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[ "Kenya: Why political parties have failed Kenyans · Global Voices" ]

[ "Emily discusses party politics in Kenya, \"The question to ask is whether Kenya’s politics has truly ever had any roots in political parties." ]

[ "This has not been the case for a number of reasons." ]

[ "One, illiteracy and widespread poverty is a great curse that has prevented true democratic Party practices from taking root.\"" ]

[ "Tunisian Journalists Repressed · Global Voices" ]

[ "Issandr El Amrani , in Egypt, updates us on the latest repressions against journalists in Tunisia." ]

[ "Iran:Watch Farshid Mesghali's sculptures · Global Voices" ]

[ "Homeyra introduces us to Farshid Mesghali's creations." ]

[ "He has recently won the Icograda - International council of graphic design associations - Achievement Award in Tehran." ]

[ "Afghanistan: Hostage crisis · Global Voices" ]

[ "Mohammad Fahim Khairy translates passages of an article by local Afghan media claiming that four female Korean hostages have been sexually assaulted by their kidnappers." ]

[ "Zimbabwe: Pol Pot revisited · Global Voices" ]

[ "What has Zimbabwe got to do with Cambodia?: \"Zimbabwe suddenly looks like it has been in a war." ]

[ "The shops are empty, there is little traffic and everyone is walking around in a daze." ]

[ "People stop me and ask what is going on?" ]

[ "Well just remember Pol Pot." ]

[ "Jordan: Husband's Permission for a Passport · Global Voices" ]

[ "Natasha Tynes from Jordan wonders whether she still needs her husbands permission to apply for a passport." ]

[ "China and South Korea: China’s pride offended · Global Voices" ]

[ "Some pet shop in Yongin City (in South Korea) had made a photoshoped version of Tiananmen gate that used a picture of a dog instead of Chairman Mao — the issue then turned into an international affair as China's pride claimed to be offended -More from R Elign, Marmot's Hole." ]

[ "Ukraine: Chernobyl Panoramas · Global Voices" ]

[ "Photographer Michael Forster Rothbart and web designer Dave Menninger have created a site of Chernobyl panoramas." ]

[ "Here's why." ]

[ "Global Voices is seeking to hire a Video Editor." ]

[ "THE JOB: The Video Editor will be responsible for keeping track of online citizen-produced video from throughout the world and selecting clips to be featured and contextualized in articles on the Global Voices web site 2-3 times per week." ]

[ "The Video Editor will work closely with the rest of the Global Voices editorial staff (managing, regional and language editors), and will also be expected to attend regular online editorial meetings." ]

[ "As GV is a virtual organization, the Video Editor will not be expected to relocate. Regular access to high-speed internet connectivity will, however, be a key factor in being able to carry out this job." ]

[ "THE REQUIREMENTS: Our ideal candidate has an international outlook and solid experience in blogging and online citizens' media with a special emphasis on online video." ]

[ "Solid English-language writing editing skills are a must, but a strong familiarity with the current tools, web sites and trends in online video worldwide is important. S/he has the ability to work independently and responsibly with only remote supervision." ]

[ "Ideally, s/he will have the ability to read and write well in at least one language other than English and have a working knowledge of other languages." ]

[ "Preference will be given to candidates from outside the United States and Western Europe. To apply, please send your CV and a letter of interest to editor@globalvoicesonline.org." ]

[ "The application deadline is Friday August 24, 2007." ]

[ "YouTube launched in Japan · Global Voices" ]

[ "Andreas at Chosaq writes about the launch of YouTube in Japan and hostile reactions from Japanese television, music and film companies." ]

[ "Egypt: Price of Bread to be Doubled · Global Voices" ]

[ "The Arabist links to an article which says that the price of bread will be doubled in Egypt." ]

[ "Pakistan: Bhutto and Power · Global Voices" ]

[ "The Pakistani Spectator on the ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's lust for power." ]

[ "Zimbabwe: Thousands stranded · Global Voices" ]

[ "Fuel crisis in Zimbabwe deepens: \"Thousands of Zimbabwean commuters were on Tuesday stranded throughout the country as fuel shortages reached crisis proportions.\"" ]

[ "Afghanistan: Security premium · Global Voices" ]

[ "Reconstruction in Afghanistan's volatile areas is much more expensive and unproductive than elsewhere." ]

[ "Safrang agrees with a columnist that the international community should take another approach." ]

[ "Women bloggers targets for filtering in Iran · Global Voices" ]

[ "Mehdi Mohseni's blog Jomhour (means Republic in Perisan) is a definitive source of information about social and political issues in Iran. If you \"chase\" Iranian blogs, you shouldn't miss this one." ]

[ "Around 1000 people visit daily." ]

[ "Q: Would you introduce yourself and your blog ?" ]

