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18 October 2005

Daily archive · 3 posts

Stories from 18 October 2005

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections

Written by Karim Elsahy · Middle East & North Africa

The parliamentary elections Egyptians face next month may very well be more substantial than the first Presidential one they encountered last month. Through these elections many hope to influence the stranglehold the National Democratic Party (NDP) has on both the upper and lower houses of parliament (upwards of 85%).

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Tunisia: Hunger Strike and Censorship

Written by Haitham Sabbah · Middle East & North Africa

Neila Charchour Hachicha writes that the PLM’s web site, which was the unique political website accessible in Tunisia has been censored today. “However we want you to get the declaration...

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Iranian human rights activist is Blogging : She survived Prison, Exile and Censorship

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

There are several Iranian blogs which have human rights issues as their main reason to exist. There are different “types” of these blogs: Penlog is a collective blog which wants...

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Updates from 18 October 2005

Hungary

Pestiside.hu profiles the Hungarian scene-stealer in the newest Harry Potter movie.

• Nathan Hamm

Poland

Warsaw Station congratulates (tongue-in-cheek…) Poland on beating out its fellow EU members to come in at number 1 on a very special list.

• Nathan Hamm

Russia

Russia Blog discusses why bribe-taking officials get caught. It certainly does not appear to be an interest in stamping out bribery in Russia, where it is estimated over three times more is paid in bribes each year than is paid out in the government's budget.

• Nathan Hamm