5 June 2008

Stories from 5 June 2008

Iran: Come debate with us,Mr.Ahmadinejad

Talkhon, an Iranian blogger, says [Fa] to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, please forget debating with Americans and come debate with Iranian young people who wants talk with you about the...

5 June 2008

Armenia: Liberalism and Gay Parades

Unzipped: Gay Armenia comments on the reaction of a local theatre director to to much “liberalism” in Armenian society. In addition to warning that the situation will result in more...

5 June 2008

Armenia: Pro-Government Looters

Unzipped comments on the prosecution of three people arrested for looting in the post-election 1 March clash between opposition supporters and the authorities. Ironically, the blog notes, the men claim...

5 June 2008

Georgia: Diaspora in Russia

Window on Eurasia says that one in five Georgians lives in the Russian Federation and considers how a sizable Georgian Diaspora might affect future relations between the two usually antagonistic...

5 June 2008

Armenia/Georgia: Economic Relations

Social Science in the Caucasus comments on a recent report it produced for the United Nations on economic relations between Armenia and Georgia. The blog says that despite an ethnically...

5 June 2008

GV Summit 2008 – announcing reduced registration fees!

We've been working with our event partners in Hungary to have the registration fees for the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2008 reduced to a rate that would be more accessible to greater numbers of people. We're delighted to announce that we've succeeded -- registration fees for the Summit have been slashed from €210 (approx US$323) to US$152 for both Summit days (June 27 and 28), including lunch and refreshments, for those registering before June 25.

5 June 2008

Bahamas: Women's Rights

Amnesty International‘s 2008 report reminds Bahamian blogger Lynn Sweeting “that women’s rights are human rights and that human rights are in peril the world over.”

5 June 2008