3 December 2010

Stories from 3 December 2010

Ukraine: Bloggers React to Police Demolition of Tax Protest Camp

Early on Friday morning, some 250 policemen, including riot police, appeared on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) to back up municipal maintenance workers who came to dismantle the tax code protesters' tent camp. The demolition immediately drew attention of the Ukrainian blogosphere: many bloggers were angry with the authorities and saw their actions as undemocratic. Tetyana Bohdanova reviews some of these reactions.

3 December 2010

Mexico: Recent Drug Related Crime Statistics

Diego Valle-Jones introduces his post with graphs that show recent developments on drug related violence: “The Mexican government recently released data on all crime statistics from January 1997 to October...

3 December 2010

India: What Is An MP?

Ugich Konitari explains what are the perceptions of Indian citizens about an MP (Member of parliament).

3 December 2010

Colombia: Floods in Riosucio, Chocó

The recent winter weather in Colombia has been picked up by traditional media and social networks are talking about the flooding, landslides and uprooted trees happening there. The national news reports that 28 of the 32 departments in Colombia have been affected; on Territorio Chocoano's Twitter account, people have been following the difficult situation in the Chocó department of northeast Colombia, especially in the Riosucio municipality.

3 December 2010

Zimbabwe: Once upon a Christmas

Once upon a Christmas in Zimbabwe: “Drinks at this time of the year could be quite unique – Bols Brandy mixed with coke and milk (was this our version of...

3 December 2010

Uganda: Breasts and election campaigns

Another glaring omission from the ongoing presidential and parliamentary campaigns in Uganda: Breasts: “Four years later, there is no legal requirement for either the public or private sector to allow...

3 December 2010

Ethiopia: Addis Photo Fest

Africa is a Country writes about Addis Photo Fest: “(The festival is curated by the young, photographer Aida Muluneh). One of the highlights is a retrospective of the work of...

3 December 2010

Cuba: Activist Warned

Uncommon Sense reports on a recent “catch, threaten and release” incident involving Cuban human rights activist Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramírez.

3 December 2010

Haiti: Protests Over Polls

Haiti, Land of Freedom says that “furious demonstrations continued across Haiti…following the Nov. 28 highly contested election in which thousands found themselves unable to vote.”

3 December 2010

Barbados: What's in Wikileaks?

“We have mixed feelings about Wikileaks but we have no control over what has been done, so we might as well make it a learning experience”: Barbados Free Press speculates...

3 December 2010