Stories from 22 December 2005
Nepal: Nagarkot killings
Nepal: Nagarkot killings
Pakistan: Hudood Ordinance
Pakistan: Hudood Ordinance
Pakistan: Frontier Towns
Pakistan: Frontier Towns
Brazil: Model Corruption
Made in Brazil covers the controversy surroundng Eliana Tranchesi.
Bolivia: Álvaro García Linera Interview
Jonathan Olguin has translated an interview with Vice President-elect Álvaro García Linera.
Chile: Childhood on Easter Island
Margot Hotus Salinas, a “linguist, musician and budding journalist,” remembers her childhood on Rapa Nui, also known as, “Easter Island” and “Isla de Pascua.” Nearly 2000 photos of the island are available on Flickr.
Ukraine: Gas & Politics
Orange Ukraine argues that Ukraine's current gas crisis will not ultimately help Yanukovich or other pro-Russia candidates in upcoming elections.
Bulgaria: Miner-Proofing ATM Cards
If necessity is the mother of invention, then Bulgarian banks may soon come up with miner-proof ATM cards according to a report from Nomad Notes.
Ukraine: Let the CIS Come
Orange Ukraine argues that Ukraine should allow CIS election observers into the country during the March elections. (They may be barred for their negative assessment of the 2004 elections–the only time they have given such an assessment despite having observed numerous elections in the former Soviet Union.)
Belarus: Pessimism on Elections
br23 blog comments on the upcoming presidential election in Belarus. That they are earlier than expected, the author says, matters not for the outcome.
