Stories from 5 June 2008
Iran: Come debate with us,Mr.Ahmadinejad
Talkhon, an Iranian blogger, says [Fa] to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, please forget debating with Americans and come debate with Iranian young people who wants talk with you about the lack of freedom and their daily life in Iran.
Armenia: Liberalism and Gay Parades
Unzipped: Gay Armenia comments on the reaction of a local theatre director to to much “liberalism” in Armenian society. In addition to warning that the situation will result in more pornography, the director also warned that Yerevan will eventually hold it's own gay parade. The blog disagrees with the conservative...
Armenia: Pro-Government Looters
Unzipped comments on the prosecution of three people arrested for looting in the post-election 1 March clash between opposition supporters and the authorities. Ironically, the blog notes, the men claim to be supporters of the new president and not the main opposition challenger, and says that there are always people...
Georgia: Diaspora in Russia
Window on Eurasia says that one in five Georgians lives in the Russian Federation and considers how a sizable Georgian Diaspora might affect future relations between the two usually antagonistic countries.
Armenia/Georgia: Economic Relations
Social Science in the Caucasus comments on a recent report it produced for the United Nations on economic relations between Armenia and Georgia. The blog says that despite an ethnically Armenian populated region in Georgia bordering Armenia providing a natural basis for the development of trade between the two, there...
Serbia: Tennis Players
Balkan Baby writes about Serbian tennis players.
GV Summit 2008 – announcing reduced registration fees!
We've been working with our event partners in Hungary to have the registration fees for the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2008 reduced to a rate that would be more accessible to greater numbers of people. We're delighted to announce that we've succeeded -- registration fees for the Summit have been slashed from €210 (approx US$323) to US$152 for both Summit days (June 27 and 28), including lunch and refreshments, for those registering before June 25.
Czech Republic: Lisbon Treaty and Plan ‘B’
BBC's Mark Mardell writes about the fate of the Lisbon Treaty – and “Plan ‘B'” that's currently “kept under wraps in Prague.”
Hungary: Attitudes, Politics, Economy
Desmond McGrath of A Fistful of Euros writes about Hungary's politics and economy – and the fact that 61 percent of Hungarians seem to prefer life under communism.
Russia: Resource Nationalism Checklist
Robert Amsterdam posts a Resource Nationalism Checklist.
Russia: Reflections in Haiku
Moscow Through Brown Eyes reflects on Russia – in the comments and in haiku.
Russia, Ukraine: Cruiser ‘Aurora'; Baptism of Rus
Cyprus Convention, Cruiser ‘Aurora’ and the story of the introduction of Christianity by Prince Vladimir 1020 years ago – at De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis.
Ukraine: Babiy Yar
The Turkish Invasion visits Babiy Yar in Kyiv and writes about its history.
Ukraine: Saying Goodbye to School
Last Friday, Kyiv schoolkids celebrated the end of classes this year – and posed for The Turkish Invasion.
Sri Lanka: The Press and the Government
Free Media on the Ministry of Defence in Sri Lanka attacking the free press.
Sri Lanka: Police and Torture
Chitrani's Weblog on a case of alleged Police torture on a 14-year-old boy to extract a confession in Sri Lanka.
Mobile Phone Technology for Environmental Activism
Mobile phones are becoming an important tool for environmental activists around the world. Activists are developing new technological strategies in order to do things like educate consumers about the impact of purchasing decisions, monitor wildlife and polution levels, and advocate for the protection of forests. A report from the United...
Pakistan: Musharraf and Lies
The Pakistani Spectator on Musharraf's lies and why he should be tried for treason.
Bangladesh: US, Obama and Dreams
In the middle of Nowhere from Bangladesh remembers life as a graduate student in the US, and reflects on how Obama could have a great impact on segregation in the US.
Bahamas: Women's Rights
Amnesty International‘s 2008 report reminds Bahamian blogger Lynn Sweeting “that women’s rights are human rights and that human rights are in peril the world over.”
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Colombia: Duppies
“The silk cotton tree…is traditionally associated with duppies and jumbies, spirits who inhabit its vast, buttressed trunk, and who exact their revenge on anyone foolish enough to take an axe to the tree, or otherwise inflict damage”: Trinidadian blogger Nicholas Laughlin is a duppy for a day.
