RFE/RL Headlines
3/28/2011 8:08:08 PM
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'You Can't Have a Coward At Sea:' After 11-Month Ordeal, Crew Of Georgian Ship Recalls Libyan Escape
A Georgian ship languished for 11 months in the Libyan port of Misurata, as its unpaid sailors slowly starved. But then the fighting began -- giving them a now-or-never chance to break free. More 
EU Set To Retool Policy Toward Neighbors
In the wake of an ongoing crackdown in Belarus and a dizzying political transformation in North Africa, the European Union is retooling its approach to its immediate neighborhood. More 
Amid Troubled Relations, Cricket Diplomacy Offers Glimmer Of Hope For India, Pakistan
Pakistan's prime minister has announced he is accepting an invitation to watch a key cricket match in India this week. More 
Kosovo Leader Hashim Thaci: NATO Intervention 'Was The Only Righteous And Humane Solution'
Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci sees echoes of his country's own history in the unfolding events in Libya. More 
German, French Leaders Lose Elections
Weekend regional elections in Germany and France have dealt major blows to the embattled leaders of both countries. More 
Amnesty International Says Executions On Decline Worldwide
The number of executions worldwide has declined in the past year, but the death penalty is still imposed on thousands of people around the world each year, according to a new report by Amnesty International. More 
New Kazakh Inmate Mutilations
Officials in Kazakhstan say seven inmates in a northern prison have maimed themselves against a backdrop of earlier reports that convicts were mutilating themselves to protest against prison conditions. More 
Bakiev Mass Trial Postponed Again
A defense lawyer said that none of those being tried in absentia -- including the former Kyrgyz president and several others -- has ever been questioned and no personal statements regarding the charges against them have been recorded to be considered by a court. More 
OSCE Condemns Baku Reporter Attack
Dunja Mijatovic, the media freedom representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), described the weekend attack on Seymur Haziyev as "inadmissible" and urged that the perpetrators of that and previous alleged attacks against Haziyev be prosecuted. More 
Belarus Jails, Bans Russian Journalist
Aleksandr Lashmankin told RFE/RL that he plans to appeal his arrest and the decision to annul his accreditation, describing both as politically motivated. More 
Kazakh Activists Protest Election
Dozens of civil rights and opposition activists from across Kazakhstan marched in Astana today to protest the upcoming early presidential election. More 
Khodorkovsky Whistle-Blower Quits
Natalya Vasilyeva had claimed last month that senior officials pressured Judge Viktor Danilkin into convicting former Mikhail Khodorkovsky on additional fraud charges in December and extending the former Yukos leader's prison term through 2017. More 
Hunger Strikes In Kyrgyz Prison System
Kyrgyz officials say about 10,000 inmates in prisons across the country are on hunger strike demanding better conditions in jails. More 
Violent Crimes In Russian Army Increase
Russian Military Prosecutor-General Sergei Fridinsky says that more than 500 violent crimes have taken place in the Russian army since January. More 
Tajikistan's 'Returnee' Islamic Students Not Continuing Their Studies
Only 60 of the some 1,200 Tajik students who recently abandoned their studies at Islamic universities and madrasahs abroad and returned to Tajikistan have been admitted to Tajik universities. More 
The Week Ahead: March 28 - April 3
The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region. More 
Ban Ki-Moon On Firm Footing Toward Second Term As UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon now appears to enjoy nods of support from all five permanent members of the Security Council, who will later in the year decide whether to recommend him for another five-year term. Ban’s current mandate expires on December 31. More 
A Year Before Elections, What About Russia's Corruption Fight?
With venal Middle East authoritarians coming under greater pressure and, in some cases, giving way, Russia’s systemic corruption is becoming especially conspicuous. More |