[ "My name is Mehdi Mohseni and I was born in 1979 in Qom." ]

[ "I studied civil engineering." ]

[ "I am a sort of independent journalist." ]

[ "I published my first blog in 2002." ]

[ "Q:You are based in South-West Iran." ]

[ "Can we talk about local bloggers?" ]

[ "I mean bloggers that just talk about their own towns? As you know blogs are borderless media." ]

[ "Bloggers can write from any place in Iran and have an audience anywhere in the world." ]

[ "They can talk about anything." ]

[ "I think there are local blogs that just give information about their town or location in their blog, but in general this kind of local focused blogging is not taken much into consideration." ]

[ "Women in the line of fire" ]

[ "Q: What is the main problem of Iranian bloggers besides filtering?" ]

[ "Do hackers create any problems?" ]

[ "Bloggers, like others, faces several difficulties in Iran." ]

[ "Many Iranian websites in general, and political ones in particular, have been filtered." ]

[ "In the last two years filtering and censorship has become worse." ]

[ "Especially many blogs by women were filtered." ]

[ "It is not really important what you blog about." ]

[ "If you are a woman, there is a real risk that your blog will get filtered." ]

[ "Political sites and blogs written by reformists and nationalist-religious people are targeted too." ]

[ "But the blogs hit the worst by filtering, belong to civil society activists such as students, women, and worker activists." ]

[ "Hacking has not really been a problem for bloggers." ]

[ "So far only official sites have been hacked." ]

[ "In general, people also suffer form slow internet connections, high costs, and low quality technical problems." ]

[ "Beyond imagination" ]

[ "Q: How do you evaluate the evolution of Iranian blogs in these recent years?" ]

[ "I can express my own ideas based on personal observation rather than a scientific analysis." ]

[ "I think there is a lot of pressure on people in society, and blogging is a good instrument to help people to express themselves in society." ]

[ "This may be the reason so many women and girls are blogging." ]

[ "Recently many middle aged people have started to use blogs to express their opinions too." ]

[ "Q: How you see the influence of blogs in society?" ]

[ "There is growing censorship in Iran and in the absence of journals and news websites, blogs accomplish something beyond imagination even though we can not trust all the information that we find in them." ]

[ "Bloggers can transform a topics into hot issues in society, and force government to react." ]

[ "Bahrain blocks websites critical of the government · Global Voices" ]

[ "“Bahraini authorities launched a campaign against political and human rights websites, which criticize government policies”, The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights reported today, providing a list of the blocked websites: Bahrain center for Human Rights (BCHR), Bahrain Forums, National Edifice Forums, Al-Saheefa newspaper website, Modern Discussion Rezgar website, the sarcastic Bahrain Times website, the liberal Annaqed website, The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo), Al-Duraz Forums, Bahrain Online." ]

[ "Can Egypt Copy Turkey? · Global Voices" ]

[ "Egyptian blogger Zeinobia attempts to answer the following question: Can we repeat the Turkish scenario in Egypt, in this post." ]

[ "Pakistan: Celebrating Independence · Global Voices" ]

[ "Metroblogging Lahore has photographs capturing the spirit of celebration to the run-up to Pakistan's Independence Day on August 14th." ]

[ "Monaco: webmaster accused of defaming the Head of State · Global Voices" ]

[ "In Monaco (Principality of Monaco), Marc Giacone, the owner of a new satirical website, featuring cartoons allegedly defaming and ridiculing the Prince Albert II and other local politicians risks a 6 month prison sentence and a fine of 1500€." ]

[ "The website, Monaco Politic Circus, which was meant to imitate the famous French satirical political weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has been suspended." ]

[ "China: Manpower Parallel Rail · Global Voices" ]

[ "Kanchai pointed out that the labour market in China is now in parallel rail, which means two different salary system for same the same job, people coming from rural areas earn far less that urban citizen." ]

[ "Such discrimination is caused by the rigid political system (zh)." ]

[ "Egypt: Academics Should Report to Security · Global Voices" ]

[ "Egyptian blogger Eman discovers how academics in her country needs university security approval to take part in conferences and exchange programmes abroad." ]

[ "Russia: Blogger Faces Jail · Global Voices" ]

[ "More on the Russian blogger facing a jail sentence for insulting police on his blog - at Publius Pundit and La Russophobe." ]

[ "The Plight of Iraqis in Jordan · Global Voices" ]

[ "Last of the Iraqis recalls how humiliation and terror replaced a long deserved holiday in Jordan in a moving post which chronicles the inhumane treatment Iraqis receive at the Amman Airport." ]

[ "Afghanistan: Sabotaging a radio station · Global Voices" ]

[ "Sanjar reports that during a fight with government troops, Taliban fighters destroyed a radio station in the Wardak province." ]