Internet Freedom and the Erosion of DemocracyThe MarkIn 2009, several people were interrogated by police because they used their mobile phones to vote for the Armenian Eurovision contestants instead of their own countrymen. Blanket surveillance of Azerbaijan's mobile-phone networks is carried out with ...
24 May 2012 | 10:36 pm
Irish TimesHair is the key to showbiz fame, says EngelbertIrish TimesTHE UK'S Eurovision competitor Engelbert Humperdinck was full of praise for Ireland's representatives, Jedward, when the three met yesterday during a photo opportunity at a Baku hotel. Humperdinck admired the twins' “talent and energy” and said he'd ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 4:15 pm
Songs of freedom for AzerbaijanFinancial TimesThe Eurovision Song Contest is easily lampooned as a festival of kitsch. This year's event pits, among others, Britain's superannuated crooner Engelbert Humperdinck against a band of ululating babushki from Russia who are even older than he is.and more »
23 May 2012 | 11:52 am