Stories from 28 July 2005
Uzbekistan: Uzbek internet segment faces largest attack
T-Moor reports that a large number of Uzbekistan websites were attacked by hackers and defaced recently.
Iran: Ganji's Letter From Prison
Webgardian has summarized imprisoned journalist Akbar Ganji's most recent letter from jail.
Egypt: SharmRelief.com Banners
Banners promoting SharmRelief.com are now available, and have started popping up on Egyptian blogs.
China: SPY.GOOGLE.COM
The Opposite End of China discovers that Google Maps features hi-res photographs of some PLA Air Force bases.
China: The Real Story Behind Sister Lotus
EastSouthNorthWest on the Sister Lotus phenomenon.
Russia: What goes around…
Registan.net reports on the rumor that Boris Yelstin may make a political comeback. The reasoning is something like he's the only political figure with the authority to challenge Putin, so he may be put up by anti-Putin forces.
Kenya: The Slavery in Our Midst: The Nairobi House Maid
African Bullets & Honey looks at the plight of the Nairobi house maid.
China: Business in China
China Herald examines standard Chinese management practices, to the extent that there are any.
Egypt: Blogs and culture
From Cairo, With Love writes about the spectacular growth of the Egyptian blogosphere.
India: Violence in Gurgaon
Bloggers speak up on violence in Gurgaon, brought on by clashes between the Police and workers of an Industrial Unit.
India: Mumbai Rainfall
India: Mumbai
Nepal: Migration to India
Nepal: Migration to India
India: Know thy country
India: Know thy country
Bangladesh: Revolt of the Privileged
Bangladesh: Revolt of the Privileged
Bangladesh: Taslima Nasrin
Bangladesh: Taslima Nasrin
South Asia: London Underground
South Asia: London Underground Dark Humour
India: Delhi and Abuse
India: Whirwings on Abuse in Delhi
Flickr Pick from Japan
“Kimono” by Scott Parish Photographers! We monitor a large number of Flickr feeds every day, looking for photographs that would make good Flickr Picks for Global Voices. If you have a picture that you think would make a good Pick for us and you'd like to make sure we see...
MUMBAI FLOOD
Dhaka experienced heavy rains (156mm within 24 hours) early this month. The excess downpours inundated nearly a quarter of the cosmopolitan disrupting lives of its 10 million citizens. Streets and roads remained waterlogged, schools were shut down and shopping malls remained closed. But nothing is close to what Mumbai has...
