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Yoaní Sanchez & other Cuban bloggers detained, beaten

Posted by Georgia Popplewell on 07/11/2009

On the evening of November 6, Babalú blog linked to a post by Penultimos Dias (es) reporting that a number of prominent Cuban bloggers, including Yoaní Sánchez and Global Voices contributor Claudia Cadelo, were detained by state security forces. An update from Penultimos Días reported that Sanc ...

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Caribbean: French Literary Prizes

Posted by Fabienne Flessel on 06/11/2009

This week, two of the most prestigious French literary prizes were awarded to two French-speaking authors of African descent: The French-speaking Caribbean blogosphere has been buzzing over this double satisfaction, in this post from Haiti, this one from Guadeloupe and this one from Martinique [Fr].

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Trinidad & Tobago: Flag It!

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 06/11/2009

Trinidadian bloggers continue to weigh in on the exorbitant cost to taxpayers for a massive national flag: “The point is not only the credibility of the cost of the monster-flag and associated concrete but the reason we need a monster-flag during a recession and a white collar crime wave.̶ ...

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Peru: Demolition of Municipal Building in Iquitos

Posted by Juan Arellano on 04/11/2009

Sofía of the blog Con Alas y Pies [es] publishes photos of the recent demolition of the Municipal Building in Iquitos, Peru, and which also caused damage to an adjoining house which is the oldest building in the city.

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Latin America: The Rapid Spread of Desertification

Posted by Belen Bogado on 04/11/2009

There is a fundamental difference between deserts and desertification. While deserts are a natural formations, desertification is a process of degradation of lands when affected by climate change, human activities, and natural forces until they eventually become deserts.

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