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Russia: Patriarch; Yoshkar-Ola; Stalin's Legacy; Protests

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 24/12/2008

A selection of recent posts from Window on Eurasia: a “Ukrainian” metropolitan who may or may not become Russia's next patriarch; Hungarians react to the Russian authorities' suggestion to rename Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of Mari El, to Tsaryovokokshaysk, the city's pre-1917 n ...

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Central & Eastern Europe: Freedom in the Balkans; Visa Restrictions

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 22/12/2008

Ari Rusila examines the Balkan-related results of the Freedom House's Freedom in the World survey at AriRusilas BalkanBlog, and writes about the Henley Visa Restrictions Index, highlighting the results for countries of Central and Eastern Europe, at AriRusila's BalkanPerspective at Blogactiv ...

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Central & Eastern Europe: Trademark on ;-) and Other Internet News

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 18/12/2008

Below is a selection of recent posts by bloggers from around Central and Eastern Europe on social networking, participatory media, online activism and other related issues.

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Hungary, Czech Republic: Romaphobia

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 30/11/2008

The Hungarian Spectrum reports on the murder of a 14-year-old girl in a Hungarian village, which led to an anti-Roma rally. The Reference Frame is unhappy with Al Jazeera's story on discrimination against the Czech Republic's Roma children in their access to education.

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Central & Eastern Europe: A Roma Roundup

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 29/11/2008

A few Roma-related posts: Inside Albania muses on the U.S. election and concludes that having a Roma PM in Albania will remain “pure fantasy” for quite a while; Romano Them links to a report on the situation with the Roma in Kosovo; Hungarian Spectrum reported on Nov. 20 that “[i]n ...

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