Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2006 August 18

18 August 2006

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Stories from 18 August 2006

Transparency is Promoted and Debated in the Brazilian Election Process

Written by Jose Murilo · Latin America

Technology for Transparency Network

The call for transparency is ringing in the Lusosphere these days. Brazilian presidential and general elections are six weeks from now and, after the innumerable corruption scandals involving congressmen and...

Uzbekistan: 15 Years On

Written by Nathan Hamm · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Armenia: Mugged

Written by Nathan Hamm · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Kyrgyzstan: Dining on the Silk Road

Written by Nathan Hamm · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

DRC: Louis Michel's Performance as a Mediator

Written by Alice Backer · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

DRC: A Wasted Election?

Written by Alice Backer · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America: Friday Poll Numbers

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Politics

El Salvador: Solving the Gang Problem

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Cuba: Sweet 15

Written by Georgia Popplewell · Latin America

Robin Thom had the good fortune to be on the right balcony at the right time in order to capture this lovely scene on the Paseo de Prado in Havana,...

Mexico, Somalia: “A Forgotten Country”

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Peru: Ollanta Humala formally charged in ‘Madre Mia’ case

Written by David Sasaki · Quick Reads · Latin America

Lebanon: Before and After the Cease Fire

Written by Moussa Bashir · Middle East & North Africa

Cease fire in the Israeli-Lebanese war officially began on Monday 14th August. Enteries in the Lebanese blogosphere were diverse starting from what went on during the last days of the...

Iran: Crackdown on satellite dishes

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Iran: Jahanbegloo & Confession

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Ukraine: Small-Town Justice

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Sutjeska National Park

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Ukraine: Tuk Tuk in Crimea

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Estonia: “Democracy in Action”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Ukraine: Trip to Kyiv

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia: Solzhenitsyn's Speech

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe