Stories from 4 November 2010
Thailand: #thaiflood hashtag
Use the #thaiflood twitter hashtag to monitor the recent flooding disaster in Thailand. Flooding also hit the north part of Malaysia
Brunei: Public holidays
Geek in White posts the public holidays in Brunei for the year 2011
Brazil: online revolt against TV channel
Many Twitter users, such as @ligadoemsérie [pt], @todearaujo [pt], @judaocombr [br] and @Inagaki [pt] tweeted their dissatisfaction with pay-TV channel FOX [pt] for its premiere of a long-awaited horror series that...
Peru: Blogger Sentenced for Defamation of Former Politician
On Friday, October 29th, the court's sentence was handed down for the offensive libel suit brought by the former government minister and parliament member Jorge Mufarech Nemy against the law school graduate and blogger José Alejandro Godoy. The reaction from media and bloggers has been immediate.
Turkey, Poland: Polonezköy
Raf Uzar writes about the history of Polonezköy, Istanbul's “‘Polish-themed’ village.”
Russia: HIV/AIDS Facts and Figures
Some facts on HIV/AIDS in Russia and other FSU states – at FP's Passport.
Russia: Teaching About the 1930s Famine in Kazan
Teaching about the famine of the 1930s in Kazan, Tatarstan – at OpenDemocracy.net.
Russia: Saving Samara's Buildings
At OpenDemocracy.net, Clementine Cecil writes about the campaign to save Samara’s buildings from “corrupt developers.”
Portugal: Broadening the NATO Lisbon Summit Debate
International relations researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins, has launched a series of guest posts in his blog Tratados [Treaties, pt&en], written by analysts and academics on issues related to NATO and...
Russia: Attacks on Women Not Wearing Headscarves in Chechnya
Tanya Lokshina's article about attacks on women who aren't wearing headscarves in Chechnya – at OpenDemocracy.net.
Croatia, Slovenia: Criminal Charges Against Ivo Sanader and Janez Janša
Sleeping With Pengovsky writes about things that the former PMs of Slovenia and Croatia have in common: “Not only are both former prime ministers of their respective countries, their parties...
U.S.: Security in the Baltic Region
Belatedly, a link to the discussion of Barack Obama's contribution to security in the Baltic region – at Itching for Eestimaa.
Estonia: SDE's “Uphill Battle”
Itching for Eestimaa writes about “an uphill battle” that the Estonian Social Democratic Party and its new leader, 36-year-old Sven Mikser, are facing: “Most Estonian voters I have encountered are...
Ukraine: Andrey Kurkov and Enver Izmaylov
Leigh Turner, the British Ambassador to Ukraine, draws attention to the work of Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov and the Crimean Tatar folk and jazz guitarist Enver Izmaylov.
