14 September 2007

Stories from 14 September 2007

Ukraine: Serpent Island Election

Ukraine List will be observing the Sept. 30 parliamentary election on Serpent Island, population “maybe around 50-100 people depending upon how you count them and how long they stay.”

14 September 2007

Russia: FSB Officer's Letter

A Step At A Time links to Ingushetia.ru‘s translation of a document “said to be a declaration by an officer of the FSB directorate for Stavropol province, confessing to his...

14 September 2007

India: The Rama in Ramayana

varnam comments on the specific issue of how “real” Rama of Ramayana was according to historical evidence, in the context of the Sethusamudram controversy.

14 September 2007

Pakistan: Dr Awab Alvi

The Pakistani Spectator has an interview with Dr Awab Alvi, an active Pakistani blogger also involved in the information campaign surrounding the block on accessing Blogspot blogs in Pakistan.

14 September 2007

Lebanon: Maids Abused

Sursock and UrShalim posted excerpts and links to reports of cases of abuse as well as dire working conditions that some maids from Africa experience while working in Lebanon.

14 September 2007