Written by Janine Mendes-Franco The ongoing saga with U.S. Internet surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden [1] has captured the attention of the world – Caribbean bloggers included. There has been a fair amount of discussion about the issue on Facebook: users of the social network have been sharing [2] up-to-the-minute news links [3] and signing the […]
Vietnam: Government Arrests Three Bloggers
By Mong Palatino Vietnamese bloggers Dieu Cay, AnhBaSG, and Ta Phong Tan were found guilty [1] by a Ho Chi Minh City court of violating article 88 of Vietnam’s criminal code, which involves the “spreading fabricated news in order to foment confusion among people” and “defaming the people’s administration.” Aside from serving a prison term, […]
Cuba: Bloggers Continue to Speak Out about Papal Visit
Written by Janine Mendes-Franco Pope Benedict XVI [1]‘s upcoming trip to Cuba will be the first from the head of the Catholic church in more than a decade. As the pontiff’s arrival draws ever closer, bloggers continue to be vocal about their opinions, even as human rights violations reportedly continue [2]. Pedazos de la Isla [3] dedicated this week (prior […]
Cuba: Bloggers React to Death of Hunger Striker
Written by Janine Mendes-Franco t has been a sad day for the Cuban blogosphere, as netizens received news of the death [1] [ES] of political prisoner Wilman Villar Mendoza, who was on a hunger strike since last November [2]. Many bloggers likened his situation [3] to that of the late prisoner of conscience Orlando Zapata Tamayo [4], who died in 2010, the first Cuban political […]
Arab Bloggers Discourage Copycat Self-Immolation Acts
Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi burnt himself to death in protest against unemployment, sparking an uprising which brought down the rule of Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali’s 23-year-old regime in less than one month. Since then, up to 10cases of self-immolation were reported in Mauritania, Algeria and Egypt, where people are protesting against unemployment, the rising cost of living […]
In Kenya, Bloggers React To WikiLeaks Cables
By Collins Mbalo Kenyans celebrated their 47th year since becoming a Republic on Sunday December 12, 2010.The speeches by the leadership including the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki , Prime Minister Raila Odinga and the Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka of the coalition Government were marked by terse and scathing statements against the American Ambassador to Kenya Michael E.Ranneberger due to […]
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