Stories about Estonia from May, 2008
Estonia: “Asymmetrical Bilingualism”
Itching for Eestimaa writes about “asymmetrical bilingualism” and the Estonia report by Doudou Diene, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
Estonia: Arnold Meri's Trial
Itching for Eestimaa writes about the trial of Arnold Meri: “On Voice of America he's an ‘ex-officer.’ On Russia Today he's a ‘war hero.’ And on the BBC, he's a ‘Soviet war figure’.”
Serbia: Belgrade Cab Drivers; Eurovision
Inno & Irja Blog – on Belgrade's cab drivers and the Eurovision Song Contest.
Iran: Blogger writes book on the impact of the Internet
Cyrus Farivar is a USA-based blogger, journalist and writer. He is currently working on a book about the impact of the internet on society. Cyrus writes about internet impact on Iran, Senegal, South Korea and Senegal. He was recently in Iran and has taken several photos of Iranian carpets, food,...
Estonia: Anna-Maria Galojan
Inno & Irja Blog describes the case of Anna-Maria Galojan, “a young estonian politician who's accused of stealing money from European Movement Estonia”: “Finnish journalist Leena Hietanen has pointed out that we, estonians don't like russians. Well, we also don't like other nationalities, like armenians. Anna-Maria is armenian and i...
Estonia: Garbage Clean-Up
Itching for Eestimaa writes about the Estonian garbage clean-up campaign.
Estonia: Moscowcentric Coverage
Itching for Eestimaa finds it “somewhat amusing that major news outlets, like The New York Times, [send] their Moscow correspondents to cover the situation in Tallinn“: “Wouldn't it make sense to send someone from Stockholm, considering most of Estonia's financial sector is seamlessly integrated with Scandinavia?”
Estonia: Healthcare
AnTyx shares a personal story about Estonian healthcare.
Estonia: Film Reviews
AnTyx reviews two films that explain “the nature of Estonia's independence.”