RFE/RL Headlines
11/26/2010 5:35:22 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
No Honeymoon For NATO's 'Enduring Partnership' In Afghanistan
While Afghan and NATO leaders hailed their conclusion of an Afghanistan exit strategy in Lisbon, its success depends on the resolution of a number of internal and regional challenges that went unaddressed. More 
Iranian Students, Activists Condemn Planned Changes To Social Sciences
Citing incompatibility with Islamic principles, Tehran has announced restrictions on the teaching of 12 fields of social science at Iranian universities. More 
U.S. Ambassador Sees No Major Changes In Afghan Review
Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. ambassador to Kabul, is responsible for managing the civilian "surge" under President Barack Obama's Afghan strategy, as well as tending to the delicate relationship with President Hamid Karzai. Speaking to RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique on the sidelines of NATO's recent Lisbon summit, Eikenberry played down disagreements with the Afghan president and predicted no major changes in the Obama administration's ongoing review of its Afghan strategy. More 
'Free Speech' Row In Macedonia After Police Raid TV Channel
A war of words has broken out between the ruling party and opposition in Macedonia after police raided one of the country's leading television stations. More 
North Korea: Region On 'Brink Of War'
North Korea has told the United States and South Korea that military exercises scheduled for the coming days will push the Korean Peninsula to the "brink of war." More Suspected Islamists Killed In Tatarstan Interior Ministry officials in Tatarstan say three armed men have been killed in a shootout in the Russian republic. More Eight Iranian intellectuals have written an open letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asking him to use "all international levers for the release of innocent Iranian political prisoners," especially the eldest one, Ebrahim Yazdi. More Twenty-six members of the youth wing of one of Armenia's key opposition parties, including its leader, have resigned en masse. More 
EU MPs Eye Sanctions Over Magnitsky Death
A European Parliament committee has unanimously approved a motion for sanctions to be imposed upon Russian officials deemed to be responsible for the prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. More 
Shanghai Group Pledges Cooperation
Prime ministers from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have wrapped up an annual meeting by vowing to strengthen ties. More 
Ukraine Offers OSCE Elections Pledge
Ukrainian officials say they will adopt OSCE recommendations on its election system before it becomes the chairman of the organization in about two years. More 
Moldovan Stands By Kidnap Claim
Artur Resetnicov, a Communist Party candidate in Moldovan's weekend parliamentary elections, has denied allegations that he lied about being kidnapped and beaten. Opponents dismissed the claim as a stunt ahead of the voting. More 
WikiLeaks And Its Brave New World
Another WikiLeaks storm is brewing, again in the direction of the United States. But there's a big difference this time, because the international community is likely to be swept up in the winds as well -- and that's exactly what WikiLeaks wants. More 
Russia's Opposition Still Faces A Hard Road
Few opposition activists in Russia will be naive enough to think that the recent sanctioning of the Strategy 31 meeting is anything other than a very small opening of the door to further protests. For those engaged in opposition activity in Russia, Vladimir Putin's "whack on the head" is likely to remain an occupational hazard for some time to come. More |
