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Croatia may be on its way to join the European Union, but the country has made little progress in securing the media’s independence from political power or in the fight against endemic corruption. Still, youth activism and independent, online participatory media offer some reasons for optimism. It is always difficult […]

A massive student protest in Chile against the education policies of the government: a very tough time for Sebastián Piñera’s government. Photo taken by Dave_B_, published on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The young students protesting are against the education policies of the Chilean government. Schools and universities in Chile were closed for many months due to these protests. Photo taken by francisco_osorio, published on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)  

Many rounds of talks between the student leaders and the government of Chile failed as the student demands were not met. Photo taken by francisco_osorio, published on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)  

The human rights groups in UK are condemning Birmingham University for the ban on ‘occupation-style’ protests. Birmingham University had obtained a high court injunction banning all occupation-style protests in the campus for one year. Read more