Stories from 4 March 2007
Forced evictions in Guatemala: whose land is it anyway?
Land ownership and occupation are complex and highly contentious issues in many parts of Latin America, and the tropical, resource-rich plains of northeastern Guatemala are no exception. On the one...
Sudan: new Sudanese blogger
Precious World writes about a new Sudanese blogger, Dr. Shaza Balla: Dr. Shaza Balla is a regular writer in both “Sudanese Online” and “Sudaniyat.net” and now, she is a writer...
Guyana, Venezuela: Roraima, here I come!
At the Caribbean Beat blog, Nicholas Laughlin writes about his upcoming trip to Venezuela to climb Mount Roraima: “Pico Duarte in the Dominican Republic is taller, but for sheer quantity...
Senegal: democracy, hiphop and blogging
Ethan Zuckerman on elections in Senegal, “One of the stories I’ve not paid much attention to are the elections in Senegal, where incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade appears to have won...
Africa: Blogging Africa
Tobias writes about the article, Reporting Africa, blog by blog: I found it interesting that there was no mention of allafrica.com, which also provides a news portal used by many...
Syrian Blogsphere: Free Kareem echoes, Expats living in Syria and Certifying your Documents
Earlier this week, the Syrian Blogsphere responded collectively to the sentencing of Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman, with a joint statement, started on Levantine Dreamhouse… We, as a community of...
Kenya: little Kenyan Pundit
A little Kenyan Pundit enters the world, “DOB 23/02/07. Mama and baby are doing very well and hope to give regular updates as soon as Telkom SA deems it appropriate...
Uganda: The Last King of Scotland, Cessation of Hostilities Agreement Expires, and It is a Sin to Buy a Yellow Humvee
On Sunday Evening at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, an emotionally shaken Forrest Whitaker accepted an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The...
Violence Returns to East Timor
Violence broke out yet again in East Timor as international security forces tried to capture rebel leader Alfredo Reinado. Reinado, the former leader of military police was implicated in the...
Cambodia: Lecturer Jailed
Vutha writes about a lecturer in Cambodia who was sentenced to two years in prison for teaching anti-government material from a textbook that he himself wrote and published.
Cambodia: The Cost of Living in Cambodia
Khmer440 blog has some advice for people thinking of moving to and living on a budget in Cambodia.
Singapore: Cars from the 1960s
Singapore's heritage blogger Lam Chun See and a guest blogger on his blog recount their experiences with cars in the 1960s Singapore.
Brazil: Rolling Stone and the Marketing Hackers
One of the more dynamic segments in the Brazilian blogosphere is that of the marketing blogs. Stirred by a local advertising industry that regularly tops the most prestigious creative awards,...
