9 November 2007

Stories from 9 November 2007

Russia: Aleksei Pichugin's Trial Blogger Nominated for the BOBs

For the second year in a row, LJ user sivilia-1 (Russian journalist Vera Vasilieva) is taking part in Deutsche Welle's Best of the Blogs Awards (the BOBs). Her blog is devoted to coverage of the case of Aleksei Pichugin, former security chief of former oil giant Yukos, sentenced to life in prison for involvement in at least three murders; his arrest in 2003 marked the beginning of the Kremlin's attack against Mikhail Khodorkovsky. In the post translated below, sivilia-1 explains to her critics the choice of her blogging subject matter.

9 November 2007

Pakistan: Emergency 2007 Wiki

A wiki – Emergency 2007 has been set up for “Documenting political developments starting on November 3, 2007 and the social, economic, and other ramifications.” in Pakistan.

9 November 2007

Brazil: From a Venezuelan point of view

Daniel, from Venezuela News and Views, takes advantage of the announcement by Petrobras that Brazil has found a new oil field of high quality to analyze why Brazil is now...

9 November 2007

Brazil: Books at bus stops

“You know that feeling when you’re waiting at a bus stop and you just wish you had something to read?”, The Spectacled Bear discovers the Books at Bus Stops project...

9 November 2007

Africa: The BOBs and other awards

In this last week to vote on the Best of the Blogs award, Sokari Ekine from Black Looks presents the two blogs on Africa that made it to the nomination...

9 November 2007

Turkey: Insulting Turkishness

A man from the Aegean resort town of Bodrum is facing charges of “insulting the spirit of Turkishness” after being taken into custody by the police Monday for dressing his...

9 November 2007