Stories from 12 July 2007
China: 750,000 annual pollution deaths
750,000 premature deaths each year from air and water pollution—a statistic the Chinese government sought to keep secret for fear of social unrest should that be publicly known. Word's out now, and people aren't happy about having been lied to.
Iran:A survey done by Terror Free Tomorrow
Kamangir reports according to the recent survey done by Terror Free Tomorrow , developing nuclear weapons was seen as a very important priority for the Iranian government by only 29% of Iranians. By contrast, 88% of Iranians considered improving the Iranian economy as a very important priority for their government.
Iran:Kiarostami's works in Berkley Art Museum
Thanks to Haftan we learn that “Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive have held a great exhibition of image works of Abbas Kiarostami, the renowned Iranian filmmaker and artist by support of Museum of Modern Arts of New York, in America.”Read More.
Iran:A new site to ask your question
I ask it is a new site where you can ask your question in Persian and other users will answer you.The site has also a blog.Top question of today is “what you can do with 50,000 dollars (about 50 million toman) in Iran.”
Thailand: North Food in Bangkok
Real Thai introduces some Northern Thai dishes and recommends a place in Bangkok where one can get these dishes.
India: Children and Singapore Airlines
Blogpourri on flying Singapore Airlines with young children, with some words of advice to airlines regarding making travel more comfortable for parents and kids.
Pakistan: Open letter to the Supreme Court
The Pakistani Spectator has an open letter to the Supreme Court regarding the government's role in the Lal Masjid issue.
Nepal: Chaos on the streets
Deepak's Diary on the casualty of protests in the city – the roads, with traffic being blocked by protesters.
Nepal: Money and Blogs
Kathmandu Speaks on making money as a blogger, blogging for a cause and building an online reputation.
Bangladesh: Sicko and Canada
a bengali in TO watches Michael Moore's Sicko, and is thankful that he's in Canada.
Uzbekistan: Special prison
Jamiyat writes that the Uzbek government has built a new prison especially designed for “delinquent” civil servants. They are not thrown into the dire facilities where normal inmates serve their sentence as the latter “might show no tolerance towards newcomers, who in fact, might have put them in these premises”.
Kyrgyzstan: Passport ordeal
Tamara needs to get a new Kyrgyz passport in oder to enter the United States – and she chose not to pay a bribe to speed things up. This might have been wrong, as she already finds herself wading knee-deep through the Passport Office chicanery.
Egypt: Bedouins of Sinai Crisis, 11-year-old Mother and Blogger Say the Unsayable
This week’s round-up from Egypt highlights bloggers’ involvement in domestic issues like the rape of an 11-year-old girl and the Egyptian Bedouins of Sinai’s dilemma in Egypt and covers bloggers’ news.
Russia: 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
It would be, of course, an exaggeration to say that every single Russian blogger has commented on Russia's victorious bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi last week - but it wouldn't be that huge of an exaggeration. The response to the news has been enormous, and the blogosphere seems to be divided into two camps now: those who think that holding the Olympics in this mountainous Black Sea resort town is a great idea - and those who think it's a disaster in the making. Here are the views of several bloggers involved in the Russian opposition politics in one way or another - as well as some comments from their readers - all translated from Russian.
Expat Ethiopians reflect on the sounds and smells of home
The ties that bind expatriate Ethiopians to their home country dominated the Ethiopian blogosphere over the past few weeks. Ethiopians living in the US, Europe and Asia came up with a series of emotional posts, exploring childhood memories, local food, music and the broader subject of national identity.
Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana: Tasty Dishes
Lifespan of a Chennette blogs about a few dishes that have formed part of her “Guyanese foodie experience”.
Cuba: Gay Rights
“Following Fidel Castro’s…Cuban revolution, LGBT people were persecuted and imprisoned. Now the Communist Party is set to bring forward a law which would legalise same-sex unions, grant adoption rights to same-sex couples and give lesbians access to reproduction services.” Gay Blog Ruffian reports on the rights of gays in Cuba.
Trinidad & Tobago: Caribbean Tales
Caribbean Free Radio is in Toronto for the second annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival…
Jamaica: Election Date Announced
The date for general elections in Jamaica has been announced – Jamaica and the World speculates on who will win…
Cuba: Blogging for Cuban Liberty
Uncommon Sense is proud to be part of Bloggers United for Cuban Liberty and hopes that the campaign will influence The Police to speak out for the cause of political prisoners in Cuba: “But I am not sure whether it really matters if we do. Already, success is ours —...
Bermuda: How's the Weather?
Shawn and Sue's Island Adventures has a bone to pick with Bermuda's weather forecasters…
