Stories from July, 2005
Egypt: Protests against Mubarak nomination
The Arabist Network reports that a large protest against the Mubarak nomination is scheduled for Saturday night.
Egypt: Bad News
Unfortunately, One Arab World has to make the announcement that the candlelight vigil planned for tonight in Cairo has been cancelled. This is because of anticipated protests in reaction to President Mubark's announcement that he will be running for re-election.
BBC statement on Afghan blogger threats
The Committee to Protect Bloggers recently received the following statement from the BBC in response to complaints by Afghan Blogger Sohrab Kabuli that somebody has been using a BBC computer to threaten him. The statement was sent by Mike Gardner, Head of Media Relations at BBC World Service: The BBC...
Zimbabwe: ZW$ further devalued on Harare's streets
The Zimbabwean dollar continues to sink on the black market, according to The Zimbabwean Pundit. Officially priced at ZWD $17,600 to USD $1, the street exchange rate is more like ZWD $36,000 to USD $1.
India: Public Relations Disaster
India: Public Relations Disaster
India: Shameless Advert
India: Shameless Advert
Bangladesh: Islamic Values
Bangladesh: Islamic Values
Sri Lanka: LTTE
Sri Lanka: LTTE
Nepal: Dibyopadesh
Nepal: Dibyopadesh
Nepal: Gagan Thapa
Nepal: Gagan Thapa
South Asia: Advertisements
Asian Smiles explores what advertisements really sell.
Inside the Japanese Blogosphere – The Anti-Korea Wave
The ever-useful “Ninki Blog Ranking” lists the most-viewed Japanese blogs in a number of different categories. There are blogs for mothers who wish to help their children study more effectively, blogs devoted to tracking the movements of celebrities, and blogs that discuss the best way to diet. And, like any...
Panama, Colombia: Darien Gap
El Sur links to a moblog which covers that unforgiving space of Panamanian and Colombian jungle which keeps most Pan-American travelers from driving straight through, known as the Darien Gap.
Peru: Election Preview
Boz has an early preview of the Peruvian presidential scene.
Colombia: Freeing FARC Hostages
Plan Colombia and Beyond has a thoughtful dissection of the long road awaiting Colombian president Uribe, who is trying to negotiate the release of fifty-nine hostages held by the leftist group, FARC.
Caribbean: Taran's Caribbean Blog List
Taran Rampersad has an unbelievable list of Caribbean blogs which will soon be making its way into the Bridge Blog Index.
Trinidad and Tobago: New Podcast
Both Caribbean Free Radio and Subway Chronicles point out that the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society now has Creative Commons licensed podcasts. The first podcast is 44 minutes and discusses everything from last week's bomb in Port of Spain to cell phone dependence with lots of nerdery inbetween.
Bolivia: The Santa Cruz Vote
Barrio Flores takes a look at the expanding Santa Cruz region of Eastern Bolivia, which could have a big impact on the December electionst.
Zimbabwe:Protesting Chinese aid for Mugabe
Sokwanele wrote a post about a coming demonstration outside Chinese Embassy in London, organized by Zimbabwe Vigil. President Mugabe will be in Beijing this weekend, seeking US$1 billion loan from Chinese government in order to support his dictatorship and prop up the ailing Zimbabwean economy.
Mexico: Mel Gibson's Mayan Epic
Mexicanwave says Mel Gibson is financing a Mayan epic for which he wrote the screenplay and will direct. “Casting of Maya local to the region of Mexico where Gibson will begin shooting in October is apparently already underway.”
Latin America Responds to TeleSur's Launch
This past Sunday a small group of 25 journalists in Caracas, Venezuela began pilot-broadcasting a new Pan-American satellite news network called TeleSur which, by September, hopes to be reaching audiences all throughout the Americas with at least nine regional bureaus including Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, Washington D.C, La Paz and...
