Whose Internet is it anyway?

"This week we've seen two Internet events that are more alike than dissimilar. On Wednesday, an Estonian court convicted a 20-year Russian for his part in last spring's distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on that nation. On Thursday, word of mounting DDoS attacks on...

Estonian man on genocide charge

"A former Soviet Communist Party official in Estonia has been charged with genocide for his alleged role in deportations to Siberian labour camps. Arnold Meri, who is now 88, was a highly-decorated soldier in the Soviet Red Army, and is a cousin of the Baltic state's late...

World May Learn From 'Cyberwar' In Estonia

"A cyberattack that overwhelmed computers in Estonia may teach other nations how vulnerable the world is in the Internet age, a U.S. official said. "This may well turn out to be a watershed in terms of widespread...

Further escalation in the Estonian - Russian relationship

One of the major Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, reports that Moscow authorities have officially protested against Estonian policemen's actions, who have beaten the deputy of Moscow's department for external relations on 3rd May. Anatoly Sorokin was having an official...

Tallinn on Edge after Russian-Estonian Riots

A monument to heroism or to occupation, depends on whom you ask. "A tense calm is reported in Estonia's capital, Tallinn, after two nights of clashes between ethnic Russians and police over a Soviet war...

Russia Pissed At Estonia

The question is....why would Estonia care? "Russia reacted furiously on Friday to the removal of a Soviet war monument from Estonia's capital and analysts predicted a long-running "cold war" between the...

Estonia to remove WWII Soldier statue

Estonian lawmakers approved the statue`s removal, by a vote of 46 to 44, on the bill`s third and final reading. It calls for the two-meter bronze statue of the World War II soldier to be moved from the middle of a downtown public transportation hub to some remote location,...

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