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6 February 2012

Uganda: What Lies Beneath the Cloak of Exclusivity?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

The formation of a Facebook group called ‘Mzungus in Uganda' has stirred up controversy and a heated debate on Facebook. Mzungu is a term commonly used in southern, central and eastern Africa to mean a white person. The group's description reads, "This is a group for all the Mzungus living in Kampala…to share your likes, dislikes, advice or interesting (or boring) stuff…."

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27 January 2012

Video Highlights: Music, Indigenous Initiatives, Indignation and Wonder

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Middle East & North Africa, East Asia

A selection of Global Voices' recent and interesting stories including video from Latin America, East Asia, Middle East and North Africa and Eastern and Central Europe, selected by Juliana Rincón Parra.

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23 January 2012

Video: One Year, One World and 52 Different Stories

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Video journalist Maggie Padlewska will travel alone for one year, visiting a country each week for a total of 52 countries. During her journey she'll be recording, editing and producing videos of her interactions with communities, organizations and people under-represented by mass media and uploading them to the web.

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20 January 2012

China and Hong Kong: Train Scuffle Ignites Cross-Border Fury

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

A passenger scuffle over mainland Chinese tourists eating food on a train in Hong Kong, is the latest of a series of cross-border controversies between China and Hong Kong, amidst mounting resent over Beijing's influence in Hong Kong.

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14 January 2012

India: Did BBC Top Gear's India Special Really Offend Indian Sensibilities?

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia

The BBC's recently aired Top Gear India Special episode contained humor that was not well received by some Indians. The issue got complicated as the Indian High Commission in London formally complained to the BBC saying it lacked cultural sensitivity. Netizens react.

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3 January 2012

Chile: Wildfire in Torres del Paine Shocks Netizens

Written by Elizabeth Rivera · Translated by Elizabeth Rivera · Latin America

A massive fire in national park Torres del Paine has shocked Chilean netizens, who have expressed their concerns, anger, sadness and hope that it will soon be controlled. "Torres del Paine" and #salvemostorresdelpaine have been used to inform and comment this disaster on Twitter.

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Updates about Travel

10 February 2012

North Korea

Robert Park, a Korean-American missionary and human rights activist who went to North Korea on 2009, sued North Korea for sexual torture. Park crossed into the country in protest of North Korea's human rights atrocity. However, as Marmot's Hole blogger wrote, the new has drawn some cynical reactions.

• Lee Yoo Eun

9 February 2012

Trinidad & Tobago

MEP Publishers visits Siparia, a vibrant community that has had a fascinating part to play in the island's history.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

7 February 2012

Tanzania

“Low timer pilots handbook to bush flying?,” Bush Pilot in Swakopund asks: “I was wondering if any of you would be interested in an e-book that has all the information about the where's, how's and what's of the job hunt in Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania (and also some other information I have).

• Ndesanjo Macha

Trinidad & Tobago

Travel blogger Rishi Sankar lists nine items every man should have for Trinidad Carnival.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Cuba

Bloggers republish Amnesty International's statement on the Cuban authorities' decision to deny blogger Yoani Sanchez permission to travel overseas, noting that they “[use] exit permits to punish freedom of expression.”

• Janine Mendes-Franco

5 February 2012

Bangladesh

The Noun Project blog introduces an innovative project titled Urban Launchpad, which uses mobile apps for data gathering to better understand the complex transportation conditions in Bangladesh.

• Rezwan

3 February 2012

Cuba

“For the 19th time Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has been denied an exit visa in order to travel abroad”: Havana Times reports.

• Janine Mendes-Franco

Comments on "Travel"

Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival Must-Haves

good list...however he forgot a few things... 1. Imodium, or some other form of medication on hand in case on consumes...

There was the floods of 2009 and I hear lots of donations from Foreign countires and our Fiji Governemnt came..had...
Someone earlier said this rain worst in the 300 years...I woluld like to know who has been keeping a record...