Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2006 April 10

10 April 2006

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Stories from 10 April 2006

Brazil: Pontes Touches Down

Brazilian bloggers' reactions to the space flight of Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut, run the gamut along a scale from enthusiasm to cynicism. At the “unqualified joy” end of...

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Kenyan Sphere this week

Written by Juliana Rotich · Sub-Saharan Africa

The kenyan blogosphere has grown by leaps and bounds, it is very vibrant and thus this roundup is just but a glimpse of what is going on. An aggregator similar...

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DRC: Western Media, Foreign Meddlers and Elections

Written by Alice Backer · Sub-Saharan Africa

Heavy-Handed Transition Partners Several bloggers resent the involvement of foreign transition partners and other neighboring countries whom they find heavy-handed in the electoral process. Le Blog du Congolais posted a...

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Village market in Ondo State Nigeria

Written by Sokari Ekine · Sub-Saharan Africa

Photo by Fola of Ethnic Loft

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China: Christianity vs. Communism

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

In China, the disappearance of blogs has become part of blogging life. Not an accepted part, however. More than just badges of blogger honor, the increasing number of Chinese blogs...

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Cambodia: Khmer-American Celebrity Featured in Weblogger Community

Written by Tharum Bun · North America

Born in 1983, Soben Houn, who stands on the international stage as Miss Utah USA 2006, represents Cambodian-American communities and Cambodia as a whole. As a celebrity, she will promote...

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Updates from 10 April 2006

Barbados

Barbados Free Press scans in some local help-wanted ads to show the rampant and legal gender discrimination when it comes to getting a job.

• David Sasaki

Guyana

Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo is ready to make some babies. But Guyana360 explains that he's waiting until after the elections.

• David Sasaki

Trinidad & Tobago

Jessica of Alien in the Caribbean says that the region's Christian Leaders continue to fail women. “Without women, these priests, pastors and ministers would not even have a profession. So when are they going to show some acknowledgement of our worth instead of taking the easy dogmatic way out?”

• David Sasaki

Mexico

Eduardo Arcos introduces (ES) the first contest of “Mexicommons creativity (ES),” which solicits new works of music, video, animation, and podcasts. The top three winners of each category will be included on the DVD of iSummit ‘06 to take place this June in Rio de Janeiro.

• David Sasaki