Stories from 16 December 2005
Armenia: Hunger Strike
Onnik Krikorian reports on a hunger strike in Yerevan to protest the seizure and destruction of homes in the center of the city.
Russia: End of the Line
Scraps of Moscow continues its “End of the Line” series with photos from the southern end of Moscow's green line, Red Guard station.
Hungary: Egg Mafia
Pestiside.hu reports that the government has launched an investigation into an “egg mafia” (that may or may not actually exist).
Selections from the Caribbean blogosphere
Barbados – Campfyah, writing from Caracas, fills us in on some of his Christmas activities and Barbados's participation in an international Christmas charity fair. – In a post which sparks a healthy string of comments, Jdid spares a thought for Stanley “Tookie” Williams on the day of the latter's execution...
Saudi Arabia: Fox News & Journalists
Sabbah wonders if Fox News can stand for their slogans, specially after hearing the influence of the Saudi Prince, Al-Waleed Bin Talal, on changing the channel reports of the Paris riots. “Within 30 minutes, the title was changed from Muslim riots to civil riots”, Al-Waleed said. While talking about media,...
Bahrain: Independence Day
Today marks the 34th of Bahrain independence day. While Silly Bahraini Girl sees it as a time for fun and parades and fireworks and … rallies.. and demonstrations.. and the sound of explosions… chaos… anarchy.. the ugly smell of fear; Mahmood hopes that the 35th anniversary would be happier if...
Algeria: Floods in Annaba
Nouri bin Ziri is asking us to put the city of Annaba and the surrounding area in our prayers, so that they may recover rapidly from the floods (French). Many schools, houses and other structures have been ruined or destroyed.
Dubai blog blocked
The UAE's telecoms regulatory authority has blocked the blog Sorry Dubai, following a post that criticised the monopoly state telco Etisalat. The blog also attacked Etisalat's blocking of popular Internet telephony website Skype. UAE bloggers are in a nervous mood after this. The blog, written by someone who goes by...
Echoes from the Tunisian Blogosphere
The first Tunisian blog awards Tunisie Blog Awards 2005 have been launched to promote the Tunisian blogosphere even more, encourage bloggers to work more on their blogs and give credit to the bloggers who are doing a great job. The process will be going through 3 phases: Phase 1: Blog...
China: Dongzhou Crackdown
The Paper Tiger wonders whether the violent crackdown on peasant protesters in Dongzhou represents a turning point for the Chinese government.
China: Experiencing Douban
Sinosplice discovers Douban, a successful Chinese book-sharing site that now has an English (Flickr-like) beta. “The site allows you to share what books you are currently reading, what books you have read, and what books you’d like to read.”
China: Oil Company About-Face
Talk Talk China goes after China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC, pronounced “see-nook”), which changed its “no-compete” promise to investors who bought shares in its New York and Hong Kong publicly listed subsidiary CNOOC Limited. The pledge was meant to assure investors that the state-owned parent wouldn't steal away the...
Hong Kong: What to Do with the WTO?
On the occasion of the WTO meet in Hong Kong, Glutter shares her frustration with the rhetoric on both sides of the WTO debate that has obscured much understanding. “As usual I think everyone should take a deep breath before we all start screaming and shouting on both sides, because...
Japan: Animator's Son Talks
Mutant Frog Travelogue translates from the Japanese the first blog post by the son of famed animator Hayao Miyazaki, who is coming out with his own animated film that his father was against him directing.
Pakistan: Turkey, China and the Army
Pakistan: Turkey, China and the Army
India: Australia and racism
India: Australia and racism
Bangladesh: Victory Day
Bangladesh: Victory Day
Nepal: Women and property
Nepal: Women and property
Latin America: Poll Numbers
Boz offers his typically thorough, Thursday collection of poll numbers from across the Americas.
El Salvador: Padre Jon Cortina
Both Meg and Tim remember human rights activist Padre Jon Cortina.
Nepal: Rallying up
Nepal: Rallying up
