Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2006 March 15

15 March 2006

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Stories from 15 March 2006

The Week That Was - Bolivian Blogs

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

Fresh off some historic accomplishments such as the approval of two important laws in Congress, the convocation of the Constituent Assembly and another to finalize the Referendum for Autonomy, Bolivia...

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Mohamed Choukry and Jill Carol ..Remembered in the Moroccan blogosphere

Written by Farah Kinani · Middle East & North Africa

Last week was a very active one in the Moroccan blogosphere. Different subjects interested the Moroccan bloggers from Jill Carol's liberation to the the sexual education for kids. Islam, as...

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Excerpts from Some Nigerian Weblogs this Week

Written by Imnakoya · Sub-Saharan Africa

“Adherence is everything” in HIV treatment, according to Kid’s Doc in Jos, a blog authored by an expat pediatrician, Dr Mike Blyth. He states: “The key to a long-term suppression...

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Saudi Bloggers React to the Arrest of a Writer

Written by Ahmed Al-Omran · Middle East & North Africa

According to several Saudi blogs and forums, the Saudi authorities have arrested the Islamic intellectual Dr. Mohsen Al-Awaji after he published an article on the web, in which he criticized...

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Updates from 15 March 2006

Kyrgyzstan

The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on the planning of festivities to mark the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's revolution, in which protests caused the collapse of Askar Akaev's government.

• Nathan Hamm

Armenia

Zarchka reports that there are small signs of progress in the music played on Armenian transit.

• Nathan Hamm

Colombia

Adam Isacson has eight observations on the results of Colombia's Sunday elections.

• David Sasaki

Argentina

Argentine media professor, Julian Gallo posts slides (ES) of a 3D overlay of Buenos Aires for Google Earth created by architecture student, Ezequiel Galotti.

• David Sasaki

Bolivia

A small Andean plant which was once used to flavor Coca-Cola, continues to make waves across the Western Hemisphere. Niko Kyriakou, writing from Caracas, describes the cultural and legal differences between South America and North America regarding the plant, which can be refined to make cocaine. Wall Street Cafe says that Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala's idea to feed hungry children illogical because coca leaves induce a loss of apetite. Jeanette Irwin got a good laugh when Bolivian President Evo Morales handed Condolezza Rice a guitar inlaid with coca leaves. Not wanting to disappoint hardliner Álvaro Uribe, Steven Taylor has a photo of Morales gifting the Colombian president a portrait of Simon Bolívar made out of coca leaves.

• David Sasaki

Peru

Both Leftside and Justin Delacour mention leftist presidential candidate, Ollanta Humala's recent bounce-back in pre-election polls. Fabiola Bazo quotes pollster Alfredo Torres in saying that whichever candidate is able to distance him/herself from outgoing President Toledo will win. Finally, Un Lobo en Perú describes a museum exhibit in Lima by the newspaper El Comercio, which is meant to give voters historical context as they head to the polls.

• David Sasaki

Mexico

Arturo de Albornoz of Olganza describes a new reserve of oil (ES) discovered in deep waters off the coast of Veracruz. Chris of Cuaderno Latinoamericano says that the find is a boon to state-owned energy company PEMEX which has been borrowing heavily in recent years. Meanwhile, Portside recently commented that many of those who live in the Veracruz petrol corridor are among the nation's poorest.