It was a Monday late afternoon as N and I walked onto the extremely crowded Istiklal, Istanbul's see-and-be-seen pedestrian avenue lined with all the coolest shops and restaurants. She and I walked am
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It was a Monday late afternoon as N and I walked onto the extremely crowded Istiklal, Istanbul's see-and-be-seen pedestrian avenue lined with all the coolest shops and restaurants. She and I walked am
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Not the sexiest topic for the mass media to cover, but over in a city I like very much - Istanbul - the 5th World Water Forum is taking place. Essentially a meeting about addressing the state and fut
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Kaos GL started publishing in the 90's in an effort to get LGBT issues into the public sphere as part of the struggle for equal rights and equal protection under the law. But what is the state of the
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I received news from Eowyn earlier today that BaghdadBrian has been freed and is en route to Los Angeles. 7 other US citizens were also released. Unfortunately 2 other international detainees who I
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Fellow independent video blogger and friend Baghdad Brian, along with 5 other individuals, was arrested Thursday in Beijing. They are accused of being part of an overseas pro-tibet activist group. B
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Depending on where you live in the world or what media you consult in your daily life, you may not often hear about things happening in Australia. You might hear the occasional story from a friend wh
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This is pride month and I realize I'm yet to do anything related to LGBT rights and focus on related situations worldwide. Actually I'm surprised to not yet have heard reports of violent and disgusti
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I'll start the week by pointing you to a very excellent edition of On the Media, one of my absolute required-listening podcasts each week - Journalism with Chinese Characteristics. And the subtext of
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