Stories from 6 June 2006
Mexico: Documentary on Atenco
Salon Chingon has posted a 47 minute high resolution documentary titled “Atenco: Breaking the Siege” about the violence that erupted there in early May. The website explains that “While an...
Mexico: Liveblogging the Presidential Debate
Boz offered advice to both Calderon and Lopez Obrador before tonight's presidential debate. Among the livebloggers of the event: Alfredo Sanchez (ES), Rodrigo Aguiar (ES), Eduardo Arcos (ES), José Luis...
Armenia, Azerbaijan: War Looming?
Christian Garbis says that he fears war between Armenia and Azerbaijan will resume in the wake of the failure of the two parties to make progress on reaching a peace...
Georgia: Batumi Boom
Tourism in Batumi is flourishing, and as a result, refugees living there are being paid to move on, notes Hulegu's Campaign.
Armenia & Azerbaijan: Karabakh Deadlock
Onnik Krikorian notes that the deadlock over Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues and wonders how long the international community will continue tolerating the inability of the two sides to...
On Peru's Election
Another week, another important election in Latin America. This time we turn towards Peru where former president (1985 – 1990), Alan García will lead his country once again after defeating...
Uzbekistan: NGO Closures
neweurasia reports on the recent large number of closures of NGOs in Uzbekistan.
Armenia: World Champs
Notes from Hareinik congratulates Armenia's chess team for taking first place in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.
Bermuda: Web 0.9
The Limey praises local paper the Bermuda Sun for publishing a story on last Friday's demonstration on its web site the same afternoon, prompting the Royal Gazette to retort that...
Aruba: Protesting inefficiently
Aruba's unions and political parties have been protesting the government's economic plan, but “since this is Aruba, not even our protests can be done efficiently,” says ArubaGirl.
Barbados, China: Forgetting Tiananmen Square
Barbados Free Press speculates on why the Barbadian press might have forgotten to mention that June 4 was the 17th anniversary of the Tianamen Square massacre. Could it have had...
Trinidad & Tobago: Football – a matter of life and death?
At the Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Blog Stacy-Marie Ishmael riffs off the musings of commentators ranging from a Muslim blogger to Kofi Annan, in an eloquent and free-flowing meditation...
Belarus: Memories of the Soviet Past
LJ user aneta_spb, a St. Petersburg journalist, is posting vignettes with her memories of the Soviet years (RUS). Here's why: As a result of heated discussions… … on whether life...
Barbados: Kamau Braithwaite wins poetry prize
On the occasion of Barbadian poet Edward Kamau Braithwaite's winning the Griffin Poetry Prize, Geoffrey Philp celebrates by “re-purposing” material from the Griffin Prize web site in a post on...
Latin America: La Polla Mundial
La Polla Mundial (ES) is a worldwide contest which will award a new MacBook to whoever predicts the outcomes of the most World Cup games on their blog. The contest...
India: Eunuchs and mainstream
Sachiniti on Eunuchs and the notion of integration. “The picture that comes to mind on hearing the term “Eunuch” is spontaneously one of a garishly dressed, overly madeup, loud gestured...
Nepal: Koirala in India
Some diplomatic visits covered at United We Blog! “After American Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, it was today the turn of Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to...
Bangladesh: Have wife, pay tax
More comments on the tax imposed on more wives taken in Rajshahi at imperfect world 2006. “It was the women who had to fork out for the privilege of marrying....
Sri Lanka: History and hatered
Determing future, and what forgetting means in a war and conflict situation at The Blind Critic. “Well.. it's upto us to forget this war.. to move on.. To not even...
Kerala: The anti-people Communist Govt
A communist government can sometimes leave out common people in their race to please the trade union leaders. Dog's Own Country comments on how head-loaders in Kerala appear to be...
Singapore: Next Step for Citizen Journalism
Cherian George in his Singapore: New Media, Politics & the Law blog attempts to answer the question “What is next for Citizen Journalism” in Singapore.
