[NEWS] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Al Jazeera looks at Ello, considers the controversy over language fluency requirements in Navajo elections, looks at Malaysian criticism of a pro-dog event in that Muslim country, wonders what will happen to the Caucasus, looks at the issues of some religious minorities in American schools, examines the geopolitical challenges of falling oil prices, looks at Sioux problems with child custody in the United States, and notes that new British immigrants from the European Union contribute more than they cost.


• Bloomberg suggests sanctions are starting to cause a Russian brain drain, looks at controversy over reports a Japanese kidnap victim died in North Korea in 1994, and suggests North Africa will become a key natural gas supplier to Europe.


• Bloomberg view criticizes the patience of Sony shareholders in Japan, notes the Israeli prioritization of settlements over friends, provides recommendations on diminishing separatist movements, and looks at the role of immigration in possibly galvanizing the British desire to leave the European Union.


• CBC notes that former Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller is suing Kahnawake council for its racial restrictions on residence, and notes Lynn Gehl suing in Ontario to get her status back.


• The Inter Press Service suggests Israel is set to deport Bedouins from the West Bank, notes the plight of Pakistan's Ahmadis, looks at the resettlement of Iraqi Christians in Jordan, and notes the departure of Kyrgyzstan's teachers for higher-paying unskilled jobs.


• MacLean's notes Vice media's new television channel, looks at the association of Muslim converts with terrorism, and criticizes an egg-freezing program.


• Open Democracy looks at media freedom in the former Yugoslavia, and considers separatism generally and in Catalonia particularly.