South Sudan: Blogging the Newest Country in the World
Region: SudanWritten by Ndesanjo Macha South Sudan declared its independence on 9 July 2011 to become the world's newest country [1]. South Sudan held a referendum [2] on January 9, 2011, on whether or not it should remain a p... more
Views: 878Ethiopia: EPRDF’s Anniversary: What is There to Celebrate?
Region: EthiopiaWritten by Endalk 28 May is a ‘National Day’ for some Ethiopians while others consider the day as a celebration of replacement of one oppressive regime with another. 28 May marks the collapse of the oppressi... more
Views: 1589Qatar: Deadly Blaze in Shopping Mall
Region: QatarWritten by Salah Almhamdi On May 28 a fire broke out [1] at Doha's Villaggio Mall [2], leaving nineteen dead, thirteen of whom were children. Another seventeen were injured. The children were trapped in a nursery within ... more
Views: 1234Palestine: Remembering the Nakba
Region: PalestineWritten by Salah Almhamdi May 15 is Nakba Day [1], when Palestinians commemorate the displacement and dispossession that took place at the time of Israel's establishment in 1948. In this post we look at h... more
Views: 922Russia: Q&A with Tina Kandelaki
Region: Russian Federation
Written by Kevin Rothrock Tina Kandelaki is many things. She is a Russian journalist, a TV celebrity, a co-owner of Apostol Media Group [1], a widely read blogger, and — more recently — a visible presence in R... more
Views: 1064Tajikistan: The Economics of Drug Trade in a Poor Country
Region: TajikistanWritten by Alexander Sodiqov It sometimes takes a story published in a foreign magazine to spark a discussion in a society where local media is tightly controlled. In Tajikistan, it took an article run by the The Econom... more
Views: 982Thailand: Red Shirts Back in the Streets
Region: ThailandWritten by Mong Palatino On May 19, 2012, tens of thousands of Red Shirt protesters commemorated [1] the second anniversary of the army and police crackdown [2] on anti-government protesters in central Bangkok, Thailand. ... more
Views: 983Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in Gaza for First Time
Region: IsraelWritten by Ola Anan his year for the first time the Palestinian Festival of Literature, or PalFest [1], was held in Gaza. Since it was founded in 2008, the festival's aim has been to bring together Palestinian a... more
Views: 1114Zambia: Netizens Question Judges' Suspensions
Region: ZambiaWritten by Gershom Ndhlovu When Zambian president Michael Sata suspended [1] a Supreme Court judge and two high court judges and set up a tribunal to probe their alleged misconduct, he probably did not count on the pol... more
Views: 1064Russia: Open Hostility in Moscow Surrounding Putin's Inauguration
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Donna Welles Both civilians and those charged with keeping order in the city displayed open hostility on Sunday, May 6, when protesters took to the streets of Moscow in anticipation of Vladimir Putin's inaugu... more
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