11 December 2011

Stories from 11 December 2011

Sri Lanka: Full Moon In Jaffna

Sayanthan, a student of IT and Business Strategy captured the recent full moon in Jaffna with a nice photo and shares it.

11 December 2011

Egypt: A Baha’i Blogger's Take on the Elections

The Baha’is of Egypt number perhaps only 2,000 people, but over the years the community has faced discrimination and sometimes hostility. Global Voices Online has spoken to Baha’i blogger Wael about the current situation of the Baha’is in Egypt and the changes that the elections might bring.

11 December 2011

Russia: “Why Are Russians Protesting Now?”

RuNet Echo

On Saturday, the world watched the biggest show of political activism seen in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. This is hardly the first time Putin's Russia has been accused of undemocratic policies, so the question is, "Why are Russians protesting now?"

11 December 2011

Russia: An “Ethical Revolution”

RuNet Echo

Photographer Oleg Klimov posts photos from the Dec. 10 rally in Moscow and describes it [ru] as an “ethical revolution”: “The issue at stake wasn't that of social justice, but...

11 December 2011