14 October 2009

Stories from 14 October 2009

Georgia: New Media Forum

  14 October 2009

Following last year's Caucasus Bar Camp in Tbilisi, Georgia, came this week's New Media Forum. It also gave Global Voices Online's Caucasus Editor the opportunity to interview three of the country's most prominent and prolific new media advocates.

Cuba: The Prague List

  14 October 2009

Diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense highlights a list compiled by Cuban human rights activists that identifies 307 existing political prisoners: “The list…is not meant to be inclusive, but it does provide...

Anguilla: Construction Transparency

  14 October 2009

Inspired by a speech from the Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago chapter of Transparency International, Corruption-free Anguilla is concerned that “fair play, transparency, and accountability will continue to be...

Bahamas: Helping the Homeless

  14 October 2009

Bahama Pundit‘s Larry Smith takes a look at the problem of homelessness in New Providence: “Resettlement support alone will not be enough to help these people back into mainstream society.”

Trinidad & Tobago: Paper Guns

  14 October 2009

Reflecting on the crime situation, Trinidad artist Marlon Darbeau examines how “a simple sheet of copybook size page with lines that when folded makes a hand gun” – fellow blogger...

Barbados: Debt Rating Lowered

  14 October 2009

“Barbados’ debt woes continue to weigh on its international credit rating”: Living in Barbados and Barbados Free Press blog about the most recent downgrade.

Bangladesh: Lifelong Security

  14 October 2009

Rumi at Unheard Voice questions the need of the “father of the nation’s family members security act, 2009″, which was recently passed in Bangladesh parliament. This bill provides lifelong special...

India: High Maternal Mortality

  14 October 2009

Ben Piven at World Focus interviewed Aruna Kashyap, researcher for the Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch and the writer of the report on maternal health care in India...

India: Interviewing The TED Fellows

  14 October 2009

Renowned Indian Blogger Kiruba Shankar has launched an initiative called the ‘TED Fellows project’. The plan is to assign 15 Indian bloggers to interview the TED India Fellows with a...

Pakistan: The Kerry Lugar Bill

  14 October 2009

The Kerry Luger bill is a non military aid package for five years granted to Pakistan by USA. The stringent and dictating conditions along with this bill have instigated a lot of debate in Pakistan and agitated its bloggers as well.

Laos: Relief for flood victims

  14 October 2009

Flood victims in Laos are in need of rice, household utensils, clothes, medicines and makeshift houses, according to the government. Typhoon Ketsana hit Laos last month which caused flooding in...