Global Voices Digest

Ecuador: Referendum Results Herald Changes

President Correa at the balcony in the Carondelet (Government) Palace . Photo by Presidencia de la Republica and used under creative commons license The Minister of Economy for Alfredo Palacio’s presidency, Mr. Correa, has had the privilege of multiple advances in the Ecuadorian politics.

China: Giving a hand to rescue U.S?

Now, the financial crisis originated from U.S is going to sweep the globe. As the closest trade partner of U.S, China is struggling over the question: should it give a hand to help America out of the abyss? Or are we able to? But some netizens are thinking even further.

Brazil: Impunity and forgetfulness over Carandiru Massacre

Sixteen years ago, Brazil was shocked by one of the biggest human rights violation in its history. The Carandiru Massacre saw the assassination of hundreds of unarmed inmates inside what was then South America’s largest prison. See the few blog reactions available and a survivor’s account of the unpunished crime, which seems to have been forgotten by many.

Perú: Bloggers Adopting Congressional Representatives

Peruvian bloggers get together to prompt congressional representatives to be transparent regarding their operational expenses, and this action causes all sorts of reactions from bloggers and congresspeople themselves.

Today on Global Voices Advocacy: An Egyptian blogger is out of jail provided that he stop blogging

After being in jail for more than 2 months, the Egyptian blogger Mohamed Refaat was set free. Mohamed told Add-Dostour daily newspaper that the state security officers insisted that he will not go out of his detention custody till he sign a paper saying he will never update his blog neither heis Facebook account , nevertheless dealing with humanitarian NGOs or journalists.

Today on Voices Without Votes: Debate Watch: The Global Twittersphere Favors Biden

Throughout the campaign thus far, Voices without Votes has been keeping an eye on the Twittersphere. Last week, we followed our global Tweeps (that’s Twitterspeak for “friends”) as they commented on the first presidential debate. Tonight, we followed those same Tweeps (and a few newcomers), spread out around the world, as they watched the first and only vice presidential debate.

Roundups

Get the blog buzz from the world over in the Global Roundups, where today you can find the need to save the children in Jamaica, a South Korean actress commits suicide, a critique of Spike Lee’s upcoming film, and much much more!