Written by Owen The Chinese government has turned down [1] Japan’s offer to help with relief efforts following an earthquake in China’s southwest Sichuan province that left at least 193 people dead and more than 12,000 injured [2] [zh]. The quake, which measured a magnitude of 7.0 by the China Earthquake Administration [3], stuck on the morning of […]

Written by Andrey Tselikov In the days since the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechen and “Suspect #2″ in the Boston Marathon bombings, there has been surprisingly little cogent analysis of the situation from Chechen bloggers active on the RuNet. Of course, some have commented on the matter, but mostly to link to viral conspiracy […]

Written by Carolina Every year, Indonesians celebrate the birthday of Raden Ajeng Kartini on April 21, who is popularly known for championing women’s rights. Kartini was born into an intellectual noble family, her father was a Regency Chief of Jepara, a post available only to the nobility. Her maternal grandfather was an Islamic teacher. Being […]

Initially a distant story of bombs and American blood, the Boston Marathon bombings came home to Russians recently. The RuNet had been following the investigation into the attacks with great interest, even before the news that the two suspects turned out to be ethnic Chechens. Now that Russia is directly involved, passions run hot. Editor’s Note: […]

Written by Abby On 18 April 2013 China’s media authority has announced new regulations [1] barring news outlets and other organizations from reporting on foreign media coverage [2] without permission. The General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television’s unveiled the tighter controls in a notice [3] [zh] released on April 16, 2013, less than a day after […]

Written by Elizabeth · Translated by Peter Jones With a massive protest at the national level, the student movement [1] demanding free, quality education returned to the streets of Chile in full force. Using slogans like “and it’s going to fall, it’s going to fall, the education of Pinochet…and Bachelet,” students from throughout the country […]