Stories from 7 April 2006
Peru: Arguedas
Jon of Posthegemony makes a table of contents of the many posts he has written about Peruvian author José María Arguedas.
China: Great firewall undermined
The end to China's Cultural Revolution thirty years ago took with it the need to censor one's self in order to survive. While people in China can now speak freely—a right protected in the Chinese constitution—there still exists an unwritten set of rules and standards for when and if an...
Ethiopia's bloggers tackle bomb blasts and fasting
Ethiopia's bloggers turned reporters and detectives as a series of mysterious blasts rocked the country's capital Addis Ababa. No one was injured in a small explosion outside a coffee processing plant this afternoon. But at least one person died after a bomb tore apart the back of a commuter minibus...
Cayman Islands: Easter hypocrisy
“Cayman ministers will speak out about a stupid fictitious book or a movie with homosexual undercurrents, but they’ll have Easter egg hunts on their lawns to celebrate the resurrection of Christ,” writes Cayblogger.
Caribbean: Cruise ship cuts
One cruise line is planning to remove half its vessels from the Caribbean on account of high costs associated with hurricanes, says Mad Bull: “We are going to have to try to diversify into other areas, though I don’t know yet what they are. Our islands have a big challenge...
The Pop World Cup
Stacy Marie-Ishmael links to the Pop World Cup web site, in which football teams compete on the basis of songs from their countries and the winner is decided by popular vote.
Cuba: Illegal immigration
Regalado.blogia.com reproduces (es) a press release which appeared this week in the Cuban press regarding the attempts by Cubans to escape the country by boat. The release was prompted by an accident which took place off the coast of the Pinar del Rio province, and includes the line, “The events...
Jamaica: More on the UWI gang violence
Francis Wade links to two editorials on the subject of the beating of an allegedly gay man by fellow students at the Jamaica campus of the University of the West Indies. He also tosses a challenge to the country's new Prime Minister: “What would it be like if either the...
DRC: Failed Inclusion of UDPS
Le Blog du Congolais ponders (FR) the reasons why main opposition party UDPS will not participate in upcoming elections: “The electoral packet, designed in upscale Western quarters, was a take it or leave it deal. […] One has to wonder whether it was not deliberately intended for UDPS not to...
African Diaspora: Forum on Euro-African Relations
Djibrilkeita announces (FR) an upcoming forum on European cooperation with Africa to take place in Paris April 9. Panelists will mostly discuss Rwanda and Ivory Coast.
Caribbean: Animal welfare
At the Caribbean Beat Weblog, Sabrina searches on the internet for help with a sick stray dog and finds Caribbean Animal Welfare, a web site offering information and resources for Caribbean organisations, including reports on the plight of animals after hurricanes.
Iran: Iran & American People
View from Iran, an American blogger living in Iran, talks about her conversation with American friends about Iran. She writes “this is what I tell Americans: there is no other country in the world with a more pro-American population and that people in Iran are kind and generous to me....
Iran: Nuclear & Politicians
Abtahi, blogger & reformist politician, writes about nuclear crisis. He says “It is not the duty of any politician or governmental official to chant baseless slogans. A successful politician is one who realizes the realities and facts ahead of the others therefore before being imposed by the outside decisions or...
