 RFE/RL Watchdog 9/2/2010 6:44:52 PM A blog of human rights, media freedom, and democracy developments from RFE/RL's broadcast region. For more, please visit and bookmark Watchdog . |
 European Parliamentarian 'Shocked' By Moscow Protest A European Parliament deputy says she was shocked by the violent police actions against peaceful demonstrators in Moscow on August 31. More  Independent Belarusian Weekly 'Facing Closure' The oldest independent newspaper in the eastern Belarusian city of Babruisk says it faces bankruptcy and closure because of government interference. More  Iranian Opposition Launches Satellite TV Channel Iran's opposition Green Movement has officially launched a new satellite TV channel, RASA TV (Resan-e Sabz-e Iran or Iran's Green Media). More  Police Raid On Russian Magazine Russian police have raided the offices of a weekly opposition magazine known for its investigative articles on high-level corruption. More  Russian Eco-Activists' Website Hacked The website of Russia's Khimki Forest Defenders movement has been attacked by hackers and is accessible only intermittently. More  Iran Political Prisoner's Condition 'Grave' Arjang Davudi was arrested in 2003 on charges of founding a political group called The Freedom Movement of Iranians. He is currently serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran's Gohardasht prison. More  U.S. Concern Over Afghan School Attacks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said in a statement that the United States is "deeply concerned" by the recent poisonings of Afghan schoolchildren in Kabul. More  Activist Detained In Belarus Police have detained a Belarusian activist for distributing booklets in the central town of Salihorsk. More  Colleague Of Missing Ukrainian Journalist Slams Investigation A colleague of missing Ukrainian journalist Vasyl Klymentyev has described the investigation into his disappearance as "a farce." More Police in the western Belarusian city of Berastse detained prominent human rights activist Raman Kislyak today. More  Ebadi Calls On UN To Take Up Jailed Iranian Journalist's Case Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has written a letter to the UN's high commissioner for human rights in support of jailed Iranian journalist Isa Saharkhiz, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. More  Kazakh Rights Defender Jailed A prominent human rights defender who has drawn attention to problems in Kazakhstan's prisons has been found guilty of hooliganism and sentenced to 10 days in jail. 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  Kazakh Journalists Covering Sufi Trial Detained On August 26, police in Almaty detained a group of journalists and kept them at a police station for three hours without any explanation. More |
