Stories about Breaking News from December, 2005
Egypt: Police violence against refugees
TenTwenty were killed and more injured including a four years old girl after thousands of Egyptian riot police used force to end a three month old protest in front of the UNHCR office. A protest will be organised tomorrow noon against the killings and the use of violence. Nora posts...
Indonesia: Blogger questioned by the police, Tsunami one year after and a Peaceful Christmas Eve
Last week, Herman Saksono, a blogger from Jogjakarta was questioned by the police because he posted (now removed) a modified picture of Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with Bambang Trihatmodjo, former president Soeharto's son.
The Iraqi Elections-A Blogger Analysis
By the time you begin reading this polls will have opened in Iraq. In 15 other countries expatriate voting began on Tuesday. Iraqis spent a tense and quiet night waiting for dawn. However amid warnings (proven now false) of a mass poisoning of the water system, multiple candidate assasinations, and...
Lebanese Bloggers Outraged at Journalist Slaying
(Artwork, Beirut Spring) Today, a prominent anti-Syrian politician and Journalist was killed in a car-bomb explosion in Beirut. The Lebanese bloggers were quick to show their disgust, shock and fury. Rampurple explains what Gebran Tueni meant to her: Gebran Tueni was the person who gave me hope through his editorials,...
Presidential election in Chile; second round to take place on January 15
Today was a very exiting day for Chile, in which more than 6 million Chileans voted for president, senators and representatives. At the end of 6 years of Ricardo Lago´s government, Michelle Bachelet (both of the “La Concertación” coalition) won the first round for presidency with 45.87% with a lead...
Bangladesh: More terrorism
Bangladesh: More terrorism
Egypt: Journalist Detained
Alaa reports that armed state security forces detained the Egyptian journalist Ahmad Abdollah “Abo Islam”. They broke in to his house on Monday. Five bloggers visited him and knew from his son that state security forces threatened his family at gun point and confiscated computer hard drives, CDs and books....
