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September 2nd, 2008

Caribbean: Hurricane Gustav 

a small portrait of this author Janine Mendes-Franco · 00:09
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sample image for this postIt's that time again - hurricane season - and while 2008 has produced a motley crew of storms in three short months, Gustav is the one that stands out. At least so far. Bloggers were bracing themselves for anything. 4 comments · »»

July 28th, 2008

Cuba: July 26th 

a small portrait of this author Janine Mendes-Franco · 21:27
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This past weekend, on July 26th, Cuba marked the 55th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago that came to be recognised as the start of the Cuban Revolution. Bloggers react to President Raul Castro's much-anticipated speech at the event. 0 comments · »»

May 2nd, 2008

Global: The price of food, the cost of despair 

a small portrait of this author John Liebhardt · 22:09
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sample image for this postThe crisis of skyrocketing food prices is affecting all economic groups in every corner of the world. Every day, it seems, high-priced food sends another country lurching through some crisis: demonstrations, riots, rumors of hoarding, falling governments, even deaths. Global Voices is well positioned to follow the nuances of this complex ... 15 comments · »»

April 30th, 2008

Cuba: Las Damas de Blanco 

a small portrait of this author Janine Mendes-Franco · 15:01
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It has been the most discussed topic in the Cuban blogosphere over the last week: the arrest of Las Damas de Blanco as they staged a peaceful demonstration for the release of their husbands, jailed by the Castro regime. 1 comment · »»

Caribbean: Food Shortages 

a small portrait of this author Janine Mendes-Franco · 01:26
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sample image for this post"If music be the food of love, play on", wrote Shakespeare, who could not possibly have anticipated the global food crisis the world is facing today. Rising food prices are a hot topic with bloggers the world over - and the Caribbean is no different. The "music" coming ... 4 comments · »»

April 8th, 2008

Cuba: Blocked Blogger Yoani Sánchez Receives Prestigious Award 

a small portrait of this author Elia Varela Serra · 21:42
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sample image for this postYoani Sánchez, one of Cuba's most popular bloggers and a recent victim of blocking by the country's authorities, was recently awarded the Ortega and Gasset prize in Journalism from the Spanish newspaper El País. Several of her fellow Cuban bloggers celebrated the award and hope that it draws more attention to the difficulties for internet access on the island. 8 comments · »»

March 26th, 2008

Cuba: Blocking Bloggers 

a small portrait of this author Janine Mendes-Franco · 17:49
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sample image for this postWant to get the Cuban blogosphere talking? Block access to a popular blog. Ever since Cuban authorities did just that to several less-than-supportive Havana-based blogs earlier this week, the blogging diaspora have come out in full support of Cuban bloggers - especially Yoani Sanchez and her popular Generacion ... 4 comments · »»

March 10th, 2008

Cuban Videos: media ploy or example of free speech? This is a Video post

a small portrait of this author Juliana Rincón Parra · 21:27
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sample image for this postAn online 4 minute video excerpt posted by international media taken from a 2 hour meeting between the president of the National Assembly and students from the Computer Science University (UCI) has brought forth contrasting reactions and debates regarding free speech in Cuba and the direction of the Cuban Revolution. 1 comment · »»

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