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Yearly Archives: 2008

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  1. Russia: A Ticketless Passenger

    23 hours ago

    In Moscow, you can buy a bus/trolleybus/tram ticket from the driver and it'll cost you 25 rubles, which is roughly $1. If you buy your tickets at special kiosks, you get a discount. But some people prefer to cheat and

    Tagged: weblog, travel, russia, russian, eastern and 038 central europe

  2. Tunisia: National Day for Freedom of Blogging on November 4

    Tunisia: National Day for Freedom of Blogging on November 4

    Oct 10, 2008

    Tunisian bloggers are rallying for a National Day for Freedom of Blogging on November 4. The day will coincide with a court hearing for a lawsuit filed by the journalist and blogger Zied El Heni against the Tunisian

    Tagged: arabic, english, general, weblog, freedom of speech, tunisia, cyber activism, internet and 038 telecoms, middle east and 038 north africa

  3. Maldives: Second round of elections

    Oct 10, 2008

    Think Maldives blog informs that the presidential election of Maldives has gone to a second round as none of the candidates could get 50% of the vote. ArtWork predicts who will win in the runoff.

    Tagged: south asia, english, élections, roundups, maldives, governance

  4. Bangladesh: Racism faced in Saudi Embassy

    Oct 10, 2008

    A Bangladeshi blogger Juboraj was refused visa from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ghana and denied to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia citing the reason that only citizens of selected countries (USA, EEU, Australia, UK

    Tagged: south asia, racism, bangladesh, roundups, saudi arabia, governance, bangla, middle east and 038 north africa

  5. Iraq: Once a Year Family Gatherings

    Oct 9, 2008

    Iraqi Sunshine shares family gathering over Eid in this post. “since the war started we couldn’t see each other except in occasions, we took a lot of pics,” she notes.

    Tagged: iraq, english, roundups, war and 038 conflict, middle east and 038 north africa