17 September 2008

Stories from 17 September 2008

India: Mobile phones help flood victims

MobileActive.org reports how mobile phones are saving lives of the flood victims in Bihar providing 24 hour connectivity to the rescuers and the marooned people.

17 September 2008

Maldives: Election concerns

Free & Fair Election in the Maldives blog raises some valid questions and concerns about the requirements of ID to vote.

17 September 2008

Russia: Where did the votes go?

Osteuropablog accounts for [GER] an article in Kommersant, stating that information about election results have disappeared from the website of Russia's Central Election Commission.

17 September 2008

Angola: MPLA wins over 80% of votes and secures 191 seats

Angola's National Electoral Commission has disclosed the final results of the first Parliamentary Elections in 16 years and they confirmed victory for the ruling party, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, which won 191 of the 220 parliament seats. See some of the reactions.

17 September 2008

Nigeria: Another beast in power

Who is “another beast in power” in Nigeria?: “It’s so sad that under a useless arrangement called democracy, the leadership of Yar Adua will shut down a media house.”

17 September 2008

Morocco: Training Online Journalists

The View from Fez [en/fr] notes that Morocco will soon provide online journalism training for its print journalists. The trainings are supported by the U.S. Embassy and financed by the...

17 September 2008

Bahrain: Hair-raising conversation

Sous, a Swede living in Bahrain, repeats a conversation she had with an Indian woman, who after finding out that Sous was fasting told her she should cover her hair:...

17 September 2008