9 March 2008

Stories from 9 March 2008

Haiti, Jamaica: Haitian Reggae

“Bigga Haitian hails from a ‘fiery land,’ often characterized with turmoil. The general decline of political ‘correctness’ in Haiti sometimes seems to be so tragic, that all good news associated...

9 March 2008

South Africa: The Free State Racist Video Saga

The last week and a half has been a constant heated re-iteration of South Africa's intermittent stance against hatred and racism of any kind. the situation was sparked off when 4 Free State university students had created a racist video tape in which the university cleaning staff are seen eating food which had been urinated on by one of the students. The South African blogosphere has in turn erupted over this issue and here are the highlights…

9 March 2008

Armenia: Politics & Eurovision

Spectacular Self-Indulgence reports that the venue for yesterday's final to select Armenia's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest was changed because of the current state of emergency in the country....

9 March 2008

Armenia: Constitutional Court Ruling

Unzipped comments on last night's ruling by the constitutional upholding the results of the 19 February presidential election in Armenia. The blog says that it is not surprised at the...

9 March 2008

Armenia: Circumventing Censorship

Nazarian posts a list of pro-opposition blogs and web sites currently circumventing restrictions on the media in place since the state of emergency was declared in Armenia.

9 March 2008

Turkey: Armenian Hanging Clarification

Blogian posts a clarification on his site following information that the photos depicting what were initially described as the hanging of Armenians in Erzurum were in fact the hanging of...

9 March 2008

Americas: International Women's Day Across the Region

Bloggers across Latin America celebrate International Women's Day and pay tribute to the hard-working, brave, and often, mistreated women from the region. Some honor particular women throughout history and others write about groups of mothers that defend the rights of others. For all, it is a celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.

9 March 2008

Women Hold Up Half the Sky: A Poetry Jam

In celebration of International Women's Day, Rising Voices grantee and Nari Jibon founder, Kathryn Ward, came up with the idea of a friendly poetry competition among Rising Voices bloggers. Participants...

9 March 2008