Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2007 December 19

19 December 2007

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Stories from 19 December 2007

Russia: Putin's Year

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

Vladimir Putin has been in the news a lot lately. If it's not the overwhelmingly overwhelming majority of Russians voting for his party, then it's Time Magazine naming him as...

Romania: Health Care

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia: Some More on Medvedev

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia: Yegor Gaidar's Book

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Lithuania: Coffee and Health Care

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia: Middle Class

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Czech Republic: Jan Švejnar

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Panama: Holiday Hand-outs

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Panama: A Look at How Coffee is Picked and Processed

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Ecuador: Nomination of Jefferson Pérez as Best Athlete of 2007

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

India: Children, violence and guns

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Sri Lanka: Three years after the Tsunami

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

India: Delhi from the sky

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Morocco: Eid al-Adha

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

In my last post, I shared the thoughts of foreigners on Christmas (or a lack thereof) in Morocco. This week, we'll change focus to the celebration of Eid Al-Adha, the...

Sri Lanka: GK3, Meek and Geek

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Bolivia: Two Regions, Two Documents

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

December 15 marked a pivotal day in Bolivia, when two regions celebrated their newly created documents. In La Paz, members of the ruling party formally presented a controversial Constitution. On...

Trinidad & Tobago: Wet Christmas?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Jamaica: Blogging

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bahamas, Barbados: Island Time

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bahamas: Hail to the Chief?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean