Global Voices Online

Christian of Juanson World gives a survey of criticism and support for the recently-passed Justice and Peace Law in Colombia.

Tim's El Salvador Blog gives a thorough explanation of why he opposes the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

A contributor to A Hamburger Today visited Cuba to get the low down on the Socialist Island's hamburger scene. Though he encountered “the kindest people I've ever met,” the taste of the hamburgers left something to be desired: “The burger stayed in my mind for days. I kept tasting that strange texture and unique blend of zesty seasoning. It started to dawn on me: It was a little pink; could it have been something other than beef?”

Frank Barnako writes on News of St. John that the island may very soon be down to only one operating gas station.

Barrio Flores profiles Bolivian presidential candidate and Burger King magnate, Samuel Doria Medina, who describes his political platform as hot sauce, not ketchup.

Plan Colombia and Beyond writes about a new Colombian initiative to buy back illegal coca harvests in Colombia. The post notes that a similar program in Bolivia a few years ago did not do much.

Expat Argentina has a post in English on “medical tourism” in Argentina while Jorge Gobbi of Blog de Viajes says in Spanish that more studies need to be done to discover just who does benefit from increased tourism.

The metablog, weblog.com.ar, reports that 80% of cell phone users in Argentina use text messaging [es]. It often seems like the U.S. is about the only country that doesn't.

Marisa, from Leander, Texas, writes a spanish and english version of her arrival to Buenos Aires and then this post of her first impressions of the city when she stumbled upon what “felt like … the middle of a COPS episode.

A new blog devoted to entrepreneurship has been launched in Singapore. It's actually kinda interesting, since the Singaporean economic model has not been particularly entrepreneurship-heavy, unlike, say the Hong Kong or Taiwanese economic models…

Digenis.org reports that Russia's most notorious spammer was found beaten to death in his apartment over the weekend. It's unknown if his brutal murder was connected to his spamming activities.

The Sassy Lawyer casts her critical eye on President Gloria Arroyo's State of the Nation Address.

After a fan was killed during a previous World Cup qualifying match, Kenya has been ordered to play its next match in an empty stadium, notes Bankelele.

Fjordman on some of the differences between the various Scandinavian languages.

Brand New Malaysian has an analyssi of the latest executive shakeup at Proton, Malaysia's national car manufacturer.

Italian blogger Luca De Biase reports that the Italian media is saying that the targets of the bombings in Egypt were Italians.

The wife of imprisioned Iranian journlaist Akbar Ganji has said that her husband's situation is worse in the hospital than it is in prison. Gangji has been on a hunger strike and is believed to be close to death.

Lenin's Tomb tries to make sense of the shooting death of Jean Charles de Menezes, the young Brazillian man who was killed by British Police in the subway.

China Digital Timespoints to these shocking images of security guards assaulting street peddlers. The site's in Chinese, but the headline reads “Nanning TV night crew took video of an incident in which security guards from a seaside KTV [karaoke w/ private rooms] beat people up”.

Iraqi Expat, who's based in London, on the fear of terrorists that affects overseas Muslims.

Omar of Iraq The Model looks at the current draft Iraqi constitution and finds it lacking.

Iranian Truth is surprised that the Tehran Justice Administration has admitted that they torture prisoners in jail.

Is money the root of all evil? Simon World reports on the case of a 60-year-old woman who was caught smuggling HK$2.2 million (about US$283,000) in cash hidden inside hollowed-out root vegetables.

Karim Elsahy of One Arab World has set up a fundraising effort for the victims of last weekend's bombing attacks at Sharm El sheikh.

Registan.net is reporting that US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld's visit to Kyrgyzstan had its intended effect; the US presence at the airbase in Manas will continue indefinately.

African Bullets & Honey writes about the subject of slavery in Niger.

Jihad Watch has a post on clerics being detained in Pakistan after a crackdown.

A post on a rally in Khatmandu with telling photographs at United We Blog.

An interesting take on McFadden's interview of Pervez Musharraf at Varnam.

Gaurav Sabnis is offended by the supposed guardians of Indian Culture who think men cannot control themselves.

Youth Curry hopes for better accreditation of engineering institutes in India and has ideas on how it could happen.

DeshCalling links to Global Trends 2015, offering possible scenarios of power and economies.