Stories from 13 August 2009
Nigeria: Dissecting Clinton's speech
Adeola dissects Hillary Clinton's speech in Nigeria: “Keen listeners would not have missed when the US Secretary of State stated that the Yar’Adua’s government is illegitimate..!”
Angola: The assassination of a ruling party MP
The Angolan blogosphere reacts to a double murder: a Member of Parliament and her brother, a Migration and Foreigners Services officer, were gunned down at the end of July. Was it a premeditated murder or an attempted robbery?
Nigeria: Gaddafi, stop killing Nigerians!
Nigerian blogger warns the Libyan leader: “Seriously someone has to talk to Gaddafi straight in the face. With all the killings that have been reported in the past days or weeks Gaddafi should be on his way to the criminal tribunal.”
Palestine: Gaza War Cemetery
In Gaza, Canadian activist Eva Bartlett writes about a visit to the Gaza war cemetery, where over 3,600 soldiers of different countries are buried.
Algeria: Business as Usual After Chinese Face Off
The influx of Chinese immigrants to Algeria ignited a face off between the immigrants and locals when about 100 residents and migrants clashed, using knives and bludgeons. Bloggers weigh in.
Syria: Snag Hits Blogging Contest
The Syrian blogosphere, which is quite active and centered around Arabic and English, has recently joined the realm of competitive blogospheres. Jillian C. York has the story.
Southeast Asia: Twitter reactions on Suu Kyi guilty verdict
Myanmar opposition leader and global democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest for violating the terms of her detention. Suu Kyi’s conviction was condemned by world leaders, Burmese activists, and also bloggers. Twitterers based in Southeast Asia also reacted to the “harsh” sentence
Ukraine, Russia: More on Medvedev's Statements
Foreign Notes comments on president Medvedev's Ukraine address: “Maybe fearing that his boss may have overstepped the mark, deputy head of the Kremlin's administration Aleksey Gromov says today that Dmitriy Medvedev's statement on the bad blood between Moscow and Kyiv was not directed against the Ukrainian people, but only against...
Slovenia, Croatia: Coverage of the Border Dispute
Sleeping With Pengovsky writes that “Slovene-Croatian border dispute is giving ample material to make fun out of, but there are funny jokes and then there are just sheer egotistic stupidities.”
