4 April 2008

Stories from 4 April 2008

Zimbabwe: Text your dreams

Kubatana collects dreams for a new Zimbabwe: “In addition to inviting email contributions, we also asked our many SMS subscribers what a new Zimbabwe looks like to them. Read some...

4 April 2008

Zimbabwe: Why we are not celebrating

Comrade Fatso explains why Zimbabweans are not celebrating: “We didn't erupt into celebration yesterday. Foreign journalists and activists expected us to be jubilant, drunk with joy. But for us it's...

4 April 2008

Zimbabwe: Media wrong on Mugabe

Is the media wrong on Mugabe?: “Sorry guys, I haven't seen any signs that Robert Mugabe is about to step down. So I also don't know where the press got...

4 April 2008

Corruption in Indonesia

Blogger Hardship Posting reacts to a survey report which shows the Indonesian government as one of the most corrupt in the world.

4 April 2008

Poland: Taxes and Charity

Polandian writes about the Polish taxation system: “There is only one thing that makes the whole system bearable. You can donate 1% of what you pay to a charity. This...

4 April 2008

Russia: Relations With NATO

Streetwise Professor writes about the relationship between NATO and Russia: “If NATO expansion does not threaten Russian territory in the slightest, it does sharply constrain Russian freedom of action in...

4 April 2008

Cuba: Tuning In

“Not only are Cubans now allowed to window shop for flat screen televisions, DVDs and computers but they are about to get a brand new television channel”: Child of the...

4 April 2008

China: Sichuan Aba Riot

Woser posted an eye-witness account on the Aba (in Sichuan province) Riot in March 16. The article pointed out that on 11 of March, the local police demanded temples to...

4 April 2008

Armenia: Water Ownership

The Water Law Blog examines the situation of Armenia's domestic water supply and sewer services following the collapse of the former Soviet Union. In particular, the blog looks at privatization...

4 April 2008

Armenia: Union With Russia

Unzipped reports that the Vice Speaker of the Russian Duma has suggested that “Russia and Armenia should form a union state.” The blog says it is shocked by such calls...

4 April 2008