Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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Features Pakistani Secular Leaders Alarmed By U.S. Afghan-Withdrawal Plans Secular politicians in Pakistan are concerned over a precipitous U.S. withdrawal from neighboring Afghanistan. Pakistani leaders believe their own future could be compromised should the Taliban or other radical Islamists return to power in Kabul. More   Voice Of Kazakh Protest Gaining Strength A protest that began as a small-scale strike with a few hundred oil workers has awoken the country's long dormant labor movement, and is growing into the greatest organized challenge the Kazakh government has faced in 10 years. More   In U.S.-Russia Dialogue On Human Rights, A Tougher Tone Comes Through In an interview with RFE/RL, U.S. President Barack Obama's top Russia adviser, Michael McFaul, gives his take on the latest session of the U.S.-Russia dialogue on human rights in Washington earlier this month. More   News Survey Says Afghanistan, Pakistan Among 'Most Dangerous' Countries For Women An international poll of experts says Afghanistan is the most dangerous country for women. More   Concern Over Uzbek HRW Closure The United States government has expressed concern over a decision by Uzbekistan's Supreme Court to approve the closure of the Tashkent office of the internationally respected Human Rights Watch group. More   Pakistan Arrests Bin Laden Informants U.S. news reports say Pakistan's top military intelligence agency has arrested five Pakistanis suspected of helping the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency before the raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in early May. More   From Our Bureaus Minsk Police Break Up Flash Mob Police in Belarus have used batons to disperse an opposition rally in the capital, Minsk, organized through social-networking websites. More   Kyrgyz Landslide Bodies Recovered The bodies of two men killed by a massive landslide in southern Kyrgyzstan caused by heavy rains over the weekend were found on June 14. More   Tajik Police Arrest BBC Correspondent Tajik authorities have detained BBC Uzbek Service correspondent Usmonboy Urunboev in the northern city of Khujand. More   Officials Blamed For Iran Prison Death The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) says it holds the Iranian judiciary and prison officials responsible for the death of journalist and rights activist Hoda Saber. More   Hizb ut-Tahrir Regional Leader Arrested In Tajikistan The alleged leader in Tajikistan of the banned Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tahrir was arrested by Tajik police last week. More   Armenian, Georgian Churches In Detente The Armenian Apostolic Church says its supreme head, Catholicos Garegin II, has reached agreements with Georgia's political and spiritual leaders that will help resolve its long-running disputes with the Georgian Orthodox Church. More   Armenia Confirms Progress In Karabakh Talks More   Persian Letters Tehran Casts A Cold Eye Over U.S. Shadow Internet Efforts Iran has warned the United States over efforts to deploy shadow Internet services in repressive countries such as the Persian Gulf state, where the Internet is heavily censored, and said it would lead to a backlash against the U.S. More   Chaikhana Riot Result Of Tajikistan Football Match Favoritism? There was a big football match in Kulyab, Tajikistan, on June 14 that turned into minor riot that left at least 10 people injured and some 20 others in jail. The problem, apparently, was the presence of Istiqlol captain, forward, and founder Rustam Emomali, the son of Tajikistan's president. More   Tangled Web Kazakh Journalist Strips To Promote Her Website If you want to promote your blog, don't rule out stripping on camera. That's exactly what prominent Kazakh journalist Gulzhan Ergalieva has done. More   Commentary Overthrowing Yemen's King Qat While political corruption has held Yemen back, it's also held down by a second tyrant: qat. Indeed, Yemen's long-term stability rests on breaking the grip of "King Qat" on its economy. More