Stories from 2 July 2009
Hungary: Rallying for Iran – and for “Nothing, Never”
Those who were in Hungary during the past few weeks could get quite confused because citizens showed a number of different ways of using rallies as a tool of democracy....
Iran: “Rigged Election,Recount Scam”
Free Lantern writes that “Iranian authorities have published photos of a partial recount on national news agency, the photos are a good confirmation of the rigged election. In these photos...
Maldives: Drug Dependence Problem
Mohamed Nasheed discusses the problem of drug abuse and drug dependency in Maldives and ways to tackle this. It is estimated that almost 10% of the total 300,000 population in...
Hong Kong: July 1 Rally
ESWN has a review on the newspapers coverage of this year July 1 rally.
China: Spoofing the collapsed Shanghai Building
Netizens from cat898 started spoofing the collapsed Shanghai building with PS photos.
China: Shishou official speaks out about riot
Sam Verran from China Elections and Governance translated a blog post written by a Shishou official reflecting on the local government's “mistake” in handling the investigation and riot.
Georgia: Managed democracy criticized
Social Science in the Caucasus sums up a recent talk given in Tbilisi about the state of democracy in Georgia. The blog says that democratization pushed from outside has exacerbated...
Haiti: Preval Party Wins Senate Seats
Repeating Islands notes that “preliminary results from last week’s run-off elections in Haiti indicate that President René Preval’s party won five of 11 contests to fill open Senate seats”, but...
Trinidad & Tobago: This and That
Diaspora blogger Jumbie's Watch comments on news coming out of Trinidad and Tobago – including a vote of no confidence in the Attorney General and the Prime Minister's refusal to...
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Carnival Kids
Abeni attends the Junior King and Queen of Carnival competition in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
India: High Court Rule Legalizes Homosexuality
Sanjukta Basu at Desicritics informs that today morning the Delhi High Court legalized homosexuality in India in a ruling in favor of a petition, which challenged the constitutionality of Section...
Sri Lanka: Eye-witness Account From An IDP Camp
Groundviews publishes an eye-witness account from an IDP camp in Sri Lanka describing the conditions of the refugees in a post-war situation. Separation of family members, no freedom of movement,...
State Of The Internet In India 2009
Rajesh Jain at Emergic gives a brief overview of the state of the internet in India in 2009 in a multi-part series. Read them here (part 1, part2, part3, part4).
Mexico: The Zapatista “Brand” and Tourism in Chiapas
The Mex Files notes that the state of Chiapas, Mexico receives 4 million tourists per year; 25% mention that they were drawn by the Zapatista rebels, which are best identified...
Slovakia: Sts Cyril and Methodius Day
The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia writes about Sts Cyril and Methodius Day in Slovakia.
Romania: Csíkszereda Blogs
Csíkszereda Musings writes about Csíkszereda's English-language blogs – here and here.
Hungary: Gay Marriage Legalized
Pestiside.hu reports on the legalization of gay marriage in Hungary.
Croatia: PM Resigns
Croatian Crescent reports on Croatian PM Ivo Sanader's resignation – here and here.
