1 October 2010

Stories from 1 October 2010

South Korea:Huge Fire Set On Fancy Building In Busan

  1 October 2010

A luxurious 38-story apartment building in South Korea's southern city of Busan was set ablaze. The fire has spread quickly. It rose from 4th floor up to the top within 30 minutes. Several Twitterers like @richboybook tweeted dramatic photos of the scene.

Ecuador: The Police Crisis Via Twitter

  1 October 2010

Through the Twitter account @ElCiudadano_ec, the government of President Correa has been informing about the latest developments of a crisis created by a police strike. Although the government ordered [es] private media to link to official media, on Twitter some are still informing, like Ecuavisa [es], TeleAmazonas [es], El Universo...

China: Free Liu Xiaobo

  1 October 2010

A new website, Free Liu Xiaobo Now!, initiated by some members of Chinese PEN, that collects all sorts of information concerning Liu Xiabo.

Update on Detained Tibetan Writer Shogdung

  1 October 2010

Professional translator Bruce Humes gives a summary on his blog of a new article on detained Tibetan writer Tragyal (aka Shogdung) who has been held since April 2010 and yet to face trial.