Stories from 17 October 2007
Iranian bloggers say Russia is offering Iran unfair deal
Several Iranian bloggers shared their concerns that Russia wants to allow Iran only a very small share in the wealth of the Caspian Sea. Iran used to exploit 50 per cent of Caspian Sea resources before the collapse of Soviet Union. The heads of state of all five Caspian littoral...
Japan: Bloggers respond to kidnapping in Iran
Earlier last week, the first report was made that a Japanese male was kidnapped and in captivity in Iran. Later it was revealed that the abductee is a Japanese university student who was backpacking in southern Iran. The news has reminded many of the previous cases in which Japanese individuals...
Iran:Sugar cane workers were paid,finally!
Salam Democrat informs[Fa] that Haft Tapeh sugar cane workers who started a strike on 27 September,finally received their unpaid salaries.
Lebanon: Row over billboard ads
“Hands off the chair!!! … Or so it goes among many politicians, at least those concerned that this little ad…” wrote Jeha about an ad from OGERO, the state Telecom company, that was considered demeaning to the presidency.
Lebanon: Amnesty on Palestinian rights
“Amnesty International has published a damming report on the rights of Palestinian refugees (or lack of) in Lebanon,” writes Sursock, who posted parts of the report.
Lebanon: Religion, the State and flexible politicians
“It was not me who changed, it was the problem that changed!”, Lebanon Update quoting a Lebanese leader while showing how politicians easily change positions and how religion and the state are mixed.
Iran:”Ahmadinejad,an exporter of Islamic Revolution
In Khomeinism blog, we read[Fa] that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the most important exporter of Islamic Revolution,after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini,the political leader of Islamic Revolution and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,the Leader of Iran.The blogger says Ahmadinejad reminds us the words of Ayatollah Khomeini who said “I ask God to give us...
India: Women in Films
Ultra Violet on a recent Bollywood film that relies on stereotypes of women and notions of sexual purity.
Sri Lanka: Environment and Blog Action Day
Hissyfits on trees, or the growing lack of them in Sri Lanka, and Words Of Wisdom on recycling on Blog Action Day.
Bolivia: Bars Burning
Mario Duran of Palabras Libres [ES] provides firsthand photos of bars and nightclubs in El Alto, Bolivia that were burned by neighbors, who accused the establishments of selling alcohol to minors and being centers of crime.
Nepal: Non Resident Nepali
UWB! on double standards at play as no election is held for the Non Resident Nepali movement.
Guatemala: Runoff Election Poll Numbers
Bloggings by Boz provides the latest poll numbers for the Guatmela runoff election scheduled for November 4.
Brazil: Reality Film
Randy Paul of Beautiful Horizons provides his thought on the latest Brazilian film “Elite Squad”
Bangladesh: No Exhibition
Unheard Voices on a rather murky matter of an exhibition of Bangladeshi artifacts that were to be shown in Paris.
Tunisia: Blogger's books confiscated at customs
When Tunisian blogger Zizou from Djerba returned home to Tunis from Cairo last week, he received more than the welcome he bargained for.
Poland: Katyn
Kinuk writes that Katyń, a new film by Andrzej Wajda, wasn't as good as the famous director's other work: “Towards the end of the film, we see the efficient (if one can call mass murder efficient) and organised methods by which these 20,000 officers were killed. Over and over, men...
Americas: The Kick Off for World Cup Qualifiers
The road to the World Cup South Africa 2010 began this past weekend in South America. The Global Voices Latin American team joined forces to bring you reactions from across the continent as some teams marked surprising victories, while others felt the sour taste of defeat.
Poland: Opinion Polls
The beatroot writes about Poland's election opinion polls.
Serbia: Kosovo's Dragash Region
Prishtine: Independence and Kanun posts pictures of Kosovo's Dragash Region.
Nata Blog: A Blog From An African Village
One of the success stories of the power and reach of citizen media in Africa is definitely The Nata Village Blog. It is a blog from Nata village in Botswana.Nata is a village of about 5000 people located on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, the largest salt pan in the world. The blog is a tool in the fight against the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS in Nata village.
Serbia: Antifa vs Neo-Nazi in Novi Sad
Belgrade 2.0 has been covering the Oct. 7 “neonazi, clerofascist rally” and the “citizens counter-rally” in Novi Sad: preparations; a report and two videos; and a guest-blogger's report. Also, another report from Pustolovina: adventure in Serbian.
