7 April 2006

Stories from 7 April 2006

Armenia: Turkish Border

Christian Garbis speculates on what may happen in Armenia after the border with Turkey opens, which he foresees happening in the near future.

8 April 2006

Mongolia: Tom Terry-rist

Tom Terry has a translation of a Mongolian newspaper article charging Eagle TV (which is the Christian station that Terry runs) with terrorism for causing divisions among Mongols. Luke Distelhorst...

8 April 2006

Mongolia: Protest Update

Luke Distelhorst has another update on the protests in Mongolia, including the news that some of the protesters are now on hunger strike.

8 April 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

(c) Christopher Herwig – Impressions from Turkmenistan – reproduced with permission Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. As...

8 April 2006

Poland: April 1 Jokes

hgrodsk of Our Man in Gdansk lists five Polish April Fool's jokes he fell for: “Nothing is too absurd for Polish politics and life not to be true.”

7 April 2006

Protests Against Violence in Venezuela

Today marks the third straight day that Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest the murders of three, young Canadian-Venezuelan brothers and their chauffeur who were kidnapped on February...

7 April 2006

India: Domestic Violence

Wicked Angel writes on the issue of domestic violence, on how it's ignored by most forums and how it affects women from all socio-economic backgrounds.

7 April 2006

Sri Lanka: The root of conflict

A post at Moju attempts to pinpoint the events in Sri Lankan history that have vastly contributed to the ethnic conflict. The comments engage in a lively discussion.

7 April 2006

India: Information Kiosk

Evenstar profiles Mumbai's information Kiosks that helps access free E-Mail, E-Banking, E-Greetings, Star Forecast, Exam Results, Railway Enquiry, Mumbai Guide, Movie, Restaurants, News, Health, Education etc.

7 April 2006

Lebanon: Street Walk

Having his car in repair shop, Ramzi decided to walk down the streets of Beirut with a handy cell phone camera. What he sees are things you can’t notice while...

7 April 2006

Libya: Outstanding Libyan Women

Hanu was recently featured in the Mideast Connect online magazine because of her work as Managing Director of the Tibra Foundation whose aim is “to organize community-sponsored supportive projects to...

7 April 2006