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Korea: The Death of an Actress and…Global Voices Online » Weblog - 20 hours ago The death of Choi Jin Sil, who has been regarded as a ‘national actress,’ gave a big shock to Korean society. Her image has been like a self-righting toy, from her poverty in childhood to a renowned actress, and from … Also tagged: entertainment, south korea, law, weblog, freedom of speech, breaking news, korean, east asia, cyber activism |
Global Voices Online » Media - Oct 10, 2008
Michael Turton looks at how the KMT government is attempting to control content at the public media institutions (PTS, RTI and CNA). He follows up with details of the response from the International Federation of …
Also tagged: english, media, freedom of speech, roundups, east asia, taiwan roc
Global Voices Online » Americas - Oct 10, 2008
Cuban diaspora blogger Uncommon Sense reports that a Cuban human rights activist who was paroled from prison earlier this year because of poor health, now faces up to five years in prison “on a charge of ‘attacking' — …
Also tagged: health, human rights, americas, english, freedom of speech, cuba, roundups, protest, diaspora, cyber activism
Global Voices Online » Economics - Oct 10, 2008
Generation Y offers encouragement to a rural blogger (whom she refers to as “peasant of agile keys and posts as sharp as machetes”), who paints a picture of what blogging in Cuba is like: “Time is scarce and expensive …
Also tagged: americas, technology, english, freedom of speech, cuba, roundups, economics, cyber activism, internet and 038 telecoms, software and 038 tools
Global Voices Online » Cyber-Activism - Oct 10, 2008
Jamaican diaspora blogger Geoffrey Philp has been closely monitoring the US Presidential race and thinks that “there is a need for real patriotism on both sides and for the voices of rationality and impartiality to …
Also tagged: racism, americas, english, media, ideas, élections, roundups, jamaica, diaspora, u s a, cyber activism
Global Voices Online » Humanitarian - Oct 10, 2008
“The politicians in Pakistan religiously issue statements each year bemoaning the plight of the stranded Pakistanis,” Raza Rumi writes about the stranded Pakistanis (Biharis) in Bangladesh and the appalling life they …
Also tagged: south asia, english, bangladesh, pakistan, general, roundups, humanitarian, refugees, international relations, war and 038 conflict
Global Voices Online » Azerbaijan - Oct 10, 2008
Writing from Azerbaijan, Herron Family News details various meetings that have been held as next week's presidential election draws closer. However, the blog notes, the outcome of the vote is predictable. With the main …
Also tagged: english, élections, roundups, azerbaijan, central asia and 038 caucasus
Global Voices Online » Politics - Oct 10, 2008
The Kazakhstani authorities have again brought up the issue of state language. Kazakh language has been heavily depreciated in the Soviet times against the background of inculcation of Russian language. Earlier …
Also tagged: english, language, weblog, feature, economics, russian, kazakhstan, international relations, central asia and 038 caucasus
Global Voices Online » Elections - Oct 10, 2008
Unzipped comments on the case of Sargis Hatspanian, a French-Armenian veteran of the war with Azerbaijan who came out in support of the radical opposition during February's disputed presidential election. The blog …
Also tagged: english, élections, roundups, protest, armenia, diaspora, central asia and 038 caucasus
Global Voices Online » Elections - Oct 10, 2008
Maldives Live covers the first free election in Maldives that started yesterday. The latest results indicate that the long serving (since 1978) president Maumoon Abdul Qayyoom is leading.
Also tagged: south asia, english, breaking news, élections, roundups, maldives