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Firuzeh Shokooh Valle

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Editor of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain and Latin American/Caribbean diasporic blogospheres. Puerto Rican journalist specialized in the coverage of human rights issues. As a graduate student my current research interests focus on on social movements, globalization, digital technologies, technology and culture, and state/society relations in Latin America and the Caribbean. I tweet here: @firuzehsv.

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Latest posts by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle

28 December 2012

The Best 12 of 2012

Puerto Rico Indie

Puerto Rico Indie

The music blog Puerto Rico Indie offers its traditional summary of the best albums of the year in Puerto Rico. Enjoy!

6 November 2012

Puerto Rico Votes Today

Logo of the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico.

Logo of the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico.

The website of the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones-CEE) will be constantly offering updates on today's elections in the Island.

14 September 2012

Puerto Rico from Above

The Caribbean Society of Astronomy posted [es] some of the astonishing images that astronaut Joseph Acabá-of Puerto Rican descendance- shot of the island on September 1st, 2012, from the International Space Station (ISS), a habitable satellite that orbits the Earth at an altitude between 330 km (205 mi) and 410 km (255 mi).

10 September 2012

Cuba: Blackout Leaves Millions in the Dark

The digital magazine Café Fuerte informs of the major blackout on September 9, 2012 that left almost half of the Island–from central to western Cuba– and 5 million people without electricity.

4 September 2012

Puerto Rico: Photography at the Biennial

“Paralelos” by photographer Gabriel López Albarrán. Used with the artist's permission.

The 8th edition of the International Photography Biennial of Puerto Rico [es] will be inaugurated this Thursday September 6, 2012, at the Museum of the Americas, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Twenty nine local and international photographers will be exhibiting their pieces. The digital magazine Revista Cruce comments on the beautiful exhibition.

Puerto Rico: “Ragga Muffin Style”

DJ Nature and SPIK Records present the latest musical production of Young Ragga, “Ragga Muffin Style”. In the music blog Puerto Rico Indie, DJ Nature comments [es]:

For me it's a very different style compared to what has come out of the reggae scene here on the island – Ragga brings something unique to the genre with his flow and expression.

 

Puerto Rico: Bloggers on the Rise

Journalist and blogger Sandra Rodríguez Cotto comments [es] on some of the discussions at the recent Puerto Rico Bloggers Conference.

Cuba: The Census and the Invisible

Blogger and gay rights activist Francisco Rodríguez Cruz offers a critique [es] of the fact that the Cuban Census-which will start next September 15, 2012-will not count same sex partnerships under the category of civil unions.

Cuba: On Euphemisms

Blogger Miriam Celaya offers a critique [es] of Cuban official press and it's coverage of the impact of recent outbreaks of cholera and dengue on the Island.

24 August 2012

Puerto Rico: Social Media and Politics

Reflected on the Legislature of Puerto Rico a message in favor of the “NO” option in the referendum. This photo was distributed throughout the Internet.

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