 RFE/RL Watchdog 11/12/2009 A blog of human rights, media freedom, and democracy developments from RFE/RL's broadcast region.For more, please visit and bookmark Watchdog . |
 Amnesty Urges Ukraine To Release Belarusian 'Prisoner Of Conscience' The rights watchdog Amnesty International is demanding that authorities in Ukraine "immediately and unconditionally" release Belarusian activist Ihar Koktysh. More  Moldova Drops Charges Against 'Twitter Revolution' Figure All charges have been officially dropped against Moldovan journalist Natalia Morari, who was accused by the previous government of using social networking websites to organize violent street protests in Chisinau in the spring, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. More  Armenian Newspaper Changes Name To Evade Ban A leading Armenian opposition newspaper has altered its name to get around a court order suspending its publication, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. More  Iran Executes Kurdish Political Activist Iran has executed a 28-year-old Kurdish political activist, Ehsan Fattahian, who had been convicted of acting against Iran’s national security by taking up arms against the Islamic establishment. More RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service Director Kenan Aliyev talks about the significance of the conviction and jail sentences handed down today against bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada in the context of Azerbaijan's tightly controlled media environment. More  Jail Time For Azerbaijani Critics Bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada have been sentenced by an Azerbaijani court to at least two years in prison on hooliganism charges. The case, which the defendants and rights groups dismiss as politically motivated, has drawn broad international criticism. More  Jailed Uzbek Dissident's Daughter Being Harrassed By Police The daughter of jailed Uzbek dissident writer Yusuf Juma says police are visiting her home every day and night and interrogating her, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports. More  Jailed Armenian Editor Barred From Running For Parliament Armenian authorities have barred Nikol Pashinian, an outspoken opposition figure and newspaper editor, from standing in an upcoming parliamentary by-election, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. More  Azerbaijani Official Sues Editor Critical Of Interior Ministry Azerbaijani Interior Minister Ramil Usubov has filed a libel lawsuit against lawyer and newspaper editor Eyyub Karimov, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. More  Belarusian Activist Moved To Prison Hospital A jailed Belarus opposition activist has been transferred to a prison hospital, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports. More  Jailed Uzbek Journalist's Family Dies In Auto Accident The family of jailed Uzbek journalist and human rights activist Dilmurod Sayyid died in a car accident on their way to visit him in prison, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports. More  Two Arrests Made In Moscow For Markelov, Baburova Murders A Russian Investigative Committee has charged two suspects in the January murders of a human rights lawyer and a journalist, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. More  Kyrgyz Journalist Recounts Brutal Attack Kyrgyz journalist Kubanychbek Joldoshev says an attack that left him hospitalized with a concussion was politically motivated, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More  Deported Kazakh Asylum Seeker Still Missing The whereabouts of a Kazakh asylum seeker deported from the Czech Republic to Almaty remains unknown, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. More  Prominent Russian Rights Activist Receives German Award Veteran Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alekseyeva will be awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. More |
