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Afghanistan: The Tricycle Theater hosts Afghan actors
25 Apr 2009 10:57:55 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Colla writes that the Londons Tricycle Theatre organised one of the most comprehensive and challenging arts festivals ever mounted on the subject of Afghanistan.

 
Sri Lanka: The Pros And Cons Of International Attention
24 Apr 2009 16:52:55 GMT
Author: Global Voices

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are holding on to just a sliver of land in the north of Sri Lanka, but the United Nations is estimating that 50,000 people are still trapped in the war zone. As fighting surges in the final throes, concerns for civilians is growing and calls for international attention and understanding abound on the Internet and in the streets of cities around the world, such as London, Berlin and Paris. Should we help the Tamils? is now a burning question in Canada.

A Call For Intervention - Tamil protests in Ottawa. Image by Mikey G Ottawa and used under a Creative Commons License

But many bloggers are questioning the information people abroad are getting about the islands long war. The international medias have been inadequate or inaccurate, while the Sri Lankan government is blocking journalists access to the north where civilian are in danger.

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Sri Lanka: An Appeal To The International Community
23 Apr 2009 17:07:25 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Indi.ca criticizes the international media coverage of the civil war in Sri Lanka: the International Community and international media are far too quick to offer solutions without looking at the situation. The blogger opines that the best thing the international community could do is call on the LTTE to surrender and lay down its arms.

 
Bangladesh: To Protect Nesting Sparrows
22 Apr 2009 20:42:36 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Bangladeshi blogger Shahnaz, who blogs at Dhaka Dweller, shares a tragic story and suggests: if you have nesting sparrows in your home, please protect them while they are raising their brood.

 
Liberia: Fellow Bloggers, Please Assist Me…
22 Apr 2009 16:00:16 GMT
Author: Global Voices

A Liberian blogger, Denna Gibson, is asking for assistance from fellow bloggers so she can be able to blog consistently, IT IS NICE TO BLOG CONTINOUSLY BUT U CAN NOT DO SO IF U DO NOT HAVE A LAPTOP TO YOURSELF. I AM APPEALING TO MY FELLOW BLOGGERS TO PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH A MINI LAPTOP.THIS IS MY CONTACT NUMBER 06514919

 
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