Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2006 October 04

4 October 2006

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Stories from 4 October 2006

China: Media literacy, meetings, Macau, memories and mooncakes

Do Chinese police see bloggers as some sort of criminal element? Blogging undisturbed nearly requires a mastermind these days, and it's getting worse. Liu Di (刘荻), aka Stainless Steel Mouse,...

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The Week that Was - Bolivian Blogs

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

The Bolivian blog community continues to grow by leaps and bounds. In addition to its own website, Blogs de Bolivia, where new blogs are added to the blogroll on an...

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Russia, Georgia: Unfriendly Relationship

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe, North America

A Tbilisi, Georgia, spice seller: “I was taking some photos in the Tbilisi's market and this lady, instead trying to sell me something, she asked me a portrait.” - by...

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Kurdistance

Written by Deborah Ann Dilley · Middle East & North Africa

Welcome back to this week's edition of Kurdistance! Hiwa gives us a wonderful link to a amatur video about the Kurdish community in Leeds, UK that is featured on the...

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Nepal: Peace In Limbo

Written by Paramendra · Nepal

The seven party alliance and the Maoists were to meet for their summit talks some time in September, but it did not happen. Prime Minister Girija Koirala asked for some...

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Trinidad & Tobago: “Please stand. . . for something”

Written by Georgia Popplewell · Caribbean

Click on the image to play video On the day of the reading of Trinidad and Tobago's 2007 budget — which, from the talk on the streets, could include all...

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Updates from 4 October 2006

Le Blog de Moi (Fr) describes the debate over after which anticolonialism thinker to name Martinique's international airport: Aimé Césaire or Franz Fanon. Fanon, although born in Martinque, is not well-known there. The balance has tipped in favor of Césaire who, still living, publically refused to meet with French Interior Minister Nicholas Sarkozy in advance of his visit because of his support for “an active French presence overseas.”

• Jennifer Brea

Vietnam

The blogger at The Final Word in Saigon visits Con Dao, an island in the South China Sea. The blogger posts pictures and some observations from the island. “If I had to pick one adjective to use for Con Dao, it would be ‘rugged', although that may be influenced by the wind and rain we experienced. The coastline, interior, and beaches were dramtic anyway, and it's always great to drive a motorbike along a windy coastal road whilst enjoying the views.”

• Preetam Rai

Malaysia

The blogger at Sensintrovert analyses a news report on Malaysian Prime Minister talking about Malaysia's space efforts. The blogger feels that there is too much hype in the media. “I am amazed of the media-hype when some ministers clicked on a mouse or had video conferencing. I guess that is why blogs=devil. FYI, as mentioned above, I have my video conferencing with my family almost every now and then.”

• Preetam Rai

Brunei

This is the haze season in South East Asia. The cause of haze is the open burning of land by the farmers to clear it for agriculture. SaS in Brunei talks of some ideas to help reduce haze.

• Preetam Rai