Stories from 4 March 2006
Costa Rica: CAFTA
JD Clarke quotes an excerpt of an article about the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Juliana translates it into Spanish for a wider audience
Iran: Clerics & Blogs
Roznamenegar No (new reporter) says according to ITNA (Information Technology News Agency) Iranian clerics in several religious centres must learn blogging (Persian).
Moldova: Martisor
Peter Myers of Adventures in Moldova describes the celebration of Martisor, the first day of spring, at a Moldovan school.
Russia: Newspaper Reports Russian Books Destroyed in Maryland
W. Shedd of The Accidental Russophile investigates the story behind a catchy Russian headline: “Gaithersburg Authorities Destroy Hundreds of Thousands Russian Books.”
Russia: Berezovsky's Latest Criticism of Russia's Regime
Vilhelm Konnander writes about Boris Berezovsky's latest criticism of Russia's current regime and how this may cause Britain to repeal his political asylum.
Turkey is Typing…
…about soccer this week, or rather there are 2 Turkish blogs to add to our list this week that focus on that subject: Gulay, Galatasaray, and the Dogs and The Round Ball in Ankara. Like in many countries Soccer is a national sport in Turkey and it is nice to...
This Week in Palestinian Blogs: After the Last Sky
News of the blogosphere… In sad breaking news from A STAND FOR JUSTICE, an Israeli sniper killed a 15-year-old Palestinian during a raid on West Bank: Amer Bassyouni, 15, was shot in the neck and died from his wounds as Israeli forces searched for militants in the Alamin refugee camp...
Latin American Voices
Time to take a trip through Latin America to see what Spanish-language bloggers are talking about. By far, the most linked-to post comes from Eduardo Arcos, a native of Ecuador who now lives in Mexico City and blogs at ALT1040. Taking into consideration his six years of blogging experience, he...
Kenyan bloggers condemn attack on press freedom.
Last Thursday the Standard media Group of Kenya was raided by Government forces and shut down. Kenya Television Network (KTN) was taken off the air, the printing plants closed down and newspapers burned. Kenyan bloggers have been united in their condemnation of the attack on Kenya's media and freedom of...