Stories from 10 February 2008
Armenia: Kocharian Discusses Elections with Police
Nazarian raises concerns with a recent meeting between the incumbent and outgoing president, Robert Kocharian, and the heads of various “power ministries.”
Armenia: Political Posters
The Armenian Patchwork posts photographs of some of the different types of pre-election campaign posters on display in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
Armenia: Choice Between Two Evils
Blogger Artashes Boyajian expresses his concern with educated young Armenians planning to vote for either the prime minister, Serge Sargsyan, or former president, Levon Ter-Petrossian.
Armenia: Observing the Observers
Unzipped casts doubts on the credibility and neutrality of international observers monitoring the 19 February presidential election in Armenia. The blog says the way international observers initially reacted to Georgia’s recent presidential election has already damaged their reputation.
South Africa: Did Afrikaans journalists help end apartheid?
Anton Harber discusses the role of the Afrikaans press during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa: “I was asked to comment on Afrikaans journalists’ role in the downfall of apartheid. Do those who pushed for change not get the credit they deserve, as some argue? Or were they just...
Japan: Coming-Out Letters
The Japanese LGBT community has come a long way to claim its position in society today. However, aside from those flamboyant celebrities on TV who satisfy viewers’ appetite for entertainment, the voices of sexual minorities are still rarely heard or amplified – perhaps more so in the case of those...
Morocco's coach sacked after Africa Cup loss
Moroccan national football team's coach, Henri Michel, was sacked following Morocco's poor performance in the African Nations Cup: unfair, francophone bloggers say.
Portnoy Zheng: The blogger who inspired the world to talk together
While people around the world have been celebrating Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, we welcome the Year of the Rat with an interview with Taiwanese blogger and the inspiration behind the GVO Lingua project, Portnoy Zheng.
