Stories from 3 February 2010
Syria: A Stroll Around the Blogosphere
This week Yazan Badran takes a random walk around different blogs, and different topics in a maze that is little different than the random markets of Aleppo.
Syria: One More Expat
Anas Qtiesh, shares some thoughts about his new life abroad and what homesickness is, among others.
Egypt: We Are The Champions
The Egyptian football team beat Ghana in the African Cup of Nations' final match, and achieved its third consecutive championship. This is also Egypt's seventh championship since the launch of the tournament in the 50's. Bloggers join the rest of the country in celebrating the achievement.
Latin America: Celebrating the Contributions of Afro-Latinos
During Black History Month, a group of Afro-Latino bloggers have started a collective blog to raise awareness of the contributions of Latin Americans with a Black African ancestry.
Russia: Police Raid Environmental Organization
Irkutsk [EN] regional portal Babr.ru published [RUS] photos of a police raid [EN] of the Baikal Environmental Wave. The organization is fighting against reopening highly polluting Baikalsk cellulose plant [EN]...
Ukraine: Citizen Activists vs Illegal Construction
Citizen activists tore down a fence at yet another illegal construction site in downtown Kyiv: 25 photos, as well as earlier updates (UKR) – here and here – atDerybanu.net.
Czech Republic: “Swine Flu Warrior-in-Chief Caught Swine Flu”
Reference Frame reports that “Dr Michael Vít, the chief of the public health in the Czech Republic, in charge of the mandatory vaccination of the soldiers and other public employees,”...
Ukraine: Presidential Election Roundup
Tetyana Vysotska of What's Up, Ukraine? and Leigh Turner, UK Ambassador to Ukraine, post their “guesstimations” for the outcome of the Feb. 7 presidential election; Tammy Lynch of Jamestown Foundation...
Ukraine: Crimean Tatar Newspapers Going Offline
Window on Eurasia writes about the gradual disappearance of the online editions of Crimean Tatar newspapers.
Argentina: The Street Photography Contest
Buenos Aires Lado B [es] announces the photography contest called “Buenos Aires Today, The Street.“
Dominican Republic: Mateo Morrison Wins National Literature Prize
The poet Mateo Morrison was recently awarded the 2010 National Literature Prize [es] in the Dominican Republic writes blogger Pedro Genaro.
Russia: Another Video Blogger Arrested
Grigoriy Chekalin, a former deputy prosecutor of Uhta region, who published [RUS] a YouTube video where he accused local official in falsification of investigation materials regarding a fire in a...
Poland: Winter Survival Tips
Polandian shares some winter survival tips.
Peru: La Teta Asustada Nominated for Oscar
The blogs Sophimanía [es] and Habla Sonia Luz [es] are extremely proud that for the first time in history, a Peruvian film has been nominated for an Oscar for the...
Hungary: Re-Educating the Roma Population
Hungarian Spectrum writes that “the Roma (Gypsy) situation is the gravest social problem today in Hungary” and in “the whole region,” points out to similar problems in the United States...
Russia: Vitaly Petrov in Renault F1
Siberian Light reports that the Renault F1 team has signed Vitaly Petrov – “the first ever Russian to race in F1″ – as the second driver for the 2010 season.
Georgia, Russia, France: First Caucasian
Media Network blog of Radio Netherlands Worldwide writes about the Georgian-owned, Russian-language First Caucasian TV channel, whose satellite broadcasts have recently been interrupted – here and here. And here's Eternal...
Russia: Rallies and Arrests
Opposition activist Oleg Kozlovsky writes about the protests that took place in Russia last week. Photographer Oleg Klimov reports (RUS) on the detention of a photography student Natalya Yeryomina at...
