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26 August 2008

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Stories from 26 August 2008

Paraguay: President Lugo to Forgo Salary

Written by Eduardo Avila · Latin America

Fernando Lugo's presidency started with an announcement that he would forgo his monthly salary. "I don't need that salary, which belongs to the poor," said Lugo. Different local bloggers see things differently, as one applauds the decision and another wonders how Lugo will pay for his own expenses.

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Russia, Georgia: Unilateral Recognition of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's Independence

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe, Central Asia & Caucasus

Russia has formally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia today. Below are some of the initial reactions from LiveJournal's Cyrillic sector.

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China: Cop-killer online hero case goes on trial

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

Yang Jia's case goes to trial today, after having been postponed for the Olympics. Previously he had been harmonized after having been heroized by many online for walking into a...

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Japan and Thailand: Children of the Dark

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Roy Berman from Multant frog elaborated his comments on a newly released film “Children of the Dark” which is about how children in Thailand are exploited by developed countries.

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Palestine: Rejoice Over Prisoners' Release

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

Palestinians are rejoicing today in the release of 199 prisoners from Israeli prisons. The release was announced last Monday, and was likely timed according to Condoleezza Rice's arrival in Israel today

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Updates from 26 August 2008

Serbia

East Ethnia reports that Belgrade has got a new mayor - and is now featured in the international version of Monopoly.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Ukraine

Mayia guestblogs at The 8th Circle about “gender and democracy” in Ukraine.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Yemen

Yemeni Omar Barsawad takes us to the picturesque village of Seiyoun, where beautifully adorned doors and windows were traditionally made out of wood. Barsawad posts a few pictures to illustrate the art.

• Amira Al Hussaini

United Arab Emirates

From the United Arab Emirates, Fahad shares with us an interview [Ar] with his favourite television show host.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Morocco

Moroccan author and blogger Laila Lalami gives in to temptation and signs up for a Facebook account.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Brazil

Milton Ribeiro [pt] reports that the Brazilian Justice has banned a photo in August edition of Playboy, after complains from the Catholic Church because the model was holding a crucifix. “After all, the Catholic Church, who owns the fetish, felt offended and it is now going after the girl and the magazine. The penalty is more comprehensive and prevents the magazine, as of now, to publish any religion related article. That's right: prior censorship.” Check the blog out to see the picture.

• Paula Góes

Macau (China)

Leocardo [pt] remarks that crime rates in on the rise in Macao: “In general, crime has increased more than 11% this year compared with the same period last year. We are exposed to professional thieves, many of them from mainland China, which makes it difficult to trace the problem. Authorities feel they are powerless, they are more concerned with drugs traffic (a war they are losing), organized crime (increasingly insignificant) or these new “evils”, online crimes (which one?), or human trafficking (mummy why did they take dad?).”

• Paula Góes

Brazil

Jornal Pessoal [Personal Newspaper, pt], an independent newspaper that goes out every other week since 1987 in the outskirt of Amazon, Belém do Pará city in Brazil, has finally arrived to the Internet, announces [pt] the one-man behind the project, Lúcio Flávio Pinto. He is now working on making the 20 years archive available online.

• Paula Góes

Sao Tome and Principe

Wilson Bragança [pt] talks about value crises, a subject that tends to repeat itself cyclically in all generations. “What seems to be happening now, in our society, is that conduct, standards and overall sense of individual and community life are not based on ethical standards, values, but the immediate criteria, consumerist, hedonist and pragmatic.”

• Paula Góes

East Timor

Timor Online [pt] posts a link to documents related to the attempted assassination of East Timor President Ramos-Horta, in 2008, from Wikileaks. They are in English and the bloggers are now working on translations into Portuguese and French.

• Paula Góes

Ukraine: Homophobic Legal Initiatives in Sync with Public Attitudes

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