20 March 2007

Stories from 20 March 2007

Kazakhstan: Nauryz Soundtrack

Depending on who the community, Navruz, the Persian holiday marking the beginning of spring that is celebrated in Iran, Central Asia, and elsewhere, is today or tomorrow. News from the...

21 March 2007

Armenia: Decision 2007

Harmick of Blogrel explains why one should not expect much political change as a result of Armenia's upcoming parliamentary election.

21 March 2007

Palestine: Hip Hip Concert

Palestinian blogger Imaan, who is now based in Sweden, gives us a detailed account of how she was able to finish her housework, arrange for her children to be looked...

20 March 2007

Palestine: Wall Demo Planned

“Palestinians from the souther Bethlehem village of Umm Salamuna and neighboring villages will protest against the Israeli bulldozers which are currently razing their land for the Apartheid Wall. In honor...

20 March 2007

Palestine: Update on Nablus

“For four consecutive nights, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have invaded Balata Refugee Camp on the outskirts of Nablus, Occupied Palestine. They drove up and down the camp, threw percussion...

20 March 2007

Jordan: Facebook and Bloggers

Jordan-based blogger Shaden Abdul-Rahman says it seemed like all Jordanian bloggers woke up one morning and signed onto Facebook en masse. “So it seemed like Jordanians woke up one day...

20 March 2007

Russia: Politkovskaya's Killers

As the world reads to remember Anna Politkovskaya tonight, La Russophobe posts a translation of a forum thread featuring photos of the Russian journalist's alleged killers following her into the...

20 March 2007

Russia: Now and Before

What has been written about Russia under Nicholas II sounds much like what could've been written about Putin's Russia. Apricotflan.com draws some conclusions and makes some forecasts.

20 March 2007

Poland: Junk Food

Traveling Life writes about junk food in Poland; in a comment, the beatroot explains what kind of a political statement he makes when he eats Big Macs.

20 March 2007

Ecuador: President Versus Congress

Milton Ramirez has a great roundup of response to President Rafael Correa's sparring with Ecuador's congress including excerpts from English and Spanish-speaking bloggers.

20 March 2007