 RFE/RL Headlines 3/2/2010 7:28:04 PM A daily digest of the English-language news and analysis written by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| News  Afghanistan Backs Off Media Ban Afghanistan today said it would clarify newly announced restrictions on media coverage of insurgent attacks. More  EU Said To Be Working Behind The Scenes On Greek Assistance Plan Reports say that the two leading members of the European Union, Germany and France, are working behind the scenes to create a plan to help Greece cope with its financial crisis. The pace of consultations between Athens and European movers and shakers has increased in intensity in the last few days, indicating a decision may be near. More  Kaliningrad Protest Held Despite Warnings, Disinformation Some 5,000 protesters gathered on February 28 in the Russian city of Chernyakhovsk, in Kaliningrad Oblast, to demand improvements in social services. More  Kyrgyz High Court Says Rally Regulation Illegal Kyrgyzstan's Constitutional Court today ruled that a Bishkek city council regulation on seeking approval to hold mass gatherings is illegal. More  Armenian Opposition: Government Will Fall Armenian opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian has harshly criticized the country's leadership as thousands of his supporters marked the second anniversary of the deadly 2008 postelection violence in Yerevan. More  Reports Of Torture Trigger Protests In Daghestan Police today began detaining the leaders of people protesting the reported torture of five murder suspects in Makhachkala, the capital of Daghestan. More  Well-Known Russian Rights Activist Turns 80 Prominent Russian human rights defender and Soviet dissident Sergei Kovalyov is marking his 80th birthday today. More  Britain's Arrest Of Ex-Bosnian Leader Stokes Tensions The arrest in Britain of a former Bosnian vice president on a war crimes warrant issued by Serbia has raised an uproar in Bosnia and is likely to exacerbate tensions between Sarajevo and Belgrade. More  Afghans, Iranian Win U.S. 'Women Of Courage' Award Two Afghans and an Iranian are among this year's winners of the U.S. government's International Women of Courage Award. More  How Not To Do A Property Deal A Russian billionaire who failed to complete a deal to buy one of France's most beautiful houses also lost his deposit on Monday, to the tune of 39 million euros ($53 million). More  Words Mean Things Yesterday, Russia’s most famous tweeter, Dmitry Rogozin (who is also Moscow’s ambassador to NATO), issued a series of tweets on the them of Moscow’s so-called “zone of privileged interests.” More  Staff Of Banned Iranian Newspaper Defiant The opposition website "Rahesabz" has posted a picture of the staff of the reformist "Etemad" daily flashing the "V" sign following the closure of the newspaper on March 1. “Etemad” has been accused of breaching the country’s media laws. More Iranian women rights activists have produced a video montage to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8. More  Former Lithuanian President Says 'Communism Was Never Defeated' In 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to proclaim independence, paving the way for the Soviet Union's collapse. Twenty years later, however, the Baltic state is still grappling with its communist legacy. Its first postcommunist head of state says there is little consensus in Central and Eastern European countries on dealing with Soviet-era crimes. More  Chalabi Takes Center Stage In Iraqi Election Dispute As Iraqis prepare to go to the polls on March 7, there is much uncertainty over whether the election will raise or lower sectarian tensions. That uncertainty is due, in large part, to the efforts of one man -- the highly controversial Ahmad Chalabi. More  Pinning Down The Elusive Vladimir Nabokov Thirty-four years after our meeting, what do I think of Vladmir Nabokov now, when I'm almost the same age as he was then? Somehow, I remember more of his work that I did enjoy as well as admire. More |
