Section: The Netherlands
Climate Change, Ebola, Ukraine: Brisbane’s G20 Summit Wasn’t Just About Economy
The G-20 Leaders – Caricatures. Flickr photo by DonkeyHotey (CC License) There was extensive debate about what should have be discussed at Brisbane’s G20 summit on 15-16 November. As Clarencegirl shared on her blog North Coast Voices, even Pope Francis had ideas for that very public member of his Catholic flock, Australian Prime Minister...
Lugansk News Today: One Man’s SEO Battle with Russia Today
The avatar of Lugansk News Today depicts a pro-Ukrainian activist. This article is part of an extensive RuNet Echo study of Russian-language blogosphere in Eastern Ukraine. Explore the complete interview series on the Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered page. An anonymous blogger has been covering events in Eastern Ukraine on the English-language Lugansk...
What World Leaders Should Discuss at Brisbane’s G20 Summit
G20 Summit in Brisbane Australia. Flickr photo from GovernmentZA (CC License) The G20 summit on 15- 6 November 2014 has done what terrorism has never managed to do – shutdown the centre of an Australian city, namely Brisbane. Just the arrival of Barack Obama has been a showstopper. On Friday, Facebook user Peter Black indicated why: South Bank...
New Book Tells the Story of Euromaidan Protests in Facebook Posts
A new Ukrainian book tells the story of Euromaidan in hundreds of Facebook posts. Photo from Facebook. Social media played a key role in the Euromaidan protests that erupted in Ukraine last fall. Millions of updates were posted by Ukrainians on Facebook and Twitter, thousands of photos and videos uploaded to Instagram and YouTube. This means that...
GV Face: Voting After the Revolution in Tunisia and Ukraine
Tunisia and Ukraine recently held elections, a challenging feat in a post-revolutionary time. In both countries cutting-edge online platforms were deployed to raise awareness and help monitor voting but the election process itself was marred with logistical difficulties and other circumstances, like the ongoing conflict with pro-Russian forces in...
Dutch military plane to bring back more MH17 victims on Saturday
A Dutch military transport plane will arrive at Eindhoven airport on Saturday afternoon carrying more remains of people who died in July’s MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine refutes claim Dutch should have talked to rebels over MH17
The Ukrainian embassy in The Hague issued a statement on Friday saying its official policy remains one calling on its ‘friends and partners’ not to have legal relations and direct politicial negotiations with pro-Russian rebel groups. …read more Source:...
The Netherlands ‘ignored’ Ukraine rebels after MH17 crash – officials
Officials in Ukraine say the Netherlands could have had direct access to the crash site of Malaysian Airways MH17 if Dutch diplomats had talks to rebel leaders, current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Wednesday evening. …read more Source:...
Aleksandr Makarenko: Digital Quartermaster for Ukraine’s Army
Aleksandr Makarenko has raised over $75,000 for Ukrainian soldiers. Image from Facebook. This article is part of an extensive RuNet Echo study of Russian-language blogosphere in Eastern Ukraine. Explore the complete interview series on the Eastern Ukraine Unfiltered page. It’s no secret that Ukraine’s armed forces have been woefully...
Ukraine Elections Online: Crowdmaps To Report Voter Fraud, Hashtags To Vent About Politics
As Darth Vader from the Internet Party of Ukraine voted on Sunday, voters used crowdmaps and hashtags to report on election fraud. Images mixed by Tetyana Lokot. As Ukraine went to the polls this past Sunday, October 26, to choose its new parliament amid ongoing unrest and conflict in the East, voters once again turned to the Internet to seek...
