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...
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...
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...
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...