Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2006 March 20

20 March 2006

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Stories from 20 March 2006

The Caribbean blogosphere does Phagwah

Written by Georgia Popplewell · North America, Caribbean

A chowtal group performs at the Phagwah celebrations in Trinidad. By Nicholas Laughlin In the Caribbean, the Hindu spring festival of Holi is more commonly known by its Bhojpuri name...

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Thailand: BlogconThai 2006

Written by Enda Nasution · East Asia

BlogCon Thailand 2006, the first blogger meeting that discuss Weblogs, Online Information and Collaboration Thailand was successfully held on Sunday, 19 March 2006

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What Salvadoran bloggers are saying — post-election edition

Written by Tim Muth · Latin America

El Salvador held elections on Sunday, March 12, and almost every Salvadoran blogger has had something to say about the process. The elections saw ARENA make gains in the national...

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Free Hao Wu!

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · East Asia

On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao...

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This week in Israel: elections, a prison siege and bird flu

Written by Lisa N. Goldman · Middle East & North Africa

Israel’s national elections are just over a week away and Israeli bloggers are finally (finally!) showing some interest in the subject – sort of. The thing is, though, that most...

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African women blogging this week

Written by Nish Matenjwa · Sub-Saharan Africa

As usual, African women have been blogging about a variety issues. Black Looks has recorded a moving audio post honouring the brilliant African-American science fiction writer who recently passed away,...

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Updates from 20 March 2006