In a comment to MoldovAnn's recent post about Chernobyl aid organizations, executive director of one such charity mentions new approaches to rehabilitation of children affected by the 1986 catastrophe. The charity - Chernobyl Children's Project International - has a blog, too, and one of the stories there is about a 64-year-old U.S. woman whose donation has helped acquire medical equipment that “will save as many as 175 young lives a year” in Belarus.
Alexander Batalov, a former administrator of the official Web site for the town of Irbit, faces libel charges for anonymous comments left by someone else on the site. Batalov is accused of allowing unapropriate comments online and, if found guilty, will be required to pay $8,000 penalty. The full story is here [RUS] and Batalov's interpretation of the case is here [RUS].
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