Stories from 14 November 2006
Armenia: More Swastikas
Onnik Krikorian reports more swastika graffiti in Yerevan while Thomas Seropian has photos.
Kazakhstan: Party Reconfiguration
Sean Roberts reports on the reconfiguration of Kazakhstan's political party landscape.
Armenia: Internet Monopoly
Raffi K. reports that there is finally some strong evidence that Armenia's internet monopoly will be broken up.
Georgia: Describing Blogs
Hans reports on difficulties explaining blogs to Georgian youth.
India: Activism at the India Social Forum
Rantings, ravings and musings of a twenty somebody goes to the India Social Forum and finds the mood to be rather activist. “And I realize that Indian Social Forum is...
India: The India Social Forum and The Great Indian Picnic
Jhansi Ki Rani goes to the Indian Social Forum (part of the World Social Forum) and reflects on what she calls the Great Indian Picnic. “I realised that the vast...
Pakistan: The last standing statue from the past
Cities with a colonial history often undergo face lifts, including a change in the public art and sculpture. Metroblogging Lahore on the stature of Alfred Woolner and a picture. “This...
Sri Lanka: Confidential information
Unreformable Muddle on the lack of privacy for confidential information in Sri Lanka. “One is bombarded with a gazillion ultra personal and highly confidential questions when obtaining bank a account,...
Bangladesh: The violence in the last five years
Salam Dhaka posts a link to a video that highlight “The five year reign of terror that branded the Nizami-Khaleda rule.” (2001 – 2006). [Note – Video contains graphic images.]
Russia: Albats on Politkovskaya
La Russophobe‘s reader provides a translation of a Russian-language piece on Anna Politkovskaya, written by Yevgenia Albats.
Ukraine: “Ideologically Harmful”
Sean's Russia Blog translates a 1985 Soviet-time internal document listing the “ideologically harmful” Western music bands.
Russia: Police Day
White Sun of the Desert writes about spending part of the Police Day at a police department in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Russia: Travel, Trains, and Communist Hell
A trip to Sergiev Posad, travel by Russian trains, and a joke about the Communist hell – from the Turkish Invasion.
Ukraine: New Tariffs
Foreign Notes points out that Ukrainians are very concerned with the soon-to-be-raised communal services tariffs: “My bet is that this is a far greater worry for most families that questions...
Serbia: Open Letter to Belgrade Mayor
Desperate Serbwife writes an open letter to the Belgrade City Manager: “I have a few ideas. Instead of spending money on digging up perfectly good sidewalks and resurfacing streets that...
Indonesia: Islam in Indonesia
The Swanker introduces an ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) TV series on Islam in Indonesia. The blogger links to the transcripts of the program and asks “anyone with even a passing...
PNG: Sago Worms
Sjroeplog in Papua New Guinea writes about a dish he tried recently. “And to be honest; it tasted good. Just like eating chips.”
Arabisc: Best Blog Awards Winners and Recurring Nightmares
Arabic blogs are making their mark on the international blogging scene, with more writers and commentators taking to their keyboards and enjoying the thrill of the instant publication of their...
Images from Guatemala: Doña Maria
Doña Maria by James Rodriguez Doña Maria, the family matriarch as noted by her white huipil (embroidered blouse) sits proudly in her kitchen. Doña Maria is just one of the...
Ecuador: Technology Conference Includes Bloggers
Ecuadorean blogger and communications professor, Christian Espinosa publishes the agenda of an international conference on “the evolution of the technological revolution, which will be held in Quito, Ecuador from November...
Colombia: Global Mayors
Cities of Joy describes the sustainable legacy of Bogotá's former mayor, Enrique Peñalosa. Bicycle Mark recently featured current Bogotá mayor, Luis Eduardo Garzón (“Lucho”) as part of his “global mayors”...
