Written by Mahina Shodizoda There are not many netizens in Tajikistan that have remained silent about a recent car crash in Dushanbe involving a relative of President Emomali Rahmon. The incident has demonstrated once again that powerful and well-connected individuals are above the law in the country. But it has also shown that simple technological […]
Russia: Monument to Chechen Women Raises Controversy
Last Saturday, September 14, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov dedicated a monument to a group of Chechen women who had died when Russia was establishing control over the North Caucasus in the 19th century. According to the story, which some say is apocryphal, in 1819 forty-six Chechen women taken prisoner by Russian General Yermolov threw themselves […]
Russia’s Illegal Immigrant Camps
Written by Nina Jobe At the end of July, Moscow oblast’s Acting Governor proposed [1] [ru] the establishment of a detention center for illegal immigrants on a former military base near Yegoryevsky. The cost of renovations to repurpose the property is estimated to be 200 million rubles (over $6 million). Not surprisingly, local residents were […]
Russian Tourists Face Getting Stranded in Egypt
Written by Andrey Tselikov Over the past several days Russian newspapers [1][ru] have [2] [ru] reported [3] [ru], with growing worry, about the 50,000 Russian tourists who run the danger of being stranded in Egypt, if violence there does not abate. Egypt, along with Turkey, is a popular budget travel destination for Russians, who especially […]
Bulgaria: Massive Anti-Government Protests Ensue After New Leadership Appointments
The appointment of a controversial deputy from Bulgaria’s ethnic Turkish political party as the head of the country’s National Security Agency has set in motion a wave of massive protests throughout the country against the two-week-old government. More than 10,000 people gathered [1] in the capital city of Sofia on June 14, 2013 after Delyan […]
Why does Magento remain a leading e-Commerce platform?
Why does Magento remain a leading e-Commerce platform? There is a considerable number of e-Commerce platforms that have proliferated in recent years, with the sector become split between them both as a whole and on individual country levels. The Magento platform (including both Magento Community and Magento Enterprise) remains one of the most popular, with […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 7
- Next Page »