Stories from 13 July 2011
Russia: Anti-Cop Blogger Is Granted Political Asylum in Estonia
Savva Terentyev, blogger from Syktyvkar who was accused of inciting hatred towards policemen in 2008, was granted a political asylum in Estonia, BBC's Russian Service reports [ru]. Terentyev decided to...
Madagascar: Honduras as an Example of Crisis Recovery
Commenting on the publication of the report from the Honduras Truth and Reconciliation Commission on July 7th, Madagascar Tribune has published [fr] an opinion piece by Patrick A: “As the...
Russia: Banksy-Style Graffiti at Child Charity Organization
Dmitry Markov, photoblogger who works for Pskov child charity organization “Rostok,” [ru] publishes [ru] pictures of Banksy-style graffiti at the walls of the organization's building. The graffiti were created by the...
North Korea Wants to Share 2018 Olympics with South Korea
North Korea expressed that it would like to share some Olympic events with South Korea. Local news reports predicted that co-hosting with North is unlikely for political and logistical reasons....
Russia: Wednesday Clapping Protests Organized Online Spread from Belarus
Anonymous Facebook group RusFlash (@RusFlash) [ru] that copies Belarus model of non-violent clapping protest has been created, Echo Moskvy reported [ru]. Organizers invite everyone to come out to the central...
China: Mining in Tibet
The Tibetan Plateau shares some data with its readers on mining activities in Tibet.
China: Teaching kids to fight
Jing Gao from Ministry of Tofu highlights a video showing how a father teaches his kids to fight without mercy.
China: Adding shampoo into tofu
China Media Project highlights another food scandal. A tofu workshop in Lanzhou added chemicals and shampoo into Tofu to create a sticky texture.
