Stories from 5 August 2011
Peru: The Amazon and the Diversion of the Huallaga and Marañón Rivers
Law 29,760 -also known as 'Corina Law'- was published this July in Peru, qualifying as a "public need and of national interest" the diversion of the Marañon and Huallaga rivers...
The Balkans: Over Half of the Population Uses the Internet
Danica Radovanovic reports on the findings of a study of Internet usage in the Balkan region.
South Korea: Extremist Grandpas Attack Labor Activists
The Korea Parents Federation, an extreme right-wing group made up exclusively of elderly Korean men has been involved in clashes with protestors demonstrating against massive layoffs in Busan, South Korea's...
Bahrain: Liliane Khalil, Another Blog Hoax or Propaganda?
On 2 August 2011, British blogger and PhD Student, Marc Owen Jones wrote a post about his investigation into the identity of an alleged Arab-American Journalist named Liliane Khalil. Jones...
