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August 28th, 2008

Venezuela: Yukpa Indians, Chávez and land disputes

Juliana Rincón Parra · 05:53

lingua → pt · it · es

Citizen media videos have been uploaded informing of the situation arising in Venezuela between the Yukpa Indians of the Perijá Mountains, landowners and President Chávez. This dispute over land limits is 30 years in the making, when military forces displaced the Indigenous communities of the Yukpa by force and established landowners who have cattle ranches and have been working the lands ever since. 0 comments · »»

August 23rd, 2008

Palestine: Boats break siege of Gaza

Ayesha Saldanha · 17:14

lingua → es · fr

The latest news on the two boats attempting to sail to the Gaza Strip as an act of solidarity is that they have reached Gaza, despite earlier warnings that they might not be permitted to do so. Bloggers have reacted to the action with both excitement and concern. 3 comments · »»

August 22nd, 2008

South Ossetia: Tskhinvali Photos and Reports

Veronica Khokhlova · 23:28

lingua → es · fr

On Aug. 21, Columbia Journalism Review published Julia Ioffe's overview of several Russian journalists' blogging from the war in South Ossetia. Featured in her piece are reports by LJ user krig42 (Komsomolskaya Pravda reporter Dmitry Steshin) and LJ user ep-news (Evgeny Poddubny, correspondent for TV Center). Below are a few more blog posts from Russian and North Ossetian journalists, with photos and accounts of what they've seen in the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali over the past week. 0 comments · »»

August 21st, 2008

Mexico: Videos raise awareness of kidnapping crisis

Juliana Rincón Parra · 23:24

lingua → es · zht · zhs

Mexico has seen a steep rise in kidnapping for ransom cases this year, and a group of videobloggers have decided to take a stand and make videos proposing solutions for this problem. According to the Analisis a Fondo blog, according to the Dutch NGO Pax Christi and local authorities, Mexico has surpassed Colombia in the number of kidnappings, which take place mostly in the capital and neighboring areas. 2 comments · »»

August 19th, 2008

Georgia, Russia: Feeding Looters and Refugees

Veronica Khokhlova · 23:23

lingua → es · mk · fr · bn

A number of Tbilisi residents gathered in front of the Russian embassy Saturday for a protest prank against looting. LJ user oleg-panfilov posted photos of the items left by the protesters for the Russian army; LJ user tony-geo called to Georgians to take care of the refugees' needs first, before getting involved in the "information war." 9 comments · »»

August 16th, 2008

Georgia, Russia: The War's Virtual Dimension

Veronica Khokhlova · 00:06

lingua → fr · es · bn

Like most other contemporary conflicts, the ongoing one in Georgia and South Ossetia has had a virtual dimension from its very start. Below are two bloggers' reflections on the wars raging outside the actual conflict zones. 10 comments · »»

August 13th, 2008

Georgia, Russia: Governments Unable to Protect Civilians

Veronica Khokhlova · 22:16

lingua → pt · mg · fr

Ukrainian journalist Ihor Lutsenko - LJ user igordaily - has just returned from an assignment in Georgia. Below is one the latest posts on his blog, about the plight of both Georgian and Russian citizens currently in Georgia. 4 comments · »»

Georgia, Russia: “What's Next?”

Veronica Khokhlova · 08:49

lingua → es · pt

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced the end of the so-called "peace enforcement" operation yesterday. LJ user varfolomeev66 asked this question on his blog: "What's next?" 129 comments · »»

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September 5th, 2008

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September 2nd, 2008

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September 1st, 2008

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August 29th, 2008

LimbicNutrition Weblog writes about the Russian-Georgian conflict in the context of the earlier events in the Balkans.

Joshua Foust reports on the UN investigation that has released its findings about the bombing incident in Shindand, Afghanistan.

August 28th, 2008

Photo reports (RUS) by LJ user photomans: from Tskhinvali - here; from a refugee camp in Vladikavkaz - here.

August 27th, 2008

Brazil's Supreme Court decides today about the future of Raposa Serra do Sol's Indigenous land. Observatório da Imprensa [Press Observatory, pt] have published two texts about the media coverage of the subject. One of them is called The Rice War [pt]: “The press still own us an approach that will help to overthrow prejudices against indigenous peoples and question the idea that the Amazon can survive to the extensive livestock and agriculture.”