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China and Japan: Feng Zhenghu at Narita airport

Posted by Oiwan Lam on 22/11/2009

Shanghai human rights activist Feng Zhenhu has been living and waiting in the hall of Japan's Narita airport since November 4 when he was barred from entering his own country by the Shanghai immigration the eighth times. Feng is an economist and a human rights activist. After the Tiananmen Massa ...

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Bahamas: “F” on Crime

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 21/11/2009

“Clearly the Government has no plan to address crime, there has been no improvement in the Judicial System, and…it appears that the Government will not move forward with Capital Punishment”: Weblog Bahamas‘ Jerome Pinder gives the government a failing grade on crime.

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Bahrain: Israelis for Palestine

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 21/11/2009

“Its a great pleasure to introduce to you our latest project: Israelis for Palestine. This has been in the works since the beginning of October and were happy to finally be launching it, despite the fact that its still very much in its early stages,” writes Bahraini Esra'a on Mideast ...

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Egypt and Algeria: Much More Than a Football Match

Posted by Tarek Amr on 21/11/2009

Who would have believed that a football match could cause such tension between two nations? The trouble between Egypt and Algeria has now reached an unexpected level and many bloggers believe that the World Cup qualifying match has nothing to do with the troubles on the street. Tarek Amr has the sto ...

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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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