Stories from 15 March 2007
DRC, Belgium: 25th Anniversary of UDPS
Le Renouveau Congolais posts pictures [fr] of UDPS Belux's (Belgium-Luxemburg branch) celebration of the party's 25th Anniversary. UDPS is the main DRC opposition party.
South Korea: street vendors
Matts has a nice post about the Seoul city plan in cracking down street vendors.
South Korea: China town
Asiapages explained why South Korea’s attempt to create a Chinatown near Incheon is seriously missing the point.
Nigeria, Cameroon: Purple Hibiscus
Cameroonian Sanaga Peregrinations writes [Fr] of Nigerian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel Purple Hibiscus: “Important questions are raised in this book, between respect of tradition and conformity to christian teachings, does...
Uzbekistan: Blocked by the Government
The government of Uzbekistan has blocked access from Uzbekistan to the blog Registan.net.
Uzbekistan: Mahalla
At neweurasia Tolkun posts a translation of a post about the meanings of the mahalla (small community or neighborhood) in Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan: Reconcilation or Accountability
Safrang discusses the choice between reconciliation and accountability in Afghanistan, asking why the country cannot have both.
Tajikistan: More Energy Problems
Vadim says that Tajikistan's electricity woes are getting worse.
Georgia: Kutaisi Market
Onnik Krikorian takes readers on a photo tour of a market in Kutaisi, Georgia.
Hungary: Violence in Budapest
Pestcentric and Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar report on the violence in Budapest as Hungary is celebrating the 1848 revolution.
South Asia: Marriage of Convenience, explosion of Hindi blogs, time for a regime change, women in the Middle East
The latest buzz from different South Asian blogs: Bangladesh: After a visit to an old age home in Kolkata Sadiq M. Alam of Inspirations and Creative Thoughts thinks just as...
Iran:Zarafshan,human rights activist is out of prison
Rozmaregi [Fa]says that Nasser Zarafshan,human rights activist and lawyer, after being in jail for 5 years,is out of prison today.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Coffee Grinders
London Sevdah writes about a very special coffee grinder: “My mum brought this one over from Bosnia when we were excaping the country as refugees – it was one of...
Tha Balkans: The Mississippi Parallel
Bosnia Vault compares Mississippi of the 1950s and 1960s to the Balkans of today.
Serbia: Busy Week
“Between the Milosevic memorial service; and a rock-n-roll concert/b-day bash for Mladic; a few people in Belgrade are having quite a busy week!” writes Bosnia Vault. “Yes but sadly you...
Eastern & Central Europe: Travel and Food
Wu Wei travels from Ljubljana to Croatia and, on a Slovenian train, to Venice; writes about her trip to Trakai, Lithuania, and shares her thoughts on Vilnius; posts photos from...
Croatia: Defense Documents Stolen?
Neretva River reports on an alleged robbery: “the Croatian Generals Assembly, an association of HV generals, had their offices broken into. No money or valuables were taken during the robbery;...
Japan, Croatia: Restaurants
Neretva River writes about Japan's two Croatian restaurants.
The Balkans: Adolf Hitler Controversy
Ed Alexander of Balkan Baby finds himself in the middle of a controversy over his recent entry about “a restaurant owner in Mitrovica who seemed to believe that he was...
Iran:Freedom of speech in taxicabs and butcher shops
View from Iran says Iran is a society filled with thoughtful and outspoken individuals. Only the bravest or the most desperate have the nerve to organize. The rest exercise their...
Iran:Anti war rally in Toronto, Canada
Sibiltala[Fa] invites Iranian to take part in anti war demonstration in front of USA Consulate in Toronto, Canada. The blogger says usually there are a few Iranians who participate in...
