Stories about War & Conflict from April, 2008
Russia: Chechnya Photos
LJ user mnog posts photos from Chechnya: Grozny; Terek-CSKA football game (and the first anniversary of Ramzan Kadyrov's inauguration); Shali, Argun, Makhkety.
East Timor: Ramos Horta is back home in the anniversary of massacre in Dili
Ângela Carrascalão [pt] is pondering about justice: “The day that Ramos Horta returned to his country coincides with the 9th anniversary of the massacre in Dili. In my brother Manuel's home, dozens of refugees, who had sought shelter there, were murdered. Among them my nephew Manelito. […] I do not...
Ukraine, Russia: The Presidents’ Dads
Some sources claim that Victor Yushchenko's father – “a POW in Auschwitz during WW2″ – was actually “a ‘polizei’ of Nazi concentration camps and an informer to the Nazis.” Other sources claim that Vladimir Putin's father “served in the Nazi-collaborating army led by Russian general Vlasov.” Kyiv Scoop writes about...
Estonia: Finnish Muslims; Childhood Memories
AnTyx writes about the Finnish Muslim Party's protest against Estonia's presence in Iraq – and shares a few Soviet/post-Soviet childhood memories.
China: More Trouble for CNN
How does Jack Cafferty brew more trouble for CNN in China? Take a look at imagethief.
China: Don't Become Nationalistic Thugs
Lianyue reminded people of the nationalistic demonstration in 2005 with a video and urged people not to act like nationalistic thugs in the Carrefour boycott action [zh].
Iraq: No Graduations
Najma, from Mosul, Iraq, writes about how her cousin's graduation ceremony was called off because of threats on campus.
Why Iraqis are Forced Out of their Homes
Mama, from Iraq, writes a touching post about why Iraqis are forced to move out of their homes. Some leave to escape bad memories, while others leave under threat. Many leave the country altogether.
Iraq: The Story of the Doura Refinery
Alive in Baghdad updates us about the oil refining facilities in Doura district in this video. Built in 1953 and partially destroyed from mortar attacks in December 2007, the refinery is located in the dangerous Doura District of Baghdad, where the lives of workers is under constant threat.
Iraq: Battle between Gangs and State Continues
“The battle between criminal gangs and the state continues, yet the war is far from being over. Public statements keep coming from both sides and they don’t seem to promise a diplomatic resolution for the crisis,” reports Iraq the Model, on the latest situation in his country.
China: Witch Hunt
Mutant palm gives more details to the witch hunt on the “Tibetan” (mis) identified as Lobsang Gendun who attacked Jin Jing.
Bahrain: Jews Remember Al Nakba
Bint Battuta in Bahrain links to Palestine Remembered and No Time to Celebrate – Jews Remember Al Nakba (Catastrophe), which draw attention to the plight of Palestinians since the establishment of Israel 60 years ago.
Algeria: Sectarian Violence in Berraine
Nouri the Moor updates us about the outbreak of inter-communal violence in the Algerian town of Berriane, in Ghardaia province.
Japan: Footage of Tibet and East Turkestan
Japanese podcaster Morley Robertson at i-morley makes an appeal to the global press to take up video footage from Tibet and East Turkestan. Part of the footage is of the home of the Dalai Lama, shot in 2007, a building which he explains was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution (later...
Lebanon: Commemorating the Civil War
April 13 marked the 33rd anniversary of the beginning of the Lebanese civil war which ended, officially, in 1990. Lebanese, who are anxious that the violence may be renewed any time, commemorated the occasion with events to raise awareness against it. Bloggers too wrote about the war from different angles as usual; some with lengthy analysis of what caused it and others with reports on some of the anti–war activities, writes Moussa Bashir, who brings us blogger reactions.
Sri Lanka: On insurgency
Deshapalana on the LTTE relying on foreign money to sustain their activities.
Syria: 60 years after Deir Yasin
“As Israel prepares to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary, and as Palestinians reach sixty years of dispossession, we must honor the memory of those who perished in the savage butchery that was the Deir Yasin massacre of April 9, 1948,” writes Rime Allaf, who commemorates the 60th anniversary of the massacre.
Syria: Carter meeting Mashaal
Joshua Landis brings us media reports about a planned meeting between former US president Jimmy Carter and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, in Damascus, during Carter's Middle East tour later this month.
Kosovo: The Army Challenge
Balkan Baby writes about the challenges of creating Kosovo's new army: “It is hard, in fact impossible, to imagine any of North Mitrovica’s angry and bitter Serb residents, those who attacked UN forces recently and killed a Ukrainian policeman, signing up to join a re-branded KLA.”
Sri Lanka: Our Lady of Madhu and the Bishop
Sri Lankan government forces are closing in on Madhu area in Mannar district and it is said that this capture will be very beneficial for the morale of the troops and the government. In the event of army advancing, the Bishop of Mannar Rev. Dr. Rayappu Joseph has moved the...
Serbia, Kosovo: War Reporting
From the Frontline posts a story of how a cell phone and a roll of Deutschmarks saved a reporter's life in the village of Prekaz, Kosovo.
