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| Features  Critics Say Moscow's New Construction Plan A 'Death Sentence' Sofia, an 89-year-old pensioner, lives in Moscow's historic Chistye Prudy neighborhood in the center of the capital. It's one of the best-preserved quarters in the city. More  Niqab Adds New Wrinkle To Tajikistan's Head-Scarf Ban It appears the Tajik authorities' campaign against the hijab, or Islamic head scarf, has not only been unsuccessful, it may have had a starkly opposite effect. As the number of women opting for the hijab steadily rises, the even more concealing niqab is also showing up on the streets of Dushanbe. More  Interview: Tito 'Symbol Of Better Times' For Ex-Yugoslavs, Historian Says Thirty years after his death and nearly 20 years after the disintegration of the Yugoslavia he helped create, Yugoslavia's longtime ruler Josip Broz Tito still commands affection and respect, a unifying figure in a now deeply divided region. More  Thirty Years After Tito's Death, Yugoslav Nostalgia Abounds Thirty years after the death of Josip Broz Tito, nostalgia is running high in the former Yugoslavia for life under the communist leader. More  Bomb Suspect To Face Terror Charges U.S. President Barack Obama has said that the failed Times Square attack was a sobering warning about current security threats. More  Kyrgyzstan To Seek Bakiev Extradition Kyrgyzstan's interim government has ordered prosecutors to seek the extradition of former President Kurmanbek Bakiev, who was ousted in a violent revolt last month. More  Greeks Protest Austerity Measures Greek public-sector workers have begun two days of strikes and protests against government-proposed austerity measures. More  Armenian Turkey Move 'Way To Go' U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch has repeated Washington's positive reaction to President Serzh Sarkisian's decision not to formally annul the Turkish-Armenian normalization agreements despite Ankara's refusal to implement them unconditionally More  Belarusian Court Acquits Conscientous Objector A Minsk court has acquitted a Belarusian man who refused mandatory military service on religious grounds. More  Former Georgian President Son Protests The jailed son of late Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia has begun a hunger strike to demand his release from jail. More  Iraqi Deputy: Secret Prison 'Exaggerated' A parliamentarian with Iraq's governing coalition has described media reports of secret prisons in Iraq as "exaggerated." More  Jailed Iranian Teacher's Wife Decries Prison Conditions The wife of jailed Iranian teacher Hashem Khastar has said that poor prison conditions have caused her husband's health to deteriorate. More  Kyrgyz Government Removes Squatters Land that was violently seized by squatters outside of Bishkek last month is being returned to its owners. More  Senior U.S. Adviser In Bishkek For Talks Michael McFaul, U.S. President Barack Obama's senior adviser on Russian and Eurasian affairs, met with Almazbek Atambaev, the deputy head of Kyrgyzstan's interim government. More  Combating The Veil In Northern Italy Italy's anti-immigrant party of choice, the ruling coalition's Northern League, hits paydirt on the agitation front. More  The Rundown - May 4 A review of news and opinion on RFE/RL's Broadcast region. More |
