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Ukraine: News and Views Roundup

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 17/11/2009

Ukraine roundup: flu and politics - at What's Up, Ukraine? and at Jamestown Foundation Blog, here and here; the latest on the tense relationship between the Ukrainian president and PM - at Ukrainiana, as well as two posts - here and here - on one of the 18 presidential candidates, Vasyl Protyvsi ...

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Ukraine: Updates on the Flu Epidemic

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 16/11/2009

Last weeks' posts on the flu epidemic: Tetyana Vysotska of What's up, Ukraine? falls ill (doctor tells her it's “impossible to have a test on whether it may be a swine flu”) and recovers; Foreign Notes writes that “there is no reason to expect the medical profession in ...

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U.S., Europe: Immigrant Writing; Diaspora Mentality

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 16/11/2009

Maud Newton writes about a newly-published anthology of immigrant writing, “Becoming Americans.” Sublime Oblivion examines the views of “Russian political analyst & nationalist Konstantin Krylov” on “international diasporas” and “the diaspora mentality. ...

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Hungary: Flu Vaccination as “the Great Hungarian Experiment”

Posted by Marietta Le on 13/11/2009

The vaccination campaign of the Hungarian National Public Health and Medical Officer Service has inspired a public debate among the institution itself, doctors, politicians and ordinary people who are just not sure whether the Hungarian-made swine flu vaccine is good or not.

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Ukraine must release Belarusian prisoner of conscience

Posted on 11/11/2009

The Ukraine authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Belarusian musician and activist Igor Koktysh, detained for over two years for the peaceful expression of his beliefs, said Amnesty International. The organization also urged that Igor Koktysh should not be forcibly returned to Be ...

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