14 June 2011

Stories from 14 June 2011

Pakistan: The Beasts Kill Again

“The beasts in Pakistan have made it a habit to kill. Kill in the name of sect. Kill in the name of religion. Kill in the name of tribe. Kill...

14 June 2011

Pakistan: Religious Racism Spotted

Farhan Janjua captures the photo of a banner situated in Garden Town, Lahore, Pakistan which reads: “Christian’s Graveyard in Muslim Population is Not Acceptable! Not Acceptable!.”

14 June 2011

Bhutan: The Wind In Wangdue Phodrang Dzong

“Legend has it that the Wind in Wangdue comes from a hole in the elephant hill,” – so describes Passu about the “man-blowing” wind at the southern end of the...

14 June 2011

India: Attack On Journalists

Sans Serif reports that in India there have been 17 instances of attacks on journalist in the last six months and at least three journos died.

14 June 2011

Honduras: Policies to Improve Agriculture

“What is the appropriate mix of policies regarding agriculture in Honduras?” asks blogger Jose Falck Zepeda, who then argues that Honduras “need[s] to look for innovative approaches to improve smallholder...

14 June 2011

Cuba: Worry About Hunger Striker

“The regime cracked down on him once against after he assumed the posture of NOT ceasing his anti-government activities”: Pedazos de La Isla blogs about the hunger striker Jorge Cervantes...

14 June 2011

China: Lawyer Li Zhuang Released From Prison

One of the defense lawyers in the case against Li Zhuang, the lawyer who has just been released after serving a prison sentence of 1.5 years for defending a mob boss in a politically-motivated crackdown on corruption, Chen Youxi, updates us on Li's situation, and more.

14 June 2011

Singapore: Anger Over Mistreatment of Elderly Patient

It’s called Nightingale Nursing Home but it seems some of the nurses there are far removed from the real Florence Nightingale. Singaporeans are shocked and upset after a spy video exposing the mistreatment of a 75-year-old lady in that nursing home was uploaded in the web. Bloggers also discuss the quality of healthcare in the country

14 June 2011

Russia: New Initiative to Enforce TV Morality

RuNet Echo

An initiative to create a Public Oversight Board for media control in Russia may seem like a passage from Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four but it is a reality in the country, which still struggles to accept the concept of democracy and free speech.

14 June 2011