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Russia: 13 Years Since the 1st Chechen War
12 Dec 2007 23:07:54 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Dmitri Minaev of De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis commemorates the 13th anniversary of the First Chechen War by linking to his earlier translation of a Chechen journalists recollections from that time.

 
Russia: Prison Torture Video
10 Dec 2007 20:14:00 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Robert Amsterdam posts a secret video made in 2006 by a prison guard of a Preventative Actions exercise by the OMON (special police squad) performed at a prison camp in Yekaterinburg: The appalling instances of beatings, torture, inhumane treatment and excessive and arbitrary violence shown in this recording inarguably represent a fundamental violation of human rights.

 
China: Dog Beaten to Death
10 Dec 2007 04:31:28 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist blogs an online video showing how a security guard had beaten a dog to death. The video has been removed but discussions carry on.

 
Haiti: A Neglected Disease
09 Dec 2007 13:08:37 GMT
Author: Global Voices

With a population 8,000,000 that would mean approximately 320,000 people have it: Haiti Innovation focuses on the prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) on the island.

 
Sri Lanka: Cost of a humanitarian operation
06 Dec 2007 17:21:36 GMT
Author: Global Voices

groundviews on the civilian cost of a humanitarian operation by the Sri Lankan armed forces.

 
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