Stories from 7 February 2006
Venezuela: Pro-Chavez March
Both Oil Wars and Luigino Bracci Roa have pictures and analysis of Saturday's pro-Chavez march commemorating his coup attempt back in 1992. Daniel Duquenal, posting a comic, calls Chavez's recent attacks of calls for a coup hypocritical.
Georgia: Russia Kills Boden Paper
neweurasia discusses Russian steps in the UN Security Council that will significantly alter negotiations between Georgia and its separatist region of Abkhazia.
Armenia: Jermain in Yerevan
Hagop of Life in the Armenian Diaspora writes that Jermaine Jackson is in Yerevan to research the local entertainment industry.
Caucasus: YC Week 2
The Young Caucasus Women project is in its second week. Their homebase blog has a roundup of day one.
Kyrgyzstan: Angry Pilgrims
Ben Paarmann writes about the controversy surrounding Kyrgyzstan's allocated positions for the Hajj this year and the troubles facing the Kyrgyz pilgrims that were lucky enough to get a spot on the trip.
Armenia: Blogging Workshop
ArmYouth Blog reports on a workshop on blogging in Armenia encouraging Armenian youth to start blogging.
Danish Non-Profits Banned From Chechnya
As the acting Chechen premier Ramzan Kadyrov bans Danish relief groups from Chechnya following the cartoon scandal, Russia Blog comments on the consequences of such a move.
Belarus Opposition and the Internet
br23 blog discusses the increasing use of the Internet by the Belarusian oppostion, as well as the problem of censorship, which will, no doubt, grow more and more serious with the approach of the March 17 presidential election.
Peru: Rural Farmers Podcasting
X-Blog describes (ES) an article which appeared in the BBC about rural Peruvian farmers in Cajamarca who are producing informative podcasts on cattle-raising husbandry and dairy production.
China, Taiwan: Animal Talk
Pinyin News goes from discussing an article about how birds can distinguish between Japanese and Mandarin Chinese to China's announcement that it was teaching Taiwanese to pandas it wants to donate to Taiwan.
Philippines: After the Stampede
Filipino bloggers continue to be focused on the tragic deaths last weekend of over 70 people during a stampede in a crowd waiting to get into a popular TV game show. Divergent Poles has the weepy statements of the game show host, a TV network exec and the country's vice-president...
Singapore, Denmark: On Those Cartoons
Singapore-based bloggers share their thoughts on the Danish cartoons controversy. Read The annotated budak, Singabloodypore, and Sadiq Alam for a variety of viewpoints.
North Korea: Negotiating with the Non-Engaged
The DPRK Studies Blog talks about what makes negotiating with North Korea so difficult: “the cult aspect of the regime is THE limiting factor as to how much engagement Pyongyang can handle, which turns out to be not much.”
Taiwan: Show of Hand Puppets
Taiwanonymous comments on the arrival on a cable network of an English adaptation of a Taiwanese hand-puppet show series: a kind of puppet show for adults. He writes: “The Taiwanese have been able to get their heads around this concept, and there must be an interesting story as to how...
Vietnam: Development Paradox
Our Man in Hanoi discusses his ambivalence at being a development worker, working to change a country they love just as it is: “A friend who worked with an ethnic group in a far flung corner of Vietnam told me that visiting tourists had started to complain that the traditional...
Jamaica: Happy Birthday, Bob!
Leon reminds us that Bob Marley would have celebrated his 61st birthday yesterday. Happy belated birthday, Bob, from all of us at Global Voices!
Guyana: Journalist's funeral
MediaCritic congratulates Guyana's Stabroek News for telling the unvarnished truth about the funeral of controversial journalist Ronald Waddell.
Barbados: In the news
Titlayo links to two newspaper articles, one reporting that Barbados's fertility rates have fallen to record levels and another identifying the existence of “crytpo-racism” in the country.
Colombia: Football Fans Buried in Their Colors
Marcelo MacKinnon writes on new coffins in Colombia “adorned with the colors and insignias of [the deceased's] favorite football club.”
Brazil: Bonfim Ribbon
Sangroncito explains the Fita do Bonfim (The Bonfim Ribbon), a small piece of ribbon which Soteropolitanos (citizens of Salvador) tie three times around their wrist, making a wish on each knot. Legend says the wishes will come true when the bracelet falls apart months later, but be warned: “If you...
Congolese Blogger Ben-Clet Decries Swearing Politician
Over at the group effort Le Blog du Congolais, Congolese blogger Ben-Clet deplores the ethics of Congolese Vice-President Abdoulaye Yerodia who recenty insulted two political rivals (Pierre Pay Pay and Etienne Tshisekedi ) during a live television broadcast: “Arming yourself with Lingala, one of 4 national languages, you tried to...
