by Matthew L. Schafer Note: The report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. It’s happening everywhere. From California to New Jersey to Iceland, bloggers and free speech advocates in case after case are arguing for protections under shield laws. While Iceland recently became a haven for all types of journalism, the scope […]
Russian Anti-Government Protest Covered By Bloggers, Ignored By Media
At least 7,000 protesters gathered on the streets of Kaliningrad [ENG], the country’s westernmost city, on January 30 to demand, among other things, the resignation of the regional governor Georgy Boos [ENG] and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. But don’t count on the leading Russian media outlets to tell you about it. The biggest and […]
Two Iranian Bloggers in Danger of Death
Two bloggers and members of the “Committee of Human Rights” (Chrr), Mehrdad Rahimi and Kouhyar Goudarzi (photographed above: Goudarzi, left, and Rahimi, right) have been accused of wanting to wage “a war against God,” and charged as being “Mohareb” (enemies of God). Their charges are similar to those against the two men who were executed […]
A Worthy Cause: Support International Bloggers with Global Voices
Dear Global Voices Reader, We’d like to ask you to support our work for 2010 with a financial contribution. If you’ve been following the activity on the Global Voices, Global Voices Advocacy and Rising Voices sites, or on any of our 17 active translation sites, you’ll have experienced the incredible energy and array of viewpoints […]
Philippines Bloggers Raise Voices Against Martial Law
As the world commemorates International Human Rights Day, Filipino bloggers are eerily reminded of the dark days of the Marcos dictatorship when President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo imposed martial law in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao. According to the Arroyo administration, the declaration of martial law is supposed to preempt a rebellion by the Ampatuan […]
Ugandan Bloggers Debate Anti-gay Bill
The Ugandan anti gay bill has been tabled in parliament and now it awaits the president Yoweri Museveni to sign and make homosexuality officially illegal. The previous code was not clear but now the bill called “The anti homosexuality Bill 2009” tabled by a member of parliament David Bahati which states that any homosexuality act […]