Stories from 21 November 2006
India: Statues in Chennai
Metroblogging Chennai on the politics of statues in public areas in the city. “The noise associated with the removal is directly proportional to their caste association, that is how much influence they had over their caste, it doesn't matter if they had a huge pan-caste image like Nehru or Gandhi....
Bangladesh: The Constitution
Salam Dhaka on the tense political situation in Bangladesh and a brief look at the constitution. ” Yesterday, out of sheer frustration, I read our constitution. I stopped half-way because of all the contradictions there were in it and its confusing demands. You can tell politicians manipulated it with bad...
Nepal: The King and Prachanda
Nepali Netbook has some observations on the current state of affairs in Nepal. How is it that the Maoist leader Prachanda is more easily absolved than the King? “He is being asked to take responsibility for the deaths of 22 protesters (hadn’t the toll reached 24 at one point?), while...
Nepal: A little love for Gmail
Gmail catches on as Wagle Street Journal writes about why the author prefers Gmail to other email services, and the trend of emailing in Nepal. “Even if we are one of the poorest countries in the world, emailing has become a very necessary part of Nepali life; that is to...
Russia: Russo-Turkish Wars
The Turkish Invasion lists 11 Russo-Turkish wars.
Russia: Litvinenko Poisoning
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the investigation of Anna Politkovskaya murder and the alleged poisoning of former FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko.
Russia: Moscow Traffic Management
Ruminations on Russia criticizes Moscow's mayor: “Moscow's traffic is becoming legendary. Yury Mikhailovich who has clearly never read a single traffic management article in his life has determined that the best way to deal with this is not to invest in more communal transport but to widen the road.”
Russia: Article Translated
La Russophobe‘s reader translates an article by Yulia Latynina on “Russian paranoia.”
Serbia: Political Parties
On the eve of an election, Dictionary of the Serbian Mess reviews Serbian political parties.
Serbia: Hiding From the Rain
Dictionary of the Serbian Mess posts a hilarious entry on how sometimes it is safer to get soaked than try to hide from the rain next to those old, crumbling buildings.
Former Yugoslavia: Album Cover
The Glory of Carniola posts the “Great Yugoslav Album Covers, Part 16.”
Venezuela: Electoral Musings
Miguel Octavio pens his “Electoral Musings from Caracas, concluding that, “with two weeks left, we have a very nervous Government, with changing campaign strategies almost daily and a war of words and polls between the two sides, as well as changes in those running Chavez’ campaign. On the other side...
Slovenia: ‘Angie’ and an NHL Player
The Rolling Stones’ Angie is remade to honor an NHL player from Slovenia, writes The Glory of Carniola.
Ukraine: News Roundup
A Ukrainian news roundup over at Orange Ukraine.
Ukraine: “Unknown Holocaust”
Cyber Cossack writes about the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 – an “unknown Holocaust” – and links to the “800 pages of documented details on the Holocaust still denied by Russia.”
Venezuela: Conference on Digital Journalism
The Third Congress on International Digital Journalism is currently underway in Maracay, Venezuela and Patricia Noriega is dutifully taking notes [ES].
Peru: Anatomy of a Blog Workshop
From now until Friday, Spanish journalist Nacho Fernández will be giving a workshop titled “Anatomy of a Blog” [ES] at the Center for Culture in Lima, Peru.
Costa Rica on Arias, Sabina and CAFTA
Costa Rican blogs these past two weeks have had a bit of CAFTA, a bit of music and some complaints on the roads and the trash. The latter two are issues that worry those out in the streets and seem to leave those in power unconcerned. The uproar on the...
Nicaragua: Tranquility or False Peace?
Pamela gives a taste of the atmosphere in Managua in the wake of Daniel Ortega's presidential victory.
DRC: Bemba Contests Election Results
In the aftermath of the announcement that Joseph Kabila has won elections, Sanaga Peregrinations wonders (Fr) whether the DRC can afford the contestation of results promised by loosing candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba: ” Only a couple of days ago, the two rivals were hand in hand and each claimed that they...
Argentina: 2007 Book Fair
Former librarian Jeff Barry takes an early look at the 2007 Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires, noting that “the average print run for a book in Argentina was 3,520 in 2005,” however, only “4% of the titles were translated into Spanish from another language.”
