Tbilisi-based LJ user shupaka writes this (RUS) about what it feels like to be an ethnic Russian in Tbilisi now: "Today once again I’ve been asked – how do they treat Russians [in Georgia]? Won’t it get them in trouble if they speak Russian in Tbilisi? "My mother is Russian and my mother-in-law is Russian. […]
Iran-U.S. relations crux of the problem
In spite of the fact that the UN’s watchdog agency has suggested that Iran is getting more cooperative in dealing with the agency’s inspection on the country’s uranium enrichment activities, the bilateral relationship between the United States and Iran is likely to remain tense. Whether the Islamic Republic is a threat to the world, the […]
APHC criticizes investigating agencies for failing to bring “fake god man” to book
Srinagar, February 13, (Scoop News)-Asserting that the meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan is the only way to resolve Kashmir issue including other issues, APHC spokesman said on Friday that keeping in view the past experiences it becomes clear that confrontational approach adopted by the two neighbours had borne no results except it has intensified […]
Italy’s Persecution of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito Recalls the Dreyfus Affair
Introduction and Premise On March 25, 2015, the case against Seattle native Amanda Knox and her one time Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, will be heard by the Italian Supreme Court in what may be the pair’s final attempt to set right a miscarriage of justice reminiscent of the infamous Dreyfus Affair of the nineteenth century. […]
Spain: On Catalonia’s National Day Citizens Take to the Streets and the Internet
By Violeta Camarasa Catalonia’s National Day, the Diada Nacional [2] is held every September 11 to remember the defeat of the Catalan troops in 1714, during the War of the Spanish Succession [3], which imposed a rigid centralism in Spain and marked the end of Catalan political autonomy. This year the holiday will be celebrated following a historic […]
Gas Row Highlights Tajik-Uzbek Tensions
Dispute over fuel supply resolved for now, but angry rhetoric reflects longstanding mistrust. By Yulia Goryaynova, Galim Faskhutdinov, Saule Mukhametrakhimova Just when relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan seemed to be at breaking-point, both countries took a step back and signed a new energy deal. Uzbekistan cut supplies of natural gas to its neighbour on […]
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