 RFE/RL Headlines June 16, 2009 A daily digest of the English-language news and analysis written by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| News  U.K. Opposition Cries Foul Over Iraq War Inquiry There has been strong reaction to the government's announcement that Britain will hold an independent inquiry into the country's controversial involvement in the Iraq war and its aftermath, with the opposition attacking the closed-door nature of the hearings. More  Rival Rallies In Tehran Supporters of Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and his main reformist rival, Mir Hossein Musavi, have staged rival rallies in Tehran following yesterday's deadly violence. More Ultranationalists Arrested In Southern Russia A group of ultranationalists has been detained in the city of Georgiyevsk in Russia's southwestern Stavropol Krai, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. More  Russian Officer Killed In Ingushetia Shoot-Out A Russian Army officer has been killed in a clash with rebels, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. More Fourteen artists in the southwestern Russian city of Chelyabinsk have begun a hunger strike to protest the confiscation of their studios and the revision of new regulations on renting the studios, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. More  OSCE Sets Up Mission To Observe Kyrgyz Election The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has set up a mission in Bishkek to observe the upcoming presidential election in Kyrgyzstan, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More  Three Georgian Protesters Hit By Car During Demonstration Three women were seriously injured in an apparent attack against demonstrators in Tbilisi on June 15, RFE/RL's Georgian Service reports. More  Violence Intensifies In Russia's North Caucasus Two police officers were severely wounded by unknown attackers in Ingushetia on June 15, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. More  Students Readmitted To Tajik University With Head Scarves Eight women students expelled from Tajik State University for refusing to remove their head scarves have been readmitted, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports. More |
