Stories from 10 December 2008
Fact or Fiction: Egyptian President Pardons Sexual Harasser
Egyptian bloggers are divided on whether a sexual harasser sentenced to three years in prison recently has been pardoned. Marwa Rakha brings us the story.
Armenia: UN Declaration Supporting LGBT Rights
Despite problems with its human rights record and being the last country in the South Caucasus to decriminalize homosexuality, Unzipped commends the Armenian government for endorsing the UN statement against...
East Timor: Human what?
Timor Cartoon International has a cartoon to celebrate the 60 years of the universal declaration for human rights.
Mexico: Disability Festival to Raise Awareness
The First Annual Disability Festival is currently taking place in Mexico City, and aims to provide awareness about various types of disabilities writes Dfinitivo [es].
Paraguay: Jesuit Ruins
Osval visits the Jesuit ruins in Paraguay [es/en], where the Tupi-Guaraní indigenous groups were taught by the Roman Catholic group.
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New Zealand: ‘Talkfest torpedoed’
A few right-of-center New Zealand bloggers have applauded the new Social Development Minister’s push to cancel a February summit planned by the Families Commission that would bring together 150 leaders and decision makers together at Auckland's Waipuna Lodge.
Thailand: Foreigner who stayed in the airport blockade
Majority of foreigners stayed away from Bangkok airports two weeks ago. But there was a foreigner who stayed inside the airport blockade. Janus Putkonen from Finland joined the protesters for five days and nights. Fortunately he had a video camera.
Hong Kong: FBI: 2009 Shennong Plan
Maryanndonnell blogs about the upcoming Fat Bird Institution's performance in Hong Kong City Festival 2009.
Thailand political crisis: Reactions from the region
Thailand’s airport takeover has affected hundreds of thousands of passengers from nearby countries. What are the reactions of bloggers in the region? What is the situation in Thailand today?
China: Sexy Girl on Government Website
Joe from ChinaSMACK translates report about the hacking of Jingzhou City Bureau of Commerce's websites and the netizens’ comments.
China: More on Boycotting French Goods
ESWN translated a few articles reflecting on the call for French goods boycott.
China and France: Boycott of French Goods
On December 1, an article appeared in China.com urging a nationwide boycott against French product in order to protest against the meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Dalai Lama....
Greece: Riots in Athens Continue
For the past three days, the capital of Greece, Athens, has been rocked by demonstrations and rioting as thousands have taken to the streets in protest at the fatal shooting by a police officer of 15-year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in the Athens district of Exarchia on December 6, 2008.
Russia: Aleksiy II
Updates on the media and Russian blogosphere reports on the death of Aleksiy II, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia – at IZO. Stella Rock of OpenDemocracy.net writes about...
Central & Eastern Europe: Mikołajki, Mikuláš
In Poland, “Santa Claus visits twice” – according to the POLSKI blog: on St. Nicholas Day and for Christmas. Same in Slovakia, writes The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia,...
Slovenia: A Mosque for Ljubljana
Sleeping With Pengovsky writes that “the city of Ljubljana is one of the few (if not only) European capital with a substantial Muslim community and without a mosque” and highlights...
