You’ve probably heard of naming and shaming politicians, but this unique campaign in Russia takes it to whole new level.
They spray-paint portraits of local dignitaries around potholes, with quotes of their promises to fix the problem, and guess what - problem solved!
Read more about Paving Political Potholes in Russia on Global Voices.
Modern martyrs?
The Aurora slaughter calls for a global reflection on the ownership and the use of guns.
The Guardian publishes a worldwide chart with data on gun ownership and gun murder per country. Surprisingly, statistics for gun homicide are quite low in TOL’s area of coverage. See for yourself!
Here is what you can read on today’s Around the Bloc:
Tajik president calls for surrender of rebel leader
Sweeping anti-gay legislation proposed in Ukraine
Slovakia’s Fico pledges to get rid of private insurers by end of 2013
Fire destroys refugee camp in Montenegro
Scientists: bacteria rise in Baltic Sea tied to climate change
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“People follow rules when crossing the road. Sheep [cross the road] wherever they wish”.
This is the message of the hard-hitting road safety campaign that has just been released on the streets of Kazakhstan city Almaty.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ri4uRct61qg9hq7o1_500.jpg)
“People follow rules when crossing the road. Sheep [cross the road] wherever they wish”.
This is the message of the hard-hitting road safety campaign that has just been released on the streets of Kazakhstan city Almaty.
Unaware Hollywood stars model in a campaign to promote changes in the Ukranian police force’s uniforms.
No one seems to have a solution to the scourge of child labor in a seaside resort.
Ignas is one of the ubiquitous unchaperoned children, some as young as 10, who come to Palanga every summer from all over Lithuania to make money illegally selling chebureki – crescent-shaped, meat-filled dumplings.
Like most chebureki sellers, Ignas says he gets 50 Lithuanian cents (14 euro cents) per dumpling sold. That’s one-eighth to one-sixth of the 3- to 4-litas purchase price. The older boys who sell beer get up to 2 litas of the 5- or 6-litas price per can.
Here is what you can read on today’s Around the Bloc:
David Cerny, famous Czech artist, and his new creation!
(Source: BBC)
Here is what you can read on today’s Around the Bloc
Company predicts large oil and gas reserves in Tajikistan
Bulgarian fruit pickers stranded in wilds of Sweden
Budapest seeks to save invalidated law on judiciary
