It is said in Tbilisi that if many share the same dream, it has the potential to become a reality. Today, Georgia stands at the doorway of that achievable ‘dream’ in that it seems clear tangible change is on the way. Such change is brought to us by Bidzina Ivanishvili and his newfound ‘Georgian Dream [...]
Like a good actor, Georgia can swiftly change appearance without even leaving the stage. On May 25th it presented its ugly face, as a few hundred stick-wielding protesters led by Nino Burjanadze, a former speaker of parliament, clashed with police, who dispersed them with tear gas and rubber bullets. This was the Georgia of old, [...]
Stephanie Rudat issues a stern mandate to Dictators everywhere: Beware –Strategic use of nonviolent action combined with technology is a lethal formula empowering global citizens seeking your demise. 18 days of tumultuous freedom fighting and a dictator is shamefully evicted. Seems straightforward, doesn’t it? It’s not. In the Huffington Post, she writes that Egyptians have been [...]
At this critical juncture in geopolitics, Uganda has made great strides to fulfill both its domestic and regional commitments. The Museveni administration continues to use the resources at its disposal to make the best of what is a rather debilitating situation in rural Uganda; the government maintains pressure on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to [...]
Uganda is a bountiful, diverse nation on the socio-economic rise. They are a people of peace and tolerance, spurring international recognition for our established and newfound bevy of resources, their majestic scenery which has long supported thriving tourism and our democratic government, each day opening its doors to showcase greater transparency. Uganda has long been [...]
During one of his interminable appearances on national television, perhaps even on his own broadcast Alo Presidente on Telesur, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez demanded to know last month why Guillermo Zuloaga, the majority owner of Venezuela’s last remaining opposition television station, was not in jail. “How is it possible that he can accuse me of [...]
The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart has written an intriguingarticle on the proposed law in Uganda that would criminalize homosexuality, an issue this blogger has discussed here on the blog and in conversations with one of the leading international opposers to the bill, British MP Peter Tatchell. A commission created by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has [...]
In the wake of the latest threat by the Chinese government, Google Inc.’s only choice is to pack up and exit the Chinese market, wholesale. In lieu of this, Chinese authorities on Friday told local news websites that if Google China does close, they will be required to use only official news accounts of situations, [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama has sharply criticized an anti-gay bill in Uganda that would impose the death penalty in some cases. Other western governments and gay rights activists also have criticized the legislation. Supporters on the ground in Kampala have in turn accuses the U.S. and other western nations of interfering in Uganda’s internal affairs. The [...]
China’s internet public has consistently rebelled against government censorship. Public awareness about democratic participation and government transparency are growing trends throughout the Chinese information super-highway, and CNN’s Emily Change below reports on an intriguing government response to the growing online community – backtracking on once-iron-clad filtering software requirements for personal computers. Embedded video from CNN [...]
