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globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Americas - Jun 20, 2008
Muna Annahas reflects on her first week back in Paraguay and notes that the famous Hotel Guaraní in Asuncion has now reopened its doors after many years of abandonment. She also visits a local hospital and acts to help …
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Freedom of Speech - Jun 19, 2008
“With the start of the Beijing Olympics less than 50 days away,” writes cold mtn at the Tibet Will Be Free blog, Students for a Free Tibet is stepping up its Olympic campaign efforts with a new website. Check out their …
Also tagged: human rights, english, freedom of speech, religion, china, roundups, olympics, protest, east asia, cyber activism
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Jamaica - Jun 19, 2008
As Jamaicans clamor to re-institute the death penalty, My View of JamDown from Up So says: “In Jamaica we don’t merely try and convict criminals. We try and convict poor people and the poorly-connected. We need to stop …
Also tagged: politics, americas, english, law, history, media, ideas, roundups, economics, jamaica, cyber activism
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Jamaica - Jun 19, 2008
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp remembers Juneteenth , “the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.”
Also tagged: racism, americas, english, history, roundups, jamaica, u s a, cyber activism
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » East Asia - Jun 19, 2008
Michael Solis from Ohmynews reports on the migrant workers' story in South Korea.
Also tagged: english, south korea, roundups, labor, east asia
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Diaspora - Jun 18, 2008
Anna Ershova shares her thoughts on “how (not) to date a Russian woman”: “According to some of my sociologist friends, many Russian women who marry a foreigner out of material reasons end up getting divorced after they …
Also tagged: ukraine, roundups, russia, gender, eastern and 038 central europe
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » South Asia - Jun 18, 2008
Unheard Voicesem> wonders why the Bangladeshi diaspora doesn't celebrate certain aspects of culture and literature.
Also tagged: south asia, bangladesh, roundups
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » International Relations - Jun 17, 2008
Both Babalu and Child of the Revolution blog about the European Union's upcoming decision on whether or not to end sanctions on Cuba.
Also tagged: politics, human rights, americas, english, history, media, freedom of speech, cuba, roundups, economics, protest, international relations, cyber activism
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Human Rights - Jun 16, 2008
Itching for Eestimaa writes about the myths surrounding Estonia's Law on Aliens and Citizenship Act.
Also tagged: politics, human rights, law, history, roundups, governance, ethnicity, international relations, estonia, eastern and 038 central europe
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Armenia - Jun 16, 2008
Unzipped: Gay Armenia points its readers to two new LGBT blogs. The first, Hye Trent is by a Lebanese-Armenian transexual, while the second, Pink Armenia , is from a newly established LGBT NGO in the country.
Also tagged: english, roundups, armenia, lgbt, cyber activism, central asia and 038 caucasus