Stories from 8 December 2009
China: Forced Demolition
Two recent cases of forced demolitions have raised attention to the protection of citizens’ rights and fair conflict resolution. Chinese netizens provide plenty of comments and reactions.
Colombia: Critique and Rebuttal on Medellín Digital
Fernando Castro of Bitácora de viaje enlists the obstacles of ICT program Medellín digital [es], which implements technology in institutes and public places of Medellín, Colombia, to promote equality and education. Blogger suggest that using propietary software may not be the best way to reach the common user, and readers...
India: Media Speculations
Subir Bhowmik exposes Indian media's fabricated report on the arrest of ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa in Dhaka, Bangladesh and his subsequent transfer to India.
Ukraine: UK Ambassador's Blog
Leigh Turner, UK Ambassador to Ukraine, blogs about an annual charity bazaar in Kyiv and the need to establish the “world-wide recognition for Brand Ukraine.”
Ukraine, Afghanistan: Mayors and Corruption
Petro's Jotter praises Kabul residents for having their mayor sentenced for corruption and misappropriation of $16,000 – and offers a Ukrainian perspective: “Imagine how full the Kyiv jails would be if the corruption bar was dropped to a paltry USD 16,000 — wouldn't even cover ONE of the Oligarch's watches.”
Ukraine, Germany: Esquire Article on the Demjanjuk Trial
Foreign Notes links to an Esquire article “on the Demjanjuk ‘trial’ currently being staged in Germany.”
Russia: Interview With Blogger Anatoly Karlin
An interview with Anatoly Karlin of Sublime Oblivion (formerly of Da Russophile) – at Siberian Light.
Russia: “Teaching the Rich in Moscow”
English Man In Moscow recounts a recent experience of doing “some teaching at a mega rich Russian family.”
Romania: Election Results
Updates on the results of the second round of Romania's presidential election – at Power&Politics World and Csíkszereda Musings.
Ukraine: Morality Commission vs Writer Oles Ulyanenko
IZO highlights an “example of the new Ukrainian morality committee (NEK) at work” by translating LJ user dadakinder‘s post (RUS) on the “compromise” reached between NEK and the Ukrainian author Oles Ulyanenko, whose novel had been deemed “pornographic.”
