Leon wonders why the 18th Commonwealth Games aren't getting more media attention. “Is it because the mighty U.S is not involved, since the Commonwealth games only include former territories of Britain? (But wait, America is a former territory of Britain!).”
Nathan at Registan has photos from the Supreme Court building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where hundreds of people have stormed the structure to oust protesters who've occupied the building since April. (The protesters were demanding the ouster of all officials appointed by former president Akayev.)
Afghan Lord has a detailed report of a bomb explosion at Abdul Rab Akhunzada Mosque in Kandahar.
Issandr El Amrani reports that five members of the ruling NDP party are suing Kifaya leaders claiming that they were beaten in protests last week… the same protests where Kifaya members report they were beaten up by NDP supporters, leading to today's Black Wednesday protest.
Mr. Behi reviews Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad B. Ghalibaf's recent interview with IRIB. Hoder offers his opinion that the reformist candidates are for real and aren't afraid to break the taboos of the Islamist republic. And Omid Memarian talks about his meeting with formerly imprisoned Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji.
Omar at Iraq the Model reports on a demonstration in Baghdad… not against terrorism or occupation, but against smoking.
Afrophile bloggers are incensed by the arrest of Médecins Sans Frontières workers in Sudan (myself included.) Black Star Journal has the story, as does Black Looks. Meanwhile, the BBC has just reported that charges have been dropped, apparently in response to international outcry.
East Asia
Jing at Those Who Dare… sees a great deal of irony in the arrest of a Singaporean reporter in China. Simon World has additional details on the story.
Jakartass blogs about the brief lifespan of banbali.com, a site lobbying the Indonesian government which was rapidly hacked and filled with pornography.
Guillermo at Sine Metu Reloaded believes that a poll on the website of La Nación was “hacked”, by strategically moving it from the front of the site to a more hidden page. When the poll - asking readers their opinion of Argentine President Kirchner's first term - was on the front page, the President fared quite badly. Since the poll has moved off the front page, the majority of new responses have been positive, suggesting that government supporters are pointing allies to the new polling page…
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