 RFE/RL Headlines 9/3/2010 6:19:10 PM A daily digest of the English-language news and analysis written by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL is looking for guest bloggers, preferably writing from and about our broadcast region. If you're interested, drop us a line at webteam@rferl.org. |
| Features  State Department Set To Increase Presence In Iraq The capacity-building that thousands of U.S. civilians are charged with carrying out in Iraq presents a new and daunting set of security challenges, including protecting State Department employees working in a country that remains among the world's most dangerous. More  Karzai Assurance On Kabul Bank Karzai's assurance -- the strongest he has issued yet in the crisis -- comes amid reports that many depositors have already withdrawn money from the bank amid fears it could collapse. More  Suicide Car Bomber Hits Tajik Police Station Officials in Tajikistan say two suicide bombers in an explosives-packed car slammed into a police station in the northern city of Khujand, killing two police officers and wounding some 25 others. More  Karrubi Home Siege Thwarts Rally Plan The home of Iran's opposition leader, cleric Mehdi Karrubi, has reportedly been attacked by hard-liners who tried to enter the house through force. Karrubi's son, Hossein Karrubi, told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that Karrubi's security team had to fire shots in the air to disperse the hardliners, who have been protesting outside the house for the past several days. More  Abkhazia: Refugee Return 'Impossible' The de facto prime minister of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia says the return of Georgian refugees to Abkhazia is not possible in the current political circumstances. More  Calls For Release Of Iranian Rights Activist Ahead Of Trial International rights groups have called for the release of Iranian human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari, ahead of the scheduled start of her trial. More  40 Dead In Attacks On Pakistan Minorities Police in Pakistan say more than 50 people were killed today in two suicide bomb attacks targeting religious minorities in separate cities. More A man suspected of involvement in the killing of a Kyrgyz police colonel in southern Kyrgyzstan in June has been arrested in Kazakhstan. More  Armenian Opposition Rally In Key Yerevan Square Banned Yerevan city authorities have banned the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) from holding a rally in a main square but will allow it to take place at another location. More  Monster Azerbaijani Flag Is No More...For Now We blogged yesterday about the unfurling of a huge new flag in Azerbaijan, which sits atop the world's tallest unsupported flagpole. More  Potemkinism In Russia these days things are seldom what they seem to be. Nonetheless, though, there seems to have been an unusual amount of smoke and mirrors being held up to the light of day in recent days. More  Video Shows Karrubi's Home Damaged After Attack Hossein Karrubi, who was at his father's house at the time of the attack, said that the attackers fired shots at the house and smashed the windows and surrounding street lamps. More  The Important Role Of Weeping In Iran's Domestic, Foreign Policy Blogger "Kodan-e Ba Estedad" (Talented Moron) writes about the role of weeping in Iran's domestic and foreign policy. He has put together a number of examples from Iran's recent history. More  Is Armenia Russia's Partner Or Pawn? Richard Giragosian argues that a new agreement may deal a further blow to Armenian sovereignty by deploying additional Russian border guards to Armenia's other borders, with Iran and Georgia, if not Azerbaijan. More  Slaying The Dragon-Slayer: The Debate About Anti-Censorship Software In Iran You can see why the media is interested in Austin Heap. His name sounds a bit like a 1970s rock band. He was playing video games at home when he decided to help the people of Iran with his anticensorship software Haystack. Hell, he even looks like a rock star. More |
