Stories about Youth from April, 2006
Japan: Private education
Lee at Tokyo Times ‘pokes’ a little fun at the opening this past weekend of Kaiyo Academy, an all-boys boarding school modeled after Britain's Eton College.
Israel: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
She envy her son innocence, and she marvel at all he does not yet know about the world outside his door. She imagine a world where the worst things that...
Palestine: The Earth is Closing in on Us
Laila writes: The shells keep falling. They’ve gotten inside my head. It’s like someone is banging a gong next to my ear every few minutes; sometimes 5 times a minute,...
Armenia: Korfball Trophies
Zarchka updates readers on the performance of the Armenian youth korfball at the recent world tournament at which they took two trophies, but not necessarily the ones they hoped for.
Jamaica: Sex tape cover up
Prominent Jamaican citizens are said to be “starring” in sex tapes found at the Kingston home of former ambassdor Peter King, who was murdered back in March. “The clout wielded...
Palestine: Palestinian Child Day
This year, the circumstances surrounding Palestinian Child Day are no different – our children continue to feel the pain of occupation. Israeli forces continue to deprive children of their right...
China: Unexplained deaths
The Opposite End of China gathers coverage of last week's discovery of 121 skulls in a forest in northwestern China's Gansu province which tests show belonged to women and children....
Russia: How Russians View Stalin
W. Shedd of The Accidental Russophile writes on how today's Russians perceive Stalin: “The attitude I have witnessed seems to be: ‘Yep, Stalin was bad, but that was a long...
Eritrea: Including the youth
EMDHR writing on Eritrea comments on the government's treatment of the youth in the country. As they represent the future the government should apply a more inclusive policy towards the...
Indonesian links
Indonesian tech blogs Daily babblings! and Enda Quicklinks have links to an article on online identity and anonymity, a blog on parenting and fashion and a blog where you can...
Uganda: Children abducted by the LRA
Uganda-CAN points to a new report that estimates some 66,000 youths have been abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda.
Afghanistan: Children
Afghan reality says according to a Unicef report, Afghanistan remains a country where 600 children under the age of five die every day, mostly from preventable causes.
Kyrgyzstan: Student Blog
Kyrgyzstan Student Blog has a new post with four short essays on what the future holds, Kyrgyzstan's youth, keeping Bishkek clean, and crime problems.
Chilean Inexplicable Traditions
Photo by nstark This is your first day in university. You feel all the expectations in your skin. You feel proud of your self because you passed the national test,...
Ukraine: Fundraising For Project Empty Orphanage
Cristin of AmericanExpat, a blog on Ukrainian adoptions, is fundraising for Project Empty Orphanage: “Currently there are approximately 125,000 children in Ukrainian orphanages. Many of these kids are “stuck” there...
First generation of Filipino kids on the net
Noemi, whose daughter Lauren is the first Filipino blogger, reminisces about a 1997 meeting of some of the earliest Filipino kids on the internet–a time when parents were concerned about...
Indonesian media's attitude towards blogs
A. Fatih Syuhud laments that mainstream media still fails to appreciate blogs apart from the context of technology and as a playing field for the young.
This Week in Palestinian Blogs: They Bloom Again!
From the soul unfolds itself : In 1976, Israeli policy of expropriating Palestinian land in northern Israel to build Jewish settlements provoked Palestinian residents in the Galilee town of Sakhnin...
