Stories from 6 June 2008
Egypt: April 6 Detainees Released
“Karim al Beheiri , Kamal al Fayoumy and Tareq Tareq Amin, the Ghazl al Mahalla workers that were detained in connection with the April 6th strike was released from the...
Egypt: Blogger Tortured in Detention
“Karim al-Bahairy, a blogger, factory worker, and labor-rights activist from Mahalla, is alleging that he was tortured with electric shocks during his 73-day detention,” writes Elijah Zarwan from Egypt.
Jamaica: Losing My Religion?
“Here in Jamaica there are a lot of people being right about a lot of things, and spending a lot of energy making other people wrong”: Francis Wade blogs about...
Guyana: Who's The Boss?
“Aiye, mummy, imagine what can happen to poor li’l countries that have role models and leaders like Big Boss Man”: Guyana-Gyal tells the story of an abuse of power and...
Hungary: Think Tanks; Media Manipulation
Hungarian Spectrum writes about political think tanks and media manipulation in Hungary.
Hungary: Trianon Treaty
Hungarian Spectrum writes about the impact of the 1920 Trianon peace treaty between Hungary and the Allied and Associated Powers – here and here.
Latvia: Politics Update
Baltic writes on a busy Thursday at the Latvian Saeima – and posts an update on Friday.
Hungary: Hussar Traditions
Budapest Guide posts a photo report on the National Gallop and the Hussar traditions.
Estonia: Economic Crisis?
AnTyx dissects the Estonian economic crisis.
Czech Republic: No 2016 Olympics
Prague will not host the 2016 Summer Olympics, The Czech Daily Word reports.
Malaysia: Big protest against high fuel prices
Malaysia's decision to cut fuel subsidies has sparked protest actions. A big rally is being planned next month. Just minishorts suggests how protests can be more effective.
Cambodia election preparation
Vuthnews provides an update of the preparations in Cambodia for the national elections which will be conducted next month
Cambodia: Alternative means of transport
My Cambodia News posts an article about the ways to reduce travel cost in Cambodia.
Catholic aid effort for Myanmar
Catholic News reports the efforts of Catholic groups in Singapore in organizing an aid response to help Myanmar's refugees
Myanmar: Comedian arrested for distributing relief goods
A comedian was arrested for organizing relief efforts to help Myanmar's cyclone victims. Rule of Lords also tackles other cases of private aid initiatives which were blocked by the junta.
Myanmar: Junta condemns “invented stories”
Myanmar's state-controlled newspaper features a report castigating “self-seekers and unscrupulous elements” who sell video tapes featuring “invented stories” to foreign news agencies about the cyclone disaster.
Kazakhstan: Pictures of nature
Mikhail posts his new photos from the trips around Kazakhstan, this time focusing on the contrasts of nature of Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Repatriants Coming
Elena reports that 254 ethnic Kyrgyz received citizenship of Kyrgyzstan recently.
China: The Suffering of Qiang Minority
Sunbin draws readers’ attention to the suffering of Qiang (an ethnic minority in Sichuan) in the earthquake. Initial stats shows that Qiang had lost close to 10% of its population....
Egypt: Doctors shoot video of hospital blackout emergency
With more frequency now, hospitals are being managed as big businesses with clients instead of health facilities with patients. Doctors who wish to honor their Hippocratic Oath have to hope that their hospital management has the same ideal of keeping the good of the patient as the highest priority. This was the case last week in the Al Matrya teaching hospital in Egypt, where 4 babies and 2 adults on life support lost their lives due to a 2 hour blackout in the early morning hours and generators failed to kick in once again.
China: Earthquake Witness from Beichuan
Qiang-shan You-ke from my1510 writes in detail what had happened in Beichuan secondary school after the earthquake. The writer lost his wife on that date and witnessed the deaths of...