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Global Voices Online » Ethnicity - May 31, 2008
A few South African bloggers are thinking about positive steps to take with regard to the current xenophobia crisis in South Africa. Stii asks, “What can we as bloggers do about the Xenophobia crisis?” and Mike …
Tagged: human rights, english, south africa, weblog, humanitarian, ethnicity, refugees, sub saharan africa
Global Voices Online » Kyrgyzstan - May 31, 2008
The May month traditionally comes to Kyrgyzstan with the holiday days. 1st May is the Labor Day, 5th May is the Constitution’s Day and on 9th May Kyrgyzstan celebrates Victory’s day. These day the life of Kyrgyzstan is …
Tagged: politics, english, development, history, weblog, youth, kyrgyzstan, central asia and 038 caucasus
Global Voices Online » Kyrgyzstan - May 31, 2008
A next to last week of April started from the unexpected fall of temperature. A lot of bloggers posted the photographs of the frozen greenery and the trees under snow. Yanagi presented the beautiful photos of the …
Tagged: politics, english, development, weblog, media, russian, governance, kyrgyzstan, central asia and 038 caucasus
Global Voices Online - May 31, 2008
“With the increase in the price of petrol, it is very clever to begin thinking about getting the old bike out of bottom of the garage. There are only advantages. It does not pollute, and it also saves you a lot on gym …
Tagged: environment, roundups, portuguese, mozambique, sub saharan africa
Global Voices Online - May 31, 2008
“Guinea-Bissau is a sui generis country, because people's talents are in the most unexpected fields. Theater is one of them. Here is our word of encouragement to the Bissau Experimental Theater group, established in …
Tagged: roundups, portuguese, guinea bissau, sub saharan africa, arts and 038 culture
Global Voices Online - May 31, 2008
In The United Kingdom a bit more than a week ago, the Office of National Statistics reported that in the past ten years, nearly two million Britons have moved abroad, making up the second largest emigration in the …
Tagged: education, english, weblog, religion, youth, burkina faso, gender, humanitarian, sub saharan africa
Global Voices Online - May 31, 2008
From Syria, Sasa writes: “Syrian farmers living under Israeli occupation have asked Israel to allow them to sell their cherries inside Syria. Living under occupation means they can not travel to Syria or visit their …
Tagged: english, agriculture, israël, roundups, syria, war and 038 conflict, middle east and 038 north africa
Global Voices Online » Diaspora - May 31, 2008
“Ultimately, we have not yet reached the time when the South African government will acknowledged, unequivocally, its responsibility for this whole issue. With empty thoughts and a huge incapacity for self-criticism …
Tagged: racism, south africa, roundups, portuguese, ethnicity, mozambique, diaspora, sub saharan africa, war and 038 conflict
Global Voices Online » Children - May 31, 2008
Lebanese Rania Masri writes about a photography exhibition by the children Palestinian refugees, living in camps in Lebanon. “500 cameras were placed in the hands of 500 children in all the Palestinian refugee camps in …
Tagged: english, photography, photos, palestine, roundups, children, lebanon, refugees, arts and 038 culture, war and 038 conflict, middle east and 038 north africa
Global Voices Online » International Relations - May 31, 2008
On May 12, Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov was declared persona non grata in Ukraine, following his calls for Russia to take ownership of Sevastopol, a Ukrainian Black Sea naval port. (Earlier GV translations about the …
Tagged: politics, human rights, law, weblog, media, freedom of speech, ukraine, russia, russian, governance, international relations, cyber activism, eastern and 038 central europe