9 May 2006

Stories from 9 May 2006

Pakistan: US Airstrike In Waziristan

  9 May 2006

A US airstrike killed and injured some people in Waziristan. Metroblogging Lahore says “Sometimes I feel that people of Pakistan should ask US government to bear the expanses of our military and I am sure our tax can be used for a lot better options like health and education.”

We Media 2006: In London and Reflecting

  9 May 2006

The WeMedia Conference in London on the 3rd and 4th of May 2006, saw quite a few authors from Global Voices making sure they were heard. Authors from GVO included Eduardo, Kamla, Lisa, Rachel, Rebecca, Salam and Neha (me). We had our hopes high given some of the items on...

Haiti: More on the “Kevin Sites Watch”

  9 May 2006

Alice Backer continues her “Kevin Sites Watch”, her analysis of the journalist's coverage of Haiti. She gives his story on voodoo a thumbs up, but is “still chewing on his “mud pie” story”.

Russia, Ukraine: Victory Day

A WWII veteran in Kyiv, Ukraine – by Veronica Khokhlova On May 9, former Soviet states marked the 61st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII. Veterans and troops (as well as ultra-nationalists and Stalinists) marched in Moscow, Kyiv and other cities. LJ user drugoi has posted photos...

Trinidad & Tobago: Rights of the accused

  9 May 2006

Taran Rampersad weighs in on the controversy surrounding the posting on the internet of a photo of a minor accused of the murder of a six-year old boy in Trinidad. “This is an interesting chapter for Trinidad and Tobago as it finds it's way toward developed nation status, coming to...

Bloggers Bomb for Blogger

Not the life-threatening variety of course. I'm talking about a campaign to bring attention to the situation of detained Egyptian blogger Alaa Ahmed Seif al-Islam, as well as the more than 40 other peaceful protesters held by the authorities. Blogging supporters have started a new site to track the latest...

Barbados: She blinded them with numbers

  9 May 2006

Barbados Free Press questions the assertion by the Governor of the Barbados Central Bank that the economy is soaring. “This purported “Barbados GDP Growth” is not being fuelled by increases in production efficiency or capacity, expanded and new markets, new buyers or the establishment of new businesses attracting new foreign...

Puerto Rico, USA: The Puerto Ricans may be coming

  9 May 2006

According to VivirLatino, the recent focus on undocumented immigrants may be obscuring the potential effects of a growing financial crisis in Puerto Rico which may prompt a wave of legal “immigration” of Puerto Ricans to the United States.

Singapore: Politician being investigated for “criminal intimidation”

  9 May 2006

Opposition politician James Gomez's blog has updates on him being questioned for the second time by the police. Gomez was stopped from leaving for Sweden on Sunday to help investigations regarding an alleged charge of “criminal intimidation”. The politician got into a row with election officials last week when he...

Philippines: Summer time

  9 May 2006

Synesthetique talks about the summer in Philippines and she is hoping that the government will enclose the country in an airconditioned bubble.

East Timor: Media coverage woes

  9 May 2006

Sam at Dili-Dallying is disappointed at the quality of reporting on East-Timor by journalists from Australia, Indonesia and Portugal. Sam takes couple of Australian newspapers to task for not having reports in East Timor and instead reporting “unsubstantiated rumours from afar”.

Malaysia: Gay blood donation ban

  9 May 2006

The Outreach is disturbed by gay blood donation ban. The blogger creates a fictional account on his blog to show the cold treatment a gay blood donor might receive. “if you have multiple sex partner, you should not donate, then it makes sense. But why is it man with a...

Jahanbegloo, a Scholar in Jail & Islamic Dress

Several bloggers talked about why and how Dr.Ramin Jahanbegloo, a Canadian- Iranian scholar & journalist, was arrested. Some bloggers have started different activities to help him out or at least, let people know what is going on in Tehran. Jahanbegloo has been charged having “relations with foreigners” by government. Toronto...

Argentina, Brazil: Alternative Energy

  9 May 2006

Wondering if increased consumption of Biodiesel will be a boon to Argentina, Martin Varsavsky asks “Is Oil to Chavez what Biodiesel is to Kirchner?” Sangroncito recently wrote about Brazil's success with Ethanol.

Kenya: Mid air scare

  9 May 2006

You Missed This reports on a Kenyan airways mid air scare that took place yesterday. The plane was on it's way from Nairobi to Dar-es-salaam. (the plane) “went through a terrifying ordeal that forced the pilot to land back In Nairobi barely 10 minutes after take off”.

Access to MSN Spaces in China

  9 May 2006

Many people have said that their MSN Space blog is inaccessible or experiences diffculties in connection, including Nina Wu, sister of detained blogger and Global Voices colleague Hao Wu, with many MSN bloggers confirming the problem (1,2). According to this article, the inaccessiblity of MSN Space lies in Live.com. Mircosoft...

China: Economic predictions, improvements

  9 May 2006

A rounded weekend of heavy duty blogging from China Confidential‘s Confidential Reporter. A preview of China Central Television's upcoming multi-episode documentary which claims the decline of America's role in global politics on Saturday: “Unlike the crude state-sponsored videos that glorified the September 11 terrorist attacks as a humiliating strike against...