Stories from 14 January 2006
Daughters of Jailed Cambodian Human Rights Activist Fight for Freedom of Expression
Photos courtesy of Warren Anderson, UCIC Kem Monovithya, 24, and Kem Samathida, 18, the daughters of imprisoned Human Rights activist Kem Sokha are in the US and working with Cambodian Americans to garner support for their father's release and to call attention to the crackdown on freedom of expression and...
From the Jordanian Blogosphere
Jordan: Exempting US citizens from extradition and trial One of the issues in the Jordanian blogosphere is the Jordanian parliament's decision to ratify a bilateral agreement between Jordan and the US which exempts US citizens from extradition and trial under the auspices of the International Criminal Court. Khalaf of “What's...
The Moveable Feast: Eat the World in Ten Blogs
#1Have you ever wondered how the soldiers in Iraq spent the holiday season? This is the day when you will get the scoop, first hand by Chairbone Stranger, an American soldier deployed somewhere very dusty in Iraq. His Christmas eve dinner report will leave you speechless, well, at least for...
Venezuela: CIP Fact Finding Mission
The first two days of a fact-finding mission by representatives of the Center for International Policy has been summed up in two posts at Caracas Connect. On Thursday the team met with Marina Corina Machado and Alejandro Plaz who will go on trial next Wednesday for “allegedly violating Venezuelan law...
Venezuela: Community Radio; Open Source Software
Venezuelan Views, News, and Analysis covers the growing trend of low-powered, community radio in Caracas while Andrew Leonard explains the relationship between a new law mandating “that all government agencies migrate their information technology infrastructure to free, or open-source, software” and Venezuela's private oil industry. Jamais Cascio of WorldChanging also...
News From Chinese Blogosphere
Blogger Movie: the first short DV movie that is produced and casted by Chinese bloggers is under way for public show, named “A Hard Day's Night”(Or Adventure Of XiaoQiang). The play was written by Wangxiaofeng, a.k.a Massage Milk, winner of Deutsche World for Best Chinese Journalist Blog. He wrote the...
Colombia: The rise of Colombia's “Democratic Left”
Noting that poll respondents are now focusing on economic issues and are open to negotiations with leftist guerillas, Adam Isacson foresees a rise in the newly unified “Democratic Left,” perhaps even unseating the main opposition “Liberal Party.” He then profiles 10 leading figures of Colombia's left.
Mongolia: Government Crisis
Mongolia's government has been formally dissolved and the protesters have packed it up. Thomas Terry has blog coverage from the ground, and the other posts on his blog are as good a place to visit as any to understand the situation.
Brazil: Lavagem do Bonfim
Sangroncito writes about and photographs “Lavagem do Bonfim” (The Washing of Bonfim Church) in which “Baianas -women dressed in the traditional all-white costume of turban and billowing long skirts – lead a 10 km procession from the lower city to the Church of Bonfim, followed by thousands of participants.”
Azerbaijan: YAMs
Carpetblogger says that Azerbaijan's newly denominated currency, the YAM (Yeni (new) Azerbaijan Manat), is causing all kinds of mayhem in the country.
Chile: Free Wi-Fi at all Starbucks
FayerWayer announces with glee that all Starbucks in Chile now offer free wireless internet access. Ismael comments that he can finally do away with his social life completely. Pablo Noel, however, notes that “every Starbucks in Chile” really means “11 locations in Santiago” and that more community wi-fi networks need...
Mongolia: Elephant Keeping
Chris Miller reports that Mongol ingenuity is being put to use to keep two elephants from the Russian circus who arrived in Ulaanbaatar early warm. In this case, the ingenuity goes by the name of vodka.
Kazakhstan: Pressure on the Opposition
neweurasia reports that, in spite of the president's landslide victory and the opposition being a marginal force, pressure on the president's political opponents has increased since the recent election.
Ukraine: Deserving Respect
Scott W. Clark says that Viktor Yushchenko deserves respect for acting within the law and through democratic institutions to restore order to Ukraine's government.
