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Egypt: Call to Help Gaza Patients Keep in Touch with Loved Ones - 01/09/2009 03:02 AM

Egyptian Mostafa Hussein urges his readers to help Palestinian patients injured in the Gaza War and being treated in Egyptian hospitals by transferring mobile credit to their phones - to help them keep in touch with family back home.

Egypt: A Bloody Day in Gaza - 01/09/2009 03:00 AM

Egyptian Zeinobia comments on the war on Gaza in this post describing January 6 as the bloodiest day in the conflict, with 150 dead and 400 injuries.

Israel: Tales from Gaza - 01/09/2009 02:59 AM

From Israel, Lisa Goldman shares her views on the war in Gaza in this post.

India: L. K. Advani, The Blogger - 01/09/2009 02:34 AM

Soumyadip at Cutting the Chai reports that a veteran & powerful Indian politician has started to blog: “BJP's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani is attempting to reach out to the electorate via his newly set up blog on his website.”

Brazil: “We counted 4,525 homicides in 2008″ - 01/09/2009 01:14 AM

PEBodyCount [pt] blog has counted 4,525 homicides in 2008 in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. In 2007 there were 4,592 and in 2006, 4,638. “We still have more than 4,500 murders (a year). It is a baseline that puts our state among the most violent places in the world.” 59 homicides have been registered already [...]

A Dark Past in East Timor for Obama's National Intelligence Nominee - 01/08/2009 10:29 PM

Citizen journalists from East Timor have been busily tweeting about the nomination of Admiral Denis C. Blair for the post of US director of National Intelligence. The nominee faces serious accusations of backing the Indonesian occupation of East Timor in the 1990's, an invasion which led to the killing of approximately 1,400 Timorese and the displacement of 300,000 people.

Cuba: Interview with Blogger Miriam Celaya - 01/08/2009 09:22 PM

Miriam Celaya is a Cuban blogger, whose blog Sin Evasión [es] is celebrating its one year anniversary. She started writing under the pseudonym "Eva González," but six months later she decided to use her real name. In this interview with Claudia Cadelo, she talks about how she started blogging, the decision to leave her pseudonym behind, and about her participation in the recent blogger gatherings on the island.

Iranian government uses Gaza conflict to repress - 01/08/2009 08:40 PM

While several Iranian bloggers (including Islamist ones) multiplied their posts and digital initiatives, such as a “Google bomb” to condemn Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip, some other bloggers are saying the Iranian government is using the “Gaza conflict moment” to repress media and civil society inside the country.

Sri Lanka: Assassination Of A Journalist - 01/08/2009 06:59 PM

Sri Lanka remains as one of the world’s most dangerous countries for independent journalists. Indi.ca reports that Lasantha Wickremetunge, one of Sri Lanka’s best known journalists was shot in the head this morning by unknown gunmen. He later succumbed to his injuries. Ground Views has details.

Chile: Videoblogging daily life - 01/08/2009 06:29 PM

From Chile, Paloma Baytelman brings us snippets of daily life and other not-so-common events through her videoblog. Santa driving a bus, voting, and harrassment by costumed characters are only part of what she has uploaded on her site.

Taiwan: Focus on the justice system - 01/08/2009 05:53 PM

Taiwan's justice system has constantly been in the news over recent months. The trial of former President Chen Shui-bian has focused people's attention, however it has also sparked broader criticisms of the judicial process and concerns about human rights. Michael Turton analyses several important articles that have appeared in the media in the last few [...]

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Candid Camera - 01/08/2009 02:11 PM

Abeni wants to know what's wrong with law and order in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: “All of a sudden it seems taking a photograph is a no no…a journalist claimed the Police not only prevented him from taking photographs at the scene of a fire but also detained him for a couple hours…”

Trinidad & Tobago: Bringing Sexy Back - 01/08/2009 02:06 PM

Should blogs be sexy? Blogging from Trinidad and Tobago, This Beach Called Life says: “Yes, but only if you want to get them noticed.”

Cuba: Dealing with Racism - 01/08/2009 01:55 PM

As a documentary on racial discrimination in Cuba is released, Havana Times.org republishes a mainstream media article on the debate, while Babalu Blog says: “I guess this reporter figured out that the overwhelmingly white leadership and the overwhelmingly black prison population in Cuba was not just a coincidence after all.”

Barbados, Grenada: Fashion Police - 01/08/2009 01:48 PM

The Bajan Reporter says that police in Grenada are cracking down on the “sagging pants” trend.