Global Voices Online

United We Blog! has a feature written by a person who spent some time in Nepal.

Raheel questions the logic of banning blogspot blogs in Pakistan -”Okay if you want to block then do it on specific blogs which have such material, why they have blocked every single blog. I dont have problem with this censorship but why all the blogs?”

Taylor Kirk of The Latin Americanist and Tyler Bridges of The Miami Herald both have great posts on Peruvian presidential candidate, Lourdes Flores who - if the polls are correct - is slated to become Peru's first female president. Un Lobo en Perú, however, says that's a big if. In a bizarre “survey about surveys,” by Catholic University, most Peruvians give little or no importance to pre-election polling in the country. Which, perhaps, means take the latest poll posted on Peru Election 2006 with some skepticism.

En Tu Ciudad is excited to hear (ES) that a committee is pushing for the 2018 olympic winter games to be held in Santiago, Chile. Meanwhile, the folks at Atina Chile have two online campaigns in action: “Internet Access for All” and “Let's Use Wikipedia in the Schools.”

Bicyclemark interviews the always-informed Taylor Kirk about the recent presidential elections in Costa Rica.

Mowgli at Maytel2020 is having an ethical dilemma: what beer should he drink when many beer companies in Cambodia use “beer girls”? The girls, who hang out in bars and restaurants to promote their brands, are often expected by customers to provide sexual services. According to beergirls.org, a site set up to campaign for their protection, a fifth have been infected with HIV.

Jakartass says the Indonesian blogosphere is protesting a new anti-pornography law. A group of Balinese activists have set up a bilingual blog just to do that.

Pestiside.hu reports on the “highlights” of Vladimir Putin's visit to Budapest, Hungary. The “low points,” that is.

Christopher of From Ukraine With Love writes on how good the upcoming election is for a small-town Ukrainian school - good in a twisted sort of way: “From how it’s been explained to me, elections time is when politicians start giving out gifts.”