Written by Juan Arellano and Translated by L. Finch Twitter’s announcement [1], published on January 26, 2012, which revealed that due to its international growth it will restrict [2] certain user content according to the laws of each individual country, caused an immediate and overwhelmingly negative reaction in the Spanish-speaking Twittersphere. The hashtags #CensuramestaTwitter [3] and #TwitterCensored [4] were used on a massive scale […]
Amid Brazil’s Flood, Bloggers Form Solidarity Networks
by Paula Góes There have been three months of intermittent rain in Santa Catarina and there are now nearly 79,000 displaced people and 110 deaths. Of a population of 5.9 million, 1.5 million people have been directly or indirectly affected by the floods. There are 12 cities in a state of emergency. The rain is […]
Peru: Views Towards the Indigenous Protests
On Friday 22nd, Peruvian Congress revoked both controversial legislative decrees 1015 and 1073, that brought about the country’s native communities demonstrations, mainly those at the Northern rainforest. (See previous posts about this: (1,2) Nevertheless, the joy in these communities didn’t last too long after they learned that the government won’t enact this new regulation. Meanwhile, it was also […]
Poetry and Spanish Permanent Links for Sahrawi Culture
Posted by Renata Avila to Global Voices Online For some cultures, it is food, for others it is music, and many cultures show their character in their architecture. For Western Sahara, one of their cultural characteristics is the oral tradition, and poetry is meaningful for Sahrawis. This literature becomes a large part of their lives. […]
In Brazil, Novel Seems to Predict Obama
Posted by Jose Murilo Junior for Global Voices Online The sweeping Obama phenomenon has caught Brazil, and it comes as no surprise in the country with the world’s largest population of African descendants. Blogs are commenting on all things Obama, from his stand on ethanol to the ‘rumors‘ of his appraisal of Brazil’s free software […]
Peru: President Says Country Closer to Overcoming Poverty
President Alan Garcia has claimed that Peru is a step away from overcoming poverty and soon will no longer be a developing nation. Garcia said that by the year 2015, less than 10% of Peruvians would be living in poverty. Bloggers throughout the country sized up on the president’s words: Roberto Bustamante, writing in El […]