14 November 2005

Stories from 14 November 2005

Venezuela, Mexico: Severed Diplomatic Relations

The Devil's Excrement, Alex Lanz (ES), and Daniel Duquenal comment from the Venezuelan blogosphere on the recent diplomatic spat between the Venezuelan and Mexican governments while Goleech (ES), World News...

15 November 2005

Puerto Rico: Blog of the Week

Tinta Digital by Eugenio Martínez has been selected as the first blog of the week (ES) in Puerto Rico's new blog directory, PuertoBlogs. Cultural Agents describes the first Winter Institute...

15 November 2005

Kazakhstan: Public Enemy

A Kazakh official says that his government does not rule out the possibility of bringing charges against Sacha Bara Cohen a.k.a. Ali G because of his character, Borat, who poses...

14 November 2005

Egypt: RSF Award Manal and Alaa Blog

Arabic Weblog “Manal and Alaa's Bit Bucket“ wins Special Award from Reporters Without Borders. Announcement comes early in light of United Nations World Summit on the Information Society.

14 November 2005

Iran: Save Heritage

Shahram Kholdi says the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights, led by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi , has taken legal action against the ministries of Oil...

14 November 2005

Egypt: Syria like Egypt

The Big Pharaoh quoting his mom on her return from a visit to Syria, she says: “Girls wearing tight jeans and tight tops were walking freely without getting verbally harassed...

14 November 2005

Bahrain: Future Forum

Mahmood wondering: Do they think that hosting a forum for the Future in an Arab country was going to get them some results?

14 November 2005

Abdolkarim released

The Egyptian blogger who was detained by secutiry forces on the 26th of October has been released. Previously covered on GVO here, here and here. Karim wrote about his own...

14 November 2005

Africa: United states of?

Chippla's Weblog, asks if there will soon be a “United States of AFrica”? “Do these names mean anything to you: Thabo Mbeki, Olusegun Obasanjo, John Kufuor, Abdoulaye Wade, Meles Zenawi,...

14 November 2005

Nigeria: Oro

Nigerian blog, Oro posts his first report from Tunis where he and several other Nigerians are attending the WSIS conference this week. “We left for the airport at about 7pm...

14 November 2005

Malawi: new websites

Malwai blog, Soyapi Mumba announces two new websites for Malawi. One from the British High Commission and the other Malawi's Daily Times and there is more to come.

14 November 2005

South Africa: Zuma

South African blog, The FishBowl wonders if the reported rape allegaton on Jacob Zuma is not a “smear campaign.” “The report in the Sunday Times yesterday pinning a rape allegation...

14 November 2005