Stories from 14 July 2010
Russia: Priest's Blog Hacked
While police denied to start investigation [RUS] of the hack attack of Maxim Sviridenkov's blog [EN], one more blog had been hacked [RUS]. This time the victim of “Hacker Hell” (alleged Bonn-based hacker Sergey Maksimov) is Yakov Krotov [EN], a priest and a publicist. Content of both his LJ-account and personal site krotov.info had been...
Rwanda: Paul Kagame Supporters Turn to Power of Twitter, Facebook and Blogs
Supporters of President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, have turned to the power of Facebook, Twitter and blogs to help him win presidential election that will be held in Rwanda on 9 August 2010.
Russia: New Election Codex Project Discussed Online
Last month, a Russian non-governmental election-monitoring organization, Golos (A Voice), published an alternative Election Codex on the internet, that is designed to provide free, fair and transparent elections in Russia. It is one of a few recent examples of publicly developed draft bills that are promoted online.
China: Buy BP assets? Could do!
Britain's new foreign secretary William Hague is in Beijing today, and Chinese online media are reporting the goal of his trip is to sell China on BP assets from the company's South American holdings. Comments on the news suggest netizens are eager to help begin negotiating the terms of the deal.
Algeria: Has Hypocrisy become Fashionable?
Algerian blogger Salim reflects on hypocrisy and asks: Has hypocrisy become fashionable? Let's see what drives him to this conclusion in this post.
Korea: Pricking Fingers
Ask a Korean! explains how pricking fingers helps to relieve indigestion and other symptoms.
Google to Resume Search Service in China
Josie worries that Google will start filtering search result again after the renewal of Internet Service License in China.
Hong Kong: The beginning of a thaw, or a fatal split in the democracy movement?
Ma Ngoc wrote a political commentary updating the democratic movement in Hong Kong.
Montenegro: Hero's Welcome for YouTube Star
Montenegrin diaspora star Ekrem Jevrić Gospoda was given a hero's welcome upon his arrival in his native land few days ago. In addition to fame gained via his YouTube hit song, he also took part in a fashion photo-shoot few days ago.
United Kingdom: Video Tagging to protest Nokia's Actions in Iran
Reverse the Wave is a blog by Ms.Deena DeNaro-Bickerstaffe, an artist who is “video tagging” public buildings with documentary footage from the Iranian election protests in 2009 to draw attention to Nokia's sale of technology used for surveillance by the Iranian government.
