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Russia: Blogging the Winter in Yakutia

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 20/11/2009

Winter is yet to arrive in much of Europe, but one of its geopolitical attributes is already back in the spotlight: fears of disruptions of Russian gas deliveries are growing more intense, due to the recurring dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Politics aside, though, in some of Russia's region ...

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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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Azerbaijan: News of IRI departure met with concern

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 18/11/2009

Following the cessation of radio broadcasts from foreign stations, as well as the sentencing last week of two video blogging youth activists, comes news of what some see as yet another threat to a fledgling process of democratization.

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Cuba: Courting Change

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 18/11/2009

“There are a good number of ministers still under sixty, but the largest share of power is concentrated in the hands of septuagenarians and octogenarians”: Cuba's Generation Y suggests these veterans are unable “to hear the new generation knocking at the door, coming like a whi ...

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