Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2005 November 16

16 November 2005

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Stories from 16 November 2005

The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

The date was June 2002, the last time Bolivia held Presidential elections, and the Bolivian blogosphere had yet to sprout. One of the true trailblazers of this internet community, Barcelona-based...

El Salvador: Protests and Encounters with the Law

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Ecuador: Homophobia and Sexuality

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Cuba: “On Snail-Mail and Email”

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Costa Rica: Anti-CAFTA Strike Tomorrow

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Chile: Folksinger, Victor Jara

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Brazil: Salvador and San Francisco

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Argentina: New album by Richter

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Jordan: Terror in the digital domain

Written by Haitham Sabbah · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Jordan: Jordanians Disapprove Al-Qaida

Written by Haitham Sabbah · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Nigeria author writing prize

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Rwanda

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Uganda: arrest of Besigye

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Brand Africa

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Zimbabwe: evictions

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya: johnson-sirleaf

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

South London: poet

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya – Rugby

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Marrakech film festival

Written by Sokari Ekine · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

WSIS in Tunisia: governance issue settled, free speech issue boils

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Middle East & North Africa

Here at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis, a compromise has been reached on internet governance. Now the spotlight turns to free speech issues and the Tunisian...