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Serbia: Belgrade's Trees Fall Victim to “Chain Saw Massacre”

Mar 14, 2010 1:54am

Belgrade city authorities are in the process of cutting down some 400 plane trees that were planted on Belgrade's longest street in the 19th century. Sinisa Boljanovic reports on the ongoing protest against what is now known as the "Belgrade Chain Saw Massacre."...

Russia: Thoughts on March 8, Feminism

Mar 13, 2010 5:35pm

Thoughts on March 8 and feminism in Russia and Ukraine - at Poemless, Global Comment, and Sean's Russia Blog....

The Balkans: Ejup Ganić's Arrest

Mar 13, 2010 5:01pm

Updates on the arrest of Ejup Ganić in London on March 1: Amila Bosnae - here and here; Gray Falcon - here, here, and here; Greater Surbiton - here and here; Samaha - here; CAFÉ TURCO - here;...

Bulgaria: Delivery of Some Cancer Drugs Stopped?

Mar 13, 2010 4:16pm

European Union Law reports that “the Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has stopped the delivery of some drugs against cancer for children under 18 years”: “A very simple question arises: what sort of a European Union Member State is Bulgaria, really??? How is it possible to leave the children...

South Africa: inappropriate content in the classroom stage

Mar 13, 2010 6:12am

Rochele Ardesher published a video taken during a South African elementary school class of what she calls inappropriate content where the teacher berates the students for improper bathroom usage....

Taiwan: Inequality in Baseball Game

Mar 13, 2010 2:33am

Los Angeles Dodgers was invited to Taiwan to play with CPBL's best players this week. However, after the first game on March 12, media and baseball fans found that all the budget(2.8m TWD) for improving Tianmu Baseball Stadium was used only on Dodgers' side. Baseball blogger Kenmy argues that “the games...

China: Journalists unite to demand governor's resignation

Mar 13, 2010 1:32am

Following the incident last week in which Hubei province governor Li Hongzhong berated a reporter and confiscated her recording equipment, growing demand for an apology and Li's subsequent refusal have led academics and media workers to petition for his resignation. Also up: mouthpiece media and reporting privilege....

China: GFW history

Mar 13, 2010 12:17am

Damon from interlocals.net posts a video on the history of China's Great Firewall - a filter that covers the whole country and filters and blocks away illegal and politically sensitive content....

Serbia: Writers and Politics

Mar 12, 2010 5:46pm

Richard Byrne of Balkans via Bohemia pays tribute to Serbian writer Mihajlo Mijhajlov, “a prominent former dissident to both Titoism and nationalism,” who died recently at the age of 76. Sladjana Lazic of A Slice Of Serbian Politics muses on whether “the political engagement of artists can degrade their work,”...

Ukraine: New SBU Chief and Declassified Soviet Archives

Mar 12, 2010 5:19pm

Steve Bandera of Kyiv Scoop writes about the insights he gained while working with the recently declassified Soviet secret police archives - and about Ukraine's new State Security Service chief, who appears likely to limit public access to the archives again: “‘The special service’s main concern is the protection of...

Ukraine: New Coalition, New PM

Mar 12, 2010 5:04pm

Tammy Lynch of Jamestown Foundation Blog posts an update on Ukraine's new ruling coalition and the new PM....

Ukraine: “Democratic”

Mar 12, 2010 5:01pm

Leigh Turner, UK Ambassador to Ukraine, writes about one of the Ukrainian definitions of “democratic” - and about the “undemocratic” Ukrainian VIPs....

The Balkans: Byzantine Nostalgia

Mar 12, 2010 4:12pm

Similar to Yugo-nostalgia, the nostalgia for the common Byzantine past can sometimes transcend some of the barriers erected through modern nationalism and racism in the Balkans....

Thailand: Calm before the storm?

Mar 12, 2010 3:16pm

The March 12 anti-government rally in Thailand ended peacefully with the Red Shirts vowing to return to the streets this weekend as they continue to push for the dissolution of Parliament and the holding of new elections. Twitterers and bloggers post their reactions...