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23 January 2006

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Stories from 23 January 2006

Azerbaijan: Black January

Carpetblogger (who is sadly relocating from Baku to Kiev) reports on Azerbaijan's day of mourning on January 20 to commemorate those who died when the Soviet used force to crush...

Written by Nathan Hamm
23 January 2006

Rwanda: Survivors

Rwandan Survivors is a new blog that gives voice to survivors of the 1994 genocide and hopes to encourage a range of discussions on Rwanda.

Written by Sokari Ekine
23 January 2006

Russia: Forging Uzbek Ties

Tim Newman says that Russia's new deal for Uzbek gas is yet another piece of evidence that charges that US policy towards Uzbekistan was driven by a desire for gas...

Written by Nathan Hamm
23 January 2006

Ethiopia: Coffee documentary

Friends of Ethiopia comments on a documentary film “Black Gold” which focuses on the plight of Ethiopian coffee growers and the huge difference between what is paid to the farmers...

Written by Sokari Ekine
23 January 2006

Poland: Acceptable Discrimination

the beatroot, in commenting on a travel guide for the fictional country of Molvania, takes issue with the failure of political correctness to extend to central and east Europeans.

Written by Nathan Hamm
23 January 2006

Haiti: Kidnapping fears

“I fear receiving a phone call or an email giving me dreaded news,” says Mbayisyen, contemplating the changes wrought upon daily life in Haiti by the recent increase in kidnappings.

Written by Georgia Popplewell
23 January 2006

Iran: National Confidence Party

Teste democracy (Democracy Test in English!) says other political parties can learn a lot from new National Confidence Party. Blogger adds ” this new party has a site, a news...

Written by Fred Petrossian
23 January 2006

Ethiopia: Freedom and fear!

Ethiopian Paradox writes it is impossible to improve the livelihood of people when they are deprived of freedom and continue to live in fear.….”It is impossible to achieve prosperity and...

Written by Sokari Ekine
23 January 2006

African Union:

Black Star Journal questions whether the African Union deserves to exist. The AU was created to uphold human rights and promote “peace security and stability on the continent” … The...

Written by Sokari Ekine
23 January 2006

Nigeria: ban on gay marriages

In contrast Afro Homo takes a completely different approach. In reponse to the Archibishop Akinola, head of the Nigerian Anglican Church,who believes homosexuality is “Unnatural and Unafrican” he writes……”How would...

Written by Sokari Ekine
23 January 2006

Nigeria: Homophobia

The main conversation in the Nigerian blogosphere this week has been the banning by the Nigerian government of same sex marriages. It will also be illegal for anyone to campaign...

Written by Sokari Ekine
23 January 2006
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