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corruption : Walking naked into a mosque: nationalism in Kosovo

Walking naked into a mosque: nationalism in Kosovo

What is kosovar national identity? Migjen Kelmendi, editor of the weekly Java, opens the debate with a recently published book Who is Kosovar?

by chris keulemans // 08/09/06

corruption, kosovo, multiculturalism, integration, islam, nationalism, development

PORTRAIT corruption : Lux Voor: the changing face of politics

Lux Voor: the changing face of politics

Neither coalition nor legal organisation, the ‘Lux Voor’ movement, founded in March 2006, radically questions contemporary Dutch politics. We take a look at this flourishing network

by nicolas baker // 28/08/06

corruption, amsterdam, competition, paedophilia, netherlands, lux voor, activism

INTERVIEW corruption : Martha Beatriz Roque, standing up to Castro

Martha Beatriz Roque, standing up to Castro

As Fidel’s poor health forces him to hand over power to his brother Raúl, the sixty-year-old Roque denounces the neglect of her people and the regime of ‘apartheid’ enforced in Cuba. This is her story, told in very special circumstances.

by Adriano Farano @ // 07/08/06

corruption, cuba, socialism, havana, freedom, democratisation, defence

INTERVIEW corruption : The state in Africa

The state in Africa

Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, a researcher at the Centre for African studies in Paris, speaks about corruption in subsaharan Africa and a state imported from Europe

by albert padrós // 31/07/06

corruption, racism, identity, european democracy, human rights, war, congo

ANALYSIS corruption : War, peace and a ballot box

War, peace and a ballot box

The Congolese people voted for a president and parliament in the first democratic elections in the country for decades. In a country ravaged by conflict, the election process faced some tough challenges

by mathilde gérard // 31/07/06

corruption, human rights, discrimination, elections, war, congo, education system

FEATURE corruption : A vote for a piece of soap

A vote for a piece of soap

In the interior of the humid Congo basin, amid corruption and endemic poverty, the preparations for the elections on the 30 July were a huge challenge

by irin // 31/07/06

corruption, elections, war, congo, education system, freedom, development

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SIEMENS TO BE TREATED AS A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION

One of the two massive corruption political scandals at the moment in Greece is the illegal payments made by the German engineering giant, Sienens to greek politicians in order to profit from public contests and works. In Spiegel we read: German investigators want to uncover the full extent of the ...

Elina by Elina on athens

Politicians as doctors in China during 19th century

I think most people feel...’’something’’..lets say akward, betrayed...ashamed about their politicians. Maybe the whole world does.. I struggle to find out what what can be a solution, an alternative ... what could replace them. Lynac/Flickr I do not mean right or left, center, red, green, blue ... Can ...

Elina by Elina on athens

Kaunas in winter

Each time I go back to my hometown Kaunas from abroad, I'm warned that I'll find it more dead than ever. Yet with these expectations, I always find it surprisingly alive and bustling. This time, caught in the middle of an exceptionally cold winter, locals have set out ...

Daiva by Daiva on wonderland

Shootings and solidarity: a very problematic case (updated)

Two murders shocked my hometown Kaunas. When I heard that a judge was murdered, I thought, 'Mafia shootouts - here they go again'... We have more or less forgotten about them since the 90s. However, the case proved to be quite different. It provokes thousands of comments on news portals every ...

Daiva by Daiva on wonderland

Bulgaria | Smelly Sofia

Sofia smells. Heaps of garbage piled up alongside the streets are not unusual. That Bulgaria’s capital has a garbage disposal problem has been known for quite some time. But it reached a new peak in March 2009 when the city’s garbage collector, Novera, accused the city council of ...

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