7 December 2007

Stories from 7 December 2007

Moldova: Article on Democracy

Public Policy Watch – Politici Publice in Moldova hosts a discussion of Dmitry Furman's Russian-language article on democracy in Moldova: “Although Moldova has become neither a truly democratic state, nor...

7 December 2007

Poland: Fire Drill

The beatroot describes the “Fire Drill Day” at his office building in Warsaw: “All in all, a totally pathetic performance by all public services, and…well, a little dangerous that public...

7 December 2007

China: A blow to citizen bloggers

Below is Zola's recount of what he's been through over the past few days and his abrupt conclusion. In a second blog post since his forced return earlier this week...

7 December 2007

Russia: More on Sup and LiveJournal

James of Robert Amsterdam's blog critiques CMSWire's interview with the director of strategy of the Russian company that has recently bought LiveJournal: “The reporter asks only a few softball questions,...

7 December 2007

Interview with Cristina Quisbert of Voces Bolivianas

Voces Bolivianas, a citizen media outreach project supported by Rising Voices, has trained 23 participants how to blog, post digital photos, and even shoot video. One of the most consistent and clearest voices to emerge from the group has been Cristina Quisbert of Bolivia Indígena. In this interview she describes what motivates her to share stories of her life and community online and how the content of her blog has evolved over the first few months.

7 December 2007

India: On an Epic

Reading the re-telling of the Ramayana by Ashok Banker gets Lightning Strikes Everyday to reflect on the epic.

7 December 2007

India: Economy and Rights

Despite all the buzz around India's growing economy, Arthshastra feels that returning to India requires deeper thought, given the current state of civil liberties. Uber Crazy voices in on the...

7 December 2007

Trinidad & Tobago: Black Cake

“Raisins, currants, sultanas, prunes, cherries and mixed peel – the dried fruits that are now happily soaking in rum until it’s time to bake the great Caribbean Christmas cake”: Can...

7 December 2007

Cuba: Church Attack

Child of the Revolution, Uncommon Sense, La Primera Generacion and The Cuban Triangle all blog about an incident in which “plainclothes police kicked their way into a Roman Catholic church...

7 December 2007

Bermuda: Upcoming Elections

A Limey in Bermuda reports that both parties running for the island's upcoming elections will be “releasing their platforms on Monday 10 December, just one day before advance polling and...

7 December 2007