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| Features  'Torturer Of Tehran' Loses His Untouchable Status Tehran's once-feared former chief prosecutor, Said Mortazavi, has been suspended by Iran's judiciary after being implicated in abuses at a detention center that led to the deaths of three prisoners arrested during last year's postelection turmoil. More  In One Azerbaijan Village, 'Carrying Water Is Women's Work' In Azerbaijan, the ambitious wife and daughters of President Ilham Aliyev illustrate how powerful some women have become in the energy-rich Caspian state. But hundreds of kilometers away, in the rural villages of central Azerbaijan, the lives of women are dramatically different. More  Karzai Aide Scandal Underscores Afghan Anticorruption Failures Corruption charges against a senior aide to the Afghan president, followed by reports that he and others in the Afghan administration are on the CIA's payroll, have raised serious questions about Kabul's anticorruption drive and about the transparency of U.S. policy in the country. More  Interview: Osh Governor Says 'We Have To Remove The Fear' Sooronbai Jeenbekov discusses the Kyrgyz government's authority in the south, what he thinks caused the deadly ethnic clashes in Osh, and why people oppose the deployment of an international Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe police force to southern Kyrgyzstan. More  More Evacuations In Southern Pakistan Additional hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have been ordered to evacuate their homes as flood waters continue to threaten the south of the country. More  North Korea Releases American Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has secured the release of an American who had been jailed in North Korea since January for illegally entering the country. More  Moscovites Demand Wheelchair Access The Moscow magazine "Big City" has organized another rally under the slogan "Moscow Is Accessible" to draw attention to the problems people in wheelchairs encounter in the city. More  Armenian Praise For Clinton Letter Government and opposition parties in Armenia have responded positively to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's pledge to promote democracy and human rights in the country. More  Crimean Tatars Alarmed By Ukrainian-Russian Agreement The Crimean Tatars plan to hold a national congress, or Kurultay, this weekend to discuss perceived threats to their community and to Ukraine's territorial integrity More  Iranian Activists Win Press Freedom Awards Two Iranian rights activists arrested on their way to the funeral of a senior dissident cleric last year have won international press freedom awards More  Disabled Uzbek Man Tries To Crown President A disabled Uzbek man has ridden over 500 kilometers in his wheel-chair -- in the hope of crowning President Islam Karimov on Independence Day More  Baku: Armenian Statement 'Laughable' Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry has rejected as "laughable" a claim by Yerevan that Russia could back Armenia in case of a new conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. More  'Award' Visit For Jailed Kazakh Rights Defender The head of a European human rights organization has visited jailed Kazakh rights defender Yevgeny Zhovtis to congratulate him on being awarded the group's annual prize. More |
