Global Voices Online

Luz de Luma [pt] is one of the core bloggers at the social blogging that will take place at the Lusosphere next February 14to debate paedophilia.  “When I proposed this social blogging and used the very term, I was systematically visited by computers from the federal police. This is a signal that they are attentive to all that happens in the cyberspace. But have we fulfilled our task at home? Do your children use computers on the own? Be careful.“

Itching for Eestimaa reports that the number of Estonia's stateless persons continues to decrease.

The Czech Daily Word writes on the corruption scandal at the Czech Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.

BBC's Mark Mardell interviews “Kosovo’s premier rapper” Genc Prevlaka.

Dr. Sean's Diary comments on the Czech presidential debate between incumbent Václav Klaus and challenger Jan Švejnar.

A Fistful of Euros explains why PM Kostunica's refusal to endorse either of the candidates is good for Nikolic and bad for Tadic.

Iraq Today rounds up today's toll on Iraq in this post.

Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar discusses Iraq in the US State of the Union speech. ‘Last year, it was more about “we're loosing, we have to stay and fight”, this year it's “we're winning, we have to stay and fight”,' he writes.

Iraqi blogger Salam Adil introduces us to Baghdad Dentist in this post.