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Poland: Online Campaigning for the Rights of Employees

Posted by Sylwia Presley on 20/11/2009

Sylwia Presley writes about the plight of and online campaigning by a group Polish citizens who work for IKEA via another, smaller, company called Solid Security: they claim to be earning amounts below the national minimal wage, being assigned to work up to 16 hours daily and lacking the basic benef ...

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Russia: Local Authorities Slow Broadband Development

Posted by Alexey Sidorenko on 20/11/2009

On November 10, activists held a rally calling for broadband Internet and protesting against Internet provider monopoly in the township of Kraskovo (Moscow region, 10 km from the Moscow beltroad). This is the first known case of a protest dedicated to the defense of the Internet rights in Russia. Th ...

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Poland: Anonymous Blogger to Write About a Daily Tabloid

Posted by Jakub Gornicki on 19/11/2009

An anonymous journalist who used to work for a Polish daily tabloid called Fakt , started a new blog, BrukowiecStory ("TabloidStory" in English), in which he wants to write the truth about how things really work in the newsroom and in the publishers office.

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Poland: Creators of “Polish Rapidshare” Arrested

Posted by Jakub Gornicki on 18/11/2009

Earlier this month, the Polish police arrested creators and owners of OdSiebie.com service. The portal, which is currently down, was a clone of Rapidshare, and since its day one in 2007, it was continuously growing in traffic. Jakub Gornicki reviews the reactions from the Polish blogosphere.

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Nike Tops Annual Climate Action Scores

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

Nike has topped Climate Counts’ third annual corporate climate performance scorecard with 83 points (out of a possible 100) for the second year in a row. Stoneyfield Farm followed closely with 81 points. Unilever received 80 points. The climate performance scorecard ranks 90 companies in 12 ...

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