Stories from 2 February 2011
Puerto Rico: Let's Talk About Movies
In the music blog Puerto Rico Indie [es]. @sire_damiano and @redod offer a look at the creative force of the director and video artist Michel Gondry.
Egypt: World Horrified as Full Scale Attack Launched on Protesters
The world has been watching in horror, the fast-paced attacks against protesters across Egypt, where reports continue to pour in about government-paid thugs wreaking havoc and terrorising protesters. Now the protesters are being pelted with Molotov cocktails, and the fire bombs are being thrown close to the Egyptian Museum.
Puerto Rico: Protest Against Harrasment
The feminist coalition Movimiento Amplio de Mujeres [es] reacts to the videos and images circulated through social media [es] that show police officers inappropriately touching women protesters arrested for participating in acts of civil disobedience against the University of Puerto Rico's decision to impose an annual special tuition fee.
Puerto Rico: Mainstream Media and Art Blogs
Artist and blogger Javier Martínez acknowledges that the mainstream newspaper El Nuevo Día [es] covers arts and culture, but he invites them to redesign and rethink [es] their website.
Egypt: Back Online, a Global Voices Author Shares His Story
With the Internet blackout in place, GV Author Tarek Amr decided--like many Egyptians--to venture into the streets. Here, we share his story.
Dominican Republic: Remembering Luis Días
Puerto Rican blogger and music scholar Raquel Z. Rivera reflects on her admiration [es] for the recently deceased Dominican musician and artist Luis Días.
Brazil: Remembering Internet censorship in 2010
One of 2010's landmark events, the Wikileaks phenomenon, highlighted a more than necessary debate about the state of freedom of speech throughout the world, specially on the internet. Let's make a healthy exercise, then, remembering some of the many censorship cases that happened last year in the brazilian internet.
Egypt: Witnesses to a National Revolt
In the Bondy blog [Fr], Inès reports on the eyewitness accounts of her family and friends living in Egypt, in a neighborhood of Cairo called Shobra, and in the coastal city of Hurghada, and concludes: “So the fear overwhelming these Egyptian people is mixed with pride and inner joy because at last, they have...
Egypt: Pro-Mubarak Demonstrators! Really!?
Pro-Mubarak thugs have been unleashed on protesters in Tahrir Square, Egypt, calling for Mubarak to step down. Here are the first reactions from Egyptians witnessing the horror unfold.
Armenia: Prostitutes and Street Trade
The ArmComedy News Network takes a satirical look at recent action taken against illegal street trade in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, and humorously ponders what it means for the city's prostitutes.
Azerbaijan: Statues and Revolution
Aaron in Azerbaijan comments on a recent article noting that among many statues to be found in the country is one of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak. While recognizing some of the similarities between the ruling regimes in both countries, the blog says that they end there and fall far short of...
D.R. of Congo: What happened to Francois Soudan?
Jason discusses an article written by Francois Soudan, editor at Jeune Afrique magazine, called published an article called “Kabila: Mobutu Light”: “Journalists should criticize politicians – and President Kabila deserves serious criticism – but they should also do so in a balanced way. The fact that the same journalist within...
Zambia: The pact is dead
Gershom wants the two main opposition parties in Zambia to stop pretending that there is a pact: The UPND/PF, or is it the PF/UPND, Pact has squandered the people’s goodwill with which it was welcomed when it was announced just over two years ago. Truth be told, this political alliance...
Egypt: Back Online
The Internet is just back in Egypt, and one by one, Egyptian colleagues, friends and contacts are popping back online. The moment is huge and there is euphoria in the air. Facebook and Twitter are still blocked on certain networks. Stay tuned for the barrage of citizen media which will be coming out of Egypt today - as bloggers and netizens tell us their story, in their own voice.
China: Egypt-style uprising or election?
Adam from Shanghai Scrap discusses the possible political implication of Egypt uprising to China.
China: Update on the death of village head
Tom Lasseter from China rises writes an update on the death of Qian Yunhui. The court has presented a video that recorded from Qian's watch showing how he was hit by the truck.
