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August 2nd, 2008

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Karadžić in The Hague

Elia Varela Serra · 12:42

In spite of demonstrations in Belgrade against Radovan Karadžić's extradition to the ICTY in The Hague, he was transferred in the early hours of the 30th of July. The next day his first court appearance took place, where the charges against were read. Bloggers have been commenting on his transfer to The Hague and on the initial court hearing. 0 comments · »»

July 26th, 2008

Serbia: Anglophone Bloggers Continue Discussion of Karadžić's Arrest

Veronica Khokhlova · 02:49

From one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, Radovan Karadžić - aka Dr. Dragan David Dabić - has turned into one of the world's most talked about detainees. Below are snippets of some of the discussions that have taken place in Anglophone blogs in the past few days. 0 comments · »»

July 23rd, 2008

Serbia: Radovan Karadzic was Disguised as a Doctor

Sinisa Boljanovic · 12:59

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Radovan Karadzic lived in Belgrade under false name of Dragan David Dabic. He was disguised as an alternative medicine doctor and even worked in one private clinic in Belgrade. He also was a contributor to the Healthy Life magazine and took part in forums and lectures, gathering up to several hundred people. At the time of the arrest, Radovan Karadzic (aka Dragan Dabic) had long hair and a white beard. Sinisa Boljanovic translates Serbian bloggers' reactions to this astonishing piece of news. 5 comments · »»

July 22nd, 2008

Serbia: Local Bloggers Discuss the Arrest of Radovan Karadžić

Sinisa Boljanovic · 08:54

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Just a few days after the 13th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, in which over 7,000 people, most of them Muslim civilians, were killed, Radovan Karadzic, former president of Republika Srpska, is arrested. Many bloggers from the Serbian blogosphere were surprised by the news. Below are the first reactions from some of them. 2 comments · »»

July 21st, 2008

Colombia: Freedom March Around the World

Juliana Rincón Parra · 04:48

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After the rescue of 15 high profile hostages held in the FARC's power on July 2nd 2008, the same group that organized the last global march on February 4th against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) decided that there should be a another one on July 20th, the day when Colombia's Independence from Spain is celebrated. The following videos and photographs show the way this Independence celebration and liberation march was celebrated around the world, and also some of the contrasting thoughts regarding the meaning of nation and freedom. 1 comment · »»

July 12th, 2008

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Srebrenica Anniversary

Elia Varela Serra · 07:10

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Yesterday, on July 11, Bosnia and Herzegovina commemorated the 13th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, which the International Court of Justice in The Hague referred to as genocide against the Muslim population of the area last year. Elia Varela Serra reports on the online remembrance in the blogosphere and on Facebook. 3 comments · »»

April 18th, 2008

China: One world, one dream, and one multi-front protest

John Kennedy · 22:50

The Chinese global anti-Carrefour boycott was supposed to begin on May 1, but with tempers flaring over CNN commentator Jack Cafferty's on-air remarks this past week, and a number of other recent incidents, people in a few cities across China decided to get a head start. So too did the Chinese hackers who had been planning a coordinated denial-of-service attack on CNN.com set for April 19. 164 comments · »»

March 26th, 2008

Taiwan: Religious buildings–a way to explore how cultures mix

I-fan Lin · 15:05

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The popular image of multi-culturalism as a mosaic, a salad bowl in which different cultures mix but keep their integrity, is misleading. Cultures are more like soups, flavored with many ingredients, some identifiable. --From the book ‘Cultures and societies in a changing world,’ written by Wendy Griswold. Taiwan has ... 1 comment · »»

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September 5th, 2008

Srebrenica Genocide Blog reports that a group of former Dutch soldiers may “testify in Radovan Karadzic's favor.”

Greater Surbiton writes about the case of Florence Hartmann, former spokeswoman for ICTY chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte, recently indicted “for allegedly disclosing classified information relating to the proceedings against Slobodan Milosevic.”

September 3rd, 2008

L'actualite de Cote d'Ivoire writes that twelve people, including the head of Tommy, a local waste processing company, are set to appear before a court in Abidjan later this month; they are charged with “poisoning or conspiracy to poison” for illegally dumping 500 tons of toxic waste. Tommy was under contract with Trafigura, a Dutch energy company, to process the waste after Trafigura decided it was too expensive to process in Amsterdam.

September 1st, 2008

Observations on what Radovan Karadzic expects from The Hague and what may possibly await him there - at Mark Mardell's Euroblog, here and here.

August 18th, 2008

East Ethnia explains why, according to “several lawyers,” “ICTY judge Alphonse Orie should not preside over the trial of Radovan Karadžić.”

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June 27th, 2008