8 May 2007

Stories from 8 May 2007

Uruguay: Top Ten Things to Hate

Gabo from Uruguay lists in no particular order the top ten things he hates about living in Uruguay. He acknowledges that he is complaining and writes “There's a good graffiti...

8 May 2007

Bolivia: Cocalero Film

Sebastian Molina writes in Plan B [ES] that the new documentary Cocalero about President Evo Morales’ rise to the presidency “gives many insights to better understand the character and the...

8 May 2007

Estonia: May 9 Rally

Itching for Eestimaa writes on how Estonian authorities should react to the rally that is likely to take place on May 9 in Tallinn: “To let them wear red, of...

8 May 2007

Croatia: Composer's Obit

Illyrian Gazette writes about the recently-deceased composer Djordje Novkovic, who was “a pioneer of the Croatian style of pop/folk crossover.”

8 May 2007

Ukraine: View From Russia

Leopolis writes about Russia's distorted view of the events in Ukraine: “As Ukraine resolves another crisis, the hope is that the blue camp is empowered – not by empty Russophilic...

8 May 2007

Ukraine: The Media's Role

Foreign Notes writes on the media's role in the recent political crisis: “Yush has reason to be grateful to Ukrainian investigative journos. By peeping into letter boxes, following leads, and...

8 May 2007

Iran:Prisoner of Tehran

ZaneIrani writes about a new book:Prisoner of Tehran.The blogger talks about the story:”Marina Nemat was arrested on January 15, 1982, at about nine o'clock at night. She was sixteen. A...

8 May 2007

India, Bangladesh: Borders and Fences

Wanabehuman on fences and borders in South Asia. “But concern here is the fencing of the Indo-Bangladesh border, countries which are not only unmatched in size, population and resources but...

8 May 2007