Stories from 12 January 2008
Kenya: Kenyan writers’ reactions to post election crisis
Kenyan writers’ reactions to post election crisis: “Kwani? is running a series of articles and opinion pieces based on the reactions of Kenyan writers to the post election crisis.”
Kyrgyzstan: Debates over President and Parliament
Edil Baisalov’s personal blog, one of the most visited blogs in Kyrgyzstan has not been updated since 4 December, 2007. The activeness of his blog went down after he was found guilty for illegally publishing a voting ballot before the elections on his blog as was assumed by the members...
Kyrgyzstan: New deputies get cars and flats
Asel writes that the members of newly elected – in a controversial vote – Kyrgyz Parliament will be supplied with new cars and flats in Bishkek, capital city of Kyrgyzstan.
Turkmenistan: The Turkmen names
Maciula takes a challenge to investigate the origin and meaning of some Turkmen names.
Afghanistan: More troops
Bipasha Ray reports that the Pentagon has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates for 3,000 more troops to be sent to Afghanistan, to counter a potential Taliban spring offensive.
Serbia: “Elegy For a Swine”
Many Serbs traditionally celebrate Orthodox Christmas by firing rifles and pistols, and consuming lots of homemade plum brandy and pork. Serbian bloggers have been writing about their Jan. 7 feasts for days now, but one of them, instead of composing her own sentences about it, posted an 1887 satirical poem by Serbian poet Vojislav Ilić. The poem is dedicated to the chief victim of Serbian Christmas celebration - a pig.
