Stories about Migration & Immigration from September, 2011
Cuba: “Repression Weekend”
Cuban bloggers are referring to this past weekend as “repression weekend”; new dissidents are detained even as others are released.
Cuba: An “Unstoppable March”
Pedazos de La Isla blogs here and here about the “unstoppable march”; Uncommon Sense posts an update on the arrests of dissidents Angel Moya Acosta and Guillermo Farinas that followed...
Cuba: 6.0 Quake Hits Off Coast
Bloggers republish news of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake that happened off the southeastern coast of Cuba early this morning.
Comoros: Reactions of the Comoran Community to Minister's Accusation
After the French Interior Ministry stated that Comorian Community is to blame for some of the violence in Marseille[fr], the governing body of the Comoros Union is denouncing such stigmatization...
Cuba: Released/Re-arrested
Diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense reports that bloggers who were detained allegedly for taking part in protests commemorating fallen Cuban prisoners have been released; Babalu, however, posted this morning that “Cuban...
Cuba: Repressive Action
Bloggers chronicle the latest wave of repression in Cuba, here, here and here.
Barbados: Perception of Corruption
Keltruth Corp. takes issue with a Transparency International report claiming “Barbados is less corrupt than the UK or the US”. The blogger “holds the opinion that corruption in Barbados is...
Trinidad & Tobago: Sylvia Hunt's Legacy
“Even as a young child I was attracted to her warm, charismatic persona and soothing voice. She had a way of making every dish seem undaunting, approachable, and effortless. Unfortunately...
Caribbean: Remembering 9/11
Regional and diaspora bloggers shared their thoughts yesterday on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Africans in Guangzhou: Opportunities & Discrimination
Fauna from ChinaSMACK translated a local news feature about the life of Africans in Guangzhou. There are about 200,000 Africans living in the Southern China city.
Cuba: Former Prisoners of Conscience Detained
Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter reports that “José Daniel Ferrer Garcia was detained together with fellow former prisoner of conscience of the group of 75, Ángel Moya, Raumel Vinajera...
Cuba: The Virgin of Charity
Cuban bloggers discuss the goings-on during the feast of Cuba's patron saint, The Virgin of Charity. Photos are here and here.
Haiti: UN Troops Must Go, Say Haitians After Rape Scandal
An online video showing four UN peacekeepers from Uruguay allegedly raping a 19 year-old man at a military base in Port-Salut has generated outrage and renewed calls for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to withdraw.
Jamaica: Love & Language
Does it seem impossible for there to be a connection between “a group of rather ‘unchristian’ Christian pastors [coming] out against an advertisement that was promoting love” in Jamaica, racism...
Africa, Latin America: A Portfolio on Black Minorities in South America
Afrique In Visu interviews French photographer Philippe Guionie about his latest photo essay “Les Afros oubliés de la Cordillière” [fr] (The forgotten Africans of the Andes). Guionie traveled to Venezuela,...
Puerto Rico: A Puerto Rican in Berlin
Mariángel González from the digital magazine El punto es [es] interviewed the Puerto Rican jewelry designer Lucía Nieves, who lives in Berlin, Germany. You can see her beautiful collection “Snou”...
Cuba: Two Views of the Church
Babalu maintains that “the shepherd appointed by the Vatican to care for and protect the flock in Cuba has instead chosen to care for and protect the wolves that slaughter...
Blog Carnival: Nicaragua – Migration
Global Voices in Spanish has the pleasure of announcing a new edition of its Blog Carnival. This time we invite bloggers and netizens in or from Nicaragua to participate by blogging about the topic of migration. Find out how, when and where you can participate or get involved.
Brazil: Launch of a Committee for the Palestinian State
Blogger and activist Emir Mourad posts a series of links [pt] about the launching event of the Palestinian State Committee in São Paulo, Brazil. The committee supports the recognition of...
Guyana: Literary Award Winners
Caribbean Book Blog and Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp have details on the winners of the recently held Guyana Literary Awards.
Jamaica: Block on Ad for Acceptance of Gay Family Members
Jamaican broadcasters are refusing to publish a public service ad produced by The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) encouraging Jamaicans to accept homosexual family members. In this post, three bloggers, Annie Paul, Kathy Stanley and Kei Miller, share their thoughts.
