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      Pro-Russian hackers: We took down Merkel’s site
      Jan07

      Pro-Russian hackers: We took down Merkel’s site

      Pro-Russian hackers in Ukraine have claimed responsibility for an attack that crashed the website of Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Local...

      Angela Merkel ‘hacked’: German government pages taken down as part of Ukraine protest
      Jan07

      Angela Merkel ‘hacked’: German government pages taken down as part of Ukraine protest

      A pro-Russia hacker group has apparently taken down websites including the page belonging to Angela Merkel as part of a protest against the country’s support of the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: The...

      Putin and Poroshenko join Orthodox Christmas celebrations – in pictures
      Jan07

      Putin and Poroshenko join Orthodox Christmas celebrations – in pictures

      Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January. We look at celebrations across the post-Soviet world, from political visits to family feastsMost Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas two weeks later than other churches in the western world. It is a public holiday in Russia and is celebrated in many neighbouring countries, from Ukraine to...

      Pro-Russian group claims cyber-attack on German government websites
      Jan07

      Pro-Russian group claims cyber-attack on German government websites

      Angela Merkel’s page blocked ahead of visit by Ukraine’s prime ministerGerman government websites including chancellor Angela Merkel’s page were hacked on Wednesday in a cyber-attack claimed by a group demanding that Berlin sever official ties with the Ukrainian government.The attack, against which counter-measures were taken,...

      Hackers take down Merkel’s website – and demand Germany stand down on Ukraine crisis
      Jan07

      Hackers take down Merkel’s website – and demand Germany stand down on Ukraine crisis

      GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel’s website has been HACKED by a group of pro-Russian cybercriminals demanding Berlin cut ties with Ukraine, it has been claimed. …read more Source:...

      Pro-Russian Group Hacks Websites of Merkel, Bundestag
      Jan07

      Pro-Russian Group Hacks Websites of Merkel, Bundestag

      A group of pro-Russian hackers claimed responsibility for hacking the website of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the lower house of parliament – the Bundestag on Wednesday. The attack comes as Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is expected to arrive in Berlin on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reports. A meeting between Merkel and...

      Three soldiers killed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Christmas
      Jan07

      Three soldiers killed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Christmas

      KIEV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in attacks by Russian-backed separatists in the past 24 hours, Kiev’s military said on Wednesday, in fresh violation of a ceasefire regularly flouted since it was announced in September. …read more Source:...

      Emanuil Manolov: 155 birth anniversary
      Jan07

      Emanuil Manolov: 155 birth anniversary

      January 7th marks the 155th birth anniversary of the founder of the Bulgarian professional art of composition Emanuil Manolov. Beyond doubt the most valuable work in his legacy is the opera Siromahkinia (The Poor Woman) which he left unfinished. Based on a poem by classic Ivan Vazov it reconciles the traditions of urban romance and the classical...

      Pro-Russian group claims cyber attack on German government websites
      Jan07

      Pro-Russian group claims cyber attack on German government websites

      BERLIN (Reuters) – German government websites including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s page were hacked on Wednesday in a cyber attack claimed by a group demanding that Berlin sever official ties with the Ukrainian government. …read more Source:...

      A Look Back at ‘Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered’
      Jan07

      A Look Back at ‘Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered’

      Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty, March 13, 2014, by Gabriel Fortin-Harvey, Demotix. With hindsight, the title of this series is a bit of a misnomer. We called it “Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered” to reflect the fact that the bloggers, “streamers,” and online activists we profiled are reporting on-the-ground, in areas they’ve often lived their...