Global Voices · February 2009

February, 2009

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The Greatest Street Party on Earth: The Brazilian Carnival

Barack Obama, Fidel Castro and the Iraqi journalist who threw one of his shoes at George Bush were just some of the characters spotted on the streets of Brazil, during this year's Carnival. See a selection of the most interesting pictures published under a Creative Commons license.
GCC: Currency Dilemma for Arab Gulf Consumers

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) hopes to achieve a monetary union, with a common currency, by 2010. Bloggers from the region, which groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, debate the merits of the union and more importantly what name they want for their new currency.
Uganda: Fire destroys Owino Market

A massive fire gutted Kampala's Owino Market early Wednesday morning, seriously injuring five people and destroying thousands of stalls. As many as 25,000 traders, mostly women, are estimated to have suffered losses.

The Greatest Street Party on Earth: The Brazilian Carnival

Latin America28 February 2009
GCC: Currency Dilemma for Arab Gulf Consumers

Middle East & North Africa27 February 2009
Uganda: Fire destroys Owino Market

Sub-Saharan Africa27 February 2009

Stories from February, 2009

DRC: Police raise revenue, but whom are they keeping safe?

Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa28 February 2009

Martinique and Guadeloupe: Vocabulary of the general strike

Quick Reads · Caribbean28 February 2009

Hong Kong: Budget report: university students on sale!

East Asia28 February 2009

Financial Secretary of Hong Kong John Tsang made the budget speech for the fiscal year 2009-2010 at the Legislative Council on 25 of February. This is the first budget report...

Shiv Sena's Orkut Campaign: The Limits to Freedom of Expression in an Intolerant India

South Asia28 February 2009

Introduction: Freedom of Expression in the Indian Blogosphere The Indian blogosphere is abuzz with discussions on freedom of expression after the Supreme Court refused to throw out Shiv Sena's defamation...

Azerbaijan: Popular website back — minus forum

Azerbaijan28 February 2009

After several days of closure, the popular semi-independent Azerbaijani news and discussion website, Day.az, is back. However, raising additional questions about its brief disappearance, the site's forum — known for...

USA: Activists Incensed after Fatal Shooting by Police

North America28 February 2009

Several people recorded mobile phone videos of a police officer shooting and killing a young man named Oscar Grant on a train platform in Oakland, California, on January 1. Since...

Israel: Battling Cancer

Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa28 February 2009

Paraguay: Why Do Fellow Citizens Leave the Country?

Quick Reads · Latin America28 February 2009

Video: Community Radios Fill the Information Gap

Latin America28 February 2009

In a highly globalized and digitalized world, sometimes we may forget that in many regions of the world, not even electricity is available, and the possibility of using internet as...

Bangladesh: Why The BDR Massacre?

Quick Reads · South Asia27 February 2009

Colombia: Restrictions and Curfew in Medellín

Quick Reads · Latin America27 February 2009

Bolivia: Donations Other than Ambulances

Quick Reads · Latin America27 February 2009

Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.A.: Aggravation Nation

Quick Reads · Caribbean27 February 2009

Mexico: Criticizing Wasteful Government Spending

Latin America27 February 2009

The Mexican federal government recently updated information about its expenses and its budgets for various public institutions on their transparency portal. Using this public information, many bloggers have identified expenses...