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June 24th, 2008

Serbia: Socialist Party Forms Coalition Government With Democratic Party 

a small portrait of this author Ljubisa Bojic · 18:54
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The Socialist Party of Serbia (Slobodan Milošević's party) is forming a coalition government with the Democratic Party. This means Serbia will continue on its way towards European Union integration. Many bloggers reacted to this news, and offered their predictions. 1 comment · »»

June 18th, 2008

Armenia: A1 Plus European Court Ruling 

a small portrait of this author Onnik Krikorian · 11:13
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sample image for this postSix years after it was effectively removed from the airwaves, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has finally ruled in favor of the A1 Plus TV Station. Known for its criticism of the authorities, A1 Plus failed to win a tender for its own broadcasting frequency in April 2002. 6 comments · »»

June 17th, 2008

Brazil: The Black President Before Obama 

a small portrait of this author Jose Murilo Junior · 01:16
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sample image for this postThe sweeping Obama phenomenon has caught Brazil, and it comes as no surprise in the country with the world's largest population of African descendants. An especially notable thread is the one reporting on the resurgence of a weirdly interesting 1928 Brazilian sci-fi novel — ‘The Black President' — that predicted a US election matching a black, a feminist, and a conservative candidate in the then remote year of 2228. 7 comments · »»

June 16th, 2008

Palestine: Obama on Jerusalem as Undivided 

a small portrait of this author Jillian York · 17:02
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Barack Obama's pledge on June 11th to AIPAC that Jerusalem should be Israel's undivided capital has angered Palestinian officials. President Mahmoud Abbas made a statement that Obama's pledge is "totally rejected," while Saeb Erekat, an Abbas aide, said that Palestinian negotiators would continue to insist upon East Jerusalem as ... 3 comments · »»

June 13th, 2008

Caucasus: Armenian & Georgian Blogosphere Assessed 

a small portrait of this author Onnik Krikorian · 11:57
sample image for this postFollowing last weekend's BarCamp in Tbilisi, one of the event's main organizers, Giga Paitchadze, briefly considers its success and provides a small glimpse into the Georgian blogosphere. Also known as DvOrsky, the blogger claims to be the oldest in the country. Global Voices Online interviewed Paitchadze after the Caucasus BarCamp. 5 comments · »»

June 12th, 2008

Brazil: Judges can't tell YouTube from U2 

a small portrait of this author Paula Góes · 18:18
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sample image for this postThe Brazilian Superior Electoral Court held yesterday a session to conclude the resolution regulating the use of the Internet in the 2008 local elections campaign later this year. According to Judge George Marmelstein, who watched the session in person, "Youtube was turned into U2" by the ill-informed judges in charge. 3 comments · »»

June 10th, 2008

Kenyan bloggers on Kenya's most famous son, Barack Obama 

a small portrait of this author Rebecca Wanjiku · 13:00
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Kenya's most famous son! Great day for Kenya! Duel of the century! These were some of the headlines that Kenyan newspapers ran a day after Barrack Obama clinched the Democratic Party nomination. The electronic media also kicked into a frenzy, asking Kenyans to predict whether Obama will win. The Kenyan blogosphere also went on with the debate. 0 comments · »»

June 1st, 2008

Brazil: First blog falls victim to electoral law 

a small portrait of this author Paula Góes · 12:50
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The Rio de Janeiro Electoral Court demanded this week that Brazilian bloggers deleted banners they had published in support of their candidate for the Rio Mayoral 2008 elections - or the candidate would have his candidacy banned. Bloggers reacted strongly to it and may now say that they were victorious in this battle against censorship. 4 comments · »»

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