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The hacktivist collective known as Anonymous released a second video regarding controversial activist organization Invisible Children’s current social media campaign “Kony 2012.” The new video, titled Kony 2012 attempts to clarify Anonymous’s position regarding the campaign, which they refer to as “propaganda,” and explain that while the hackers and proud geeks who make up anonymous will continue to stand by the Kony 2012 message in order to take down the Ugandan war criminal, they suspect Inv...

Since it exploded into the American consciousness earlier this week, Invisible Children's methodology has been much scrutinized, but ICC chief Louis Moreno Ocampo has defended has defended the campaign.

Representatives of Stop Kony 2012 have denied scam claims about the charity, also known as Invisible Children, that have arisen since the group shot to mega-prominence earlier this week.

Over the past week, Joseph Kony, the Ugandan warlord, has surfaced in major news outlet headlines and social media posts. The interest was sparked by a new documentary, Kony 2012, which was posted online by the U.S.-based group Invisible children. The atrocities that the warlord has committed are highlighted throughout the film and urge viewers to take immediate action against the warlord by donating to the non-profit group Invisible Children. For those that are still confused by the mov...

Is the Kony 2012 video just propaganda to send U.S. troops into Uganda so America can seize the African nation's recently discovered oil reserves?

Soulja Boy has jumped on the bandwagon and has recorded a song to for the movement entitled Stop Kony. The rapper is receiving harsh criticism for what many deem to be a self-promotional move.

Many of you might have already heard, read, or seen that 30 minutes video about Kony 2012. It is a campaign to make Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a famous man in hopes that governments around the world will take notice and do something about the crisis that has been going on in Uganda for over 26 years under Kony’s regime.

A video calling for the arrest of Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army militia group in Uganda, swept across the Internet this week, attracting a wave of support on Twitter and Facebook along with a skeptical backlash against a little-known team of filmmakers based in San Diego.

The Kony 2012 viral video, which is viewed by more than 52 million people, is growing outrage in Uganda. The video suggests that Africa's longest running conflict is still raging in the country's north.

Is Kony 2012 a scam? The Invisible Children charity has come under heavy fire this week as it has drawn sudden and massive attention to its cause of ending the violent reign of Uganda's rebel warlord Joseph Kony with a viral video seeking donations.

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International online geek-hacktivist collective Anonymous threw their support behind controversial activist non-profit organization Invisible Children and their current project Kony 2012, which is quickly spreading online in the form of a 30-minute-long call to arms against Ugandan guerilla leader Joseph Kony. In Anonymous's video declaration of support they name April 20, 2012 as a day of action.

The Stop Kony mission and the Kony 2012 video both achieved viral status this week after celebrities joined the campaign to stop Joseph Kony, found of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. Now, the founder of the Kony 2012 mission, Invisible Children, has come under scrutiny for its practices and goals.

Kony 2012, a 29-minute documentary about Joseph Kony's atrocities in Uganda which went viral on social media, is now gaining criticism.

Another trend is sweeping across Twitter, gaining much popularity among ordinary citizens and celebrities who have been mobilized to action to end the reign of Joseph Kony, leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army or LRA.

Stop Kony 2012 began picking up steam after notable celebrities began tweeting out the hashtag, #Kony2012. There is nothing like a social media boost from the likes of Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Jessie J and Stephen Fry to shed light on the plight of the invisible children of Uganda.

Invisible Children, a non-profit organization, started a movement to take down Joseph Kony, a Ugandan guerrilla group leader, and have him arrested for crimes against humanity.

Turkish Airlines landed the first commercial flight to Mogadishu in more than 20 years on Tuesday. The airline will make regular twice-weekly flights to the previously war-torn city from Istanbul's Ataturk airport.

Lamwaka suffers from nodding syndrome, a disease of unknown origins and no known cure, which Ugandan authorities estimate affects more than 3,000 children in the country.

The Fairtrade Foundation will begin working with African gold miners for the first time this year, the organisation said on Tuesday, 12 months after it launched the Fairtrade Gold brand with metal sourced from Latin America.

At least 100 people a day are now crossing the border, with up to 3,000 fleeing since elections in November.