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18 August 2007

Daily archive · 4 posts

Stories from 18 August 2007

Russia: Neo-Nazi Execution Video

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

One of the most discussed topics in the Russian blogosphere last week was a graphic video of what appeared to be the execution of two ethnically non-Russian men by masked figures claiming to be members of a Russian neo-Nazi group. Anton Nossik, a representative of the company that oversees LiveJournal's Russian segment, blogs about the Russian authorities' irrational reaction to the video.

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Iran: Government celebrates Journalist Day

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

The Iranian government celebrated Journalist Day on August 8, in spite of having arrested several journalists and banned many newspapers in recent months. The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said: “The...

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China: Blogs deleted, barred and officially backed

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

An eventful week on the backside of the Chinese blogsphere with an entire blogging website desisted, one high-profile blog deleted and another put on the unmentionable list; two web 2.0 companies battle it out in the courts and one novice blogger tries to gain readers the nouveau-riche way.

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Vietnam: Web Censorship

Written by Caroline Finlay · East Asia

When I began considering posting on Global Voices from Vietnam, the first thought that came to mind was what exactly was I allowed to post? What topics could I cover,...

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Updates from 18 August 2007

Peru

Juan Arellano, who has been providing coverage of the recent Peruvian earthquake, publishes his latest bilingual update regarding the different needs of those affected by the disaster.

• Eduardo Avila

Peru

el útero de marita [ES] implores readers to not forget about the destruction in Huancavelica, in which nearly one-third of the housing was destroyed by the recent earthquake.

• Eduardo Avila

Honduras

La Gringa's Blogocito writes about the increase in the cases of dengue in Honduras in 2007.

• Eduardo Avila

Ecuador

Christian Espinoza of Cobertura Digital [ES] links to an article that discusses the fact that internet advertisement for the upcoming Constituent elections is not regulated, but should be reported as a campaign expense.

• Eduardo Avila

Burkina Faso

Vive la francophonie posts an article about the Koom la viim association's efforts to fight desertification (Fr) in Burkina Faso by planting 3,500 plants. “This initiative deserves to be known…even if it only concerns a small portion of land, these efforts contribute to cleaning and reoxygenating our planet…if thousands of projects like these are started, the earth will be made more beautiful.”

• Jennifer Brea