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Archive for December 16th, 2008

Russia to expand legal definition of treason

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

The Russian Duma (parliament) appears set to expand the legal definitions of treason and espionage. Political experts and activists are concerned that the changes could be interpreted as outlawing any criticism of the government.
In the Russian Criminal Code, treason currently is defined as taking action aimed at damaging the country’s external security. Espionage is [...]

Destruction of Armenian cemetery commemorated

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Three years ago this week, an ancient Armenian cemetery in the Azerbaijani enclave of Nakhichevan was destroyed in a stunning act of cultural vandalism. The Djulfa (Jugha in Armenian) cemetery was at one time filled with thousands of beautifully and intricately carved “khachkars” (literally, “cross-stones”), some dating back to the 8th century.
In 1998 and [...]

Pakistan “about to become a failed state”

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

The financial crisis and attendant oil crash are wreaking havoc with the economies of oil states. Despite falling revenues, Iran’s President Ahmadinejad persists in subsidising energy costs for peasants and urban poor who form his support base.
Pakistan is even worse shape, largely because it had no oil exports to start with. Its current [...]