1 April 2012

Stories from 1 April 2012

Myanmar: Monitoring the Elections Through Facebook

Myanmar Facebook users are overwhelmed with various news and rumors regarding the election which is coincidentally being held on April Fools' Day. Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the popular candidates in this year's elections.

1 April 2012

Bulgaria: Sofia Students Plan to Protest if Officials Impose Curfew

The accidental killing of a student in the student district of Sofia sparkled a debate in Bulgaria. The government ended up with a quick and controversial solution: to impose a curfew on the district. This is mostly seen as a wrong solution to the wrong problem. Rayna Stamboliyska reports.

1 April 2012