Stories about Video from January, 2008
Bahrain: Freezing Weather
From Lebanon, Summer says Bahrain is freezing. She also posts a video of the country she is moving to here.
FreeAccess Plus!: Web 2.0 Censorship workaround
Based on Hamed Saber‘s “Access Flickr” Firefox extension, which enables users to circumvent the filter currently in effect in Iran and in few other countries that block Flickr, the popular photo-sharing website, another Iranian developer, MohammadR, has released “FreeAccess Plus!“, a nifty extension that turns Firefox into a proxy that...
Iraq: Videos of snow in Baghdad
The unexpected happened in Iraq: Snow fell on the capital city of Baghdad, and citizens grabbed their video cameras to record this once in a lifetime event.
Brazil: Should we fear Venezuela?
"Venezuela is due to become the biggest military force in South America. Should Brazilians be worried about it? Is there any need to fear Hugo Chavez?". These were lines on a recent satire TV show in Brazil, which presented the possibility of a Venezuelan invasion in the country. "Rumour Central" was accused by many bloggers of being misleading, manipulating and of inciting hatred against Venezuela among Brazilians. Find a link to see the 8 minute show with English subtitles in this piece.
Trinidad & Tobago: King Cobo
Thebookmann highlights one of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival characters whose role is “to upkeep the traditions of Carnival from the grip of commercialism.”
Peru: Video Blog Talk-Show
In a talk-show format, Carlos Wertheman of Invazor C [es] hosts and produces a new Peruvian video-blog called Impagable [es]
Kenya: Moving images of unrest and hope
A video walkthrough of the recent violent events in Kenya following the December 27th elections, with shocking images, insightful interviews and hopeful thoughts on the future.
Iraq: Confessions of a US Soldier
Iraqi blogger Emad Khadduri links to a confession of a US soldier about his feelings on what is happening in Iraq.
China: So yellow, so violent
Discussions between Chinese bloggers over what new online video regulations will mean if they are implemented later this month, have brought erotic and violent content, which are widely accessible on the Chinese-language internet, under the spotlight.
Hong Kong: Save Lung Mei
A new blog has been set up to save a piece of wetland in Hong Kong (zh). The government planned to spend HKD130 million to build an artificial beach in Lung Mei, a natural piece of wetland in Taipo. Netizens organized a signature campaign and produced some videos against such...
Morocco: The Tourareg Struggle Continues
Ghasbouba, from Morocco, writes about the Touareg struggle for liberation in Niger and Mali.
Iran:Snowy Tehran
Accroding to media,snow has paralysed several cities in northern and western parts of Iran.Here is a short film that shows snowy Tehran.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Sidr relief efforts.
Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh mid November, and although media attention has waned, the efforts to aid the victims still continue. Vlogger Shawn from the Uncultured project recorded his visit to the disaster area to deliver blankets.
Kuwait: Video Bloggers in Kuwait.
Lebanese blogger Mark, who lives in Kuwait, introduces us to two video bloggers from Kuwait – Rashisha and Stan.
Argentina: 20 years of the El Mate free movie and animation school
Children between 8 and 17 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been learning how to animate and film movies in the 20 year old El Mate Film School, with an abundant production of films, shorts, animations and a documentary or two.
Iraq: One Year After Saddam
Alive in Baghdad brings us a video summing up the reactions of some Iraqis on the first anniversary of the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Bahamas, Haiti: Cultural Traditions
Dan Schweissing mixes traditional New Year's festivities with Caribbean cultural traditions, “making for a truly cross-cultural celebration.”