Stories from 10 December 2007
Russia: Sakhalin's Expats and Economy
Tim Newman of White Sun of the Desert writes: “Times are changing in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and proof of this comes in the form of something I have never seen before in...
Russia: Review of David Foglesong's Book
Sean's Russia Blog posts a lengthy review of David S. Foglesong's “The American Mission and the “Evil Empire”: The Crusade for a “Free Russia” since 1881.”
Russia: “Everyone is Stupid”
TOL's Elections in Russia writes on one blogger's take on the election: “everyone is stupid.”
Russia: Bloggers Don't Recognize Election Results
TOL's Elections in Russia writes about a Russian blogger's campaign to “not recognize the results of these ‘elections’.”
Russia: Mishki
Lyndon of Scraps of Moscow posts a comprehensive review of media and blog coverage of Mishki, the new pro-Kremlin children's movement that has rendered “many Russians and Russia-watchers” “speechless.” Lyndon...
Russia: Election Summary
Ruminations on Russia posts one of the most concise summaries of the Dec. 2 Duma election: “Dog votes for new fleas.”
East Timor: The dirtiest city
Timor Online [pt] comments on a piece of news in which East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta labelled his capital the dirtiest city in the world. “Ramos-Horta forgets that it is...
Armenia: Election Notes
The Armenia Election Monitor 2008 reports on the latest news and speculation surrounding the 19 February 2008 presidential election in Armenia.
Turkey: Hrant Dink Named World Press Freedom Hero
Oneworld Multimedia carries news that murdered Turkish-Armenian editor and journalist Hrant Dink has been named as one of its World Press Freedom Heroes by the International Press Institute.
Jordan: New Traffic Law
Jordanian blogger Khalaf argues that a new traffic law passed by cabinet aims to fill up the government's coffers and not prevent accidents and save lives.
Iraq: Yahoo Account Hacked
Bahraini blogger Esra'a reports that the Yahoo email account of an Iraqi human rights activist has been hacked.
Jordan: Bad Milk at Schools
Bad milk at schools? Jordanian blogger Firas tells us more.
Travelling through Palestine and Israel
Ray Hanania takes you on a voyage to Palestine and Israel and shares his thoughts on peace and normalisation of relations here.
Egypt: Wael Abbas and YouTube
Egyptian blogger Zeinobia sheds light on her fellow blogger Wael Abbas‘ dilemma with YouTube. Global Voices Online reported on the issue here.
Africa: A balance of the summit
“Despite the bad auguries predicted by many, the conference was held. In spite of the bad foreboding of cynics, none of subjects was a taboo, from Zimbabwe to Darfur, from...
Argentina: What Happened at PersonalFest?
Fabio.com.ar [es] and Jorge Gobbi of Vida Vacia 4.1 [es] write about the occurrences at PersonalFest, the two-day music festival in Buenos Aires. According to some witnesses, there were reports...
Paraguay: The Price for Broadband Internet
Internet en Paraguay [es] responds unfavorably to the news that Paraguay pays 7 times as much as neighboring Brazil for 1Mbps of broadband internet and wonders whether government officials are...
Argentina: Predictions for the Era of Cristina Kirchner
Bloc de Periodista [es] lists ten predictions for the era of new Argentine president Cristina Kirchner, including “1) Cristina will displace all of the magazine cover girls. She will be...
Guatemala: La Quema del Diablo
A tradition in Guatemala called “la Quema del Diablo” (or Burning the Devil) involves taking out one's trash to be burned and which symbolizes the burning of evil spirits as...
India: Outing Bloggers
A sudden turn of events in the blogosphere, as some trolls “out” some of the bloggers by disclosing their real names. IndieQuill on “Outing Bloggers”.
India: 49th Carnival of Feminists
Tamil Punkster brings the 49th Carnival of Feminists. Links to some excellent posts on issues like media, violence and technology.
