Ansgar Graw
Russia demands that Bulgaria treat Soviet memorials with a little respect
Monuments showing heroic Soviet soldiers dot many of the former USSR satellite countries. And since the end of the Cold War, they have been refashioned by activists into political statements, infuriating Russian officials. In Africa, social media networks have been spreading a folk ‘cure’ for Ebola. And the Israeli government has kept independent human rights investigators out of Gaza. That and more, in today’s Global Scan.
