ad esporre dai balconi le bandiere arcobaleno e a partecipare domenica 4 novembre ad un'iniziativa pubblica a Verona promossa dal Movimento Nonviolento. "La festa fu una ricorrenza istituita dal fascismo per trasformare le vittime della prima guerra mondiale in eroi coraggiosi che si immolavano per la Patria. Una guerra che costò all'Italia 650 mila morti e un milione di mutilati e feriti, molti di più di quanti erano gli abitanti di Trento e Trieste, i territori ottenuti con la vittoria della guerra che erano gia stati concessi dall'Austria all'Italia in cambio della non belligeranza". Peacelink ribadisce che "l'unico vero modo per celebrare il ricordo di una guerra è quello di impegnarsi con la nonviolenza affinchè non ci siano più guerre".

02.11.2007 An innovative partnership between UN, Google and Cisco will help the world ‘track, learn and support’ progress towards the Millennium Development Goals through a novel online site. MDG Monitor charts development progress in almost all countries to provide vital data for policy makers and development practitioners.