RFE/RL Watchdog
6/2/2011 4:44:00 PM
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Tajik Policemen's Murder Trial Postponed
The trial of two former police officers charged with beating a Dushanbe resident to death opened today but was immediately adjourned. More 
Tajiks Ban 'Public' Hunger Strikes
The lower house of the Tajik parliament has voted to ban hunger strikes in public places and in front of government buildings. More 
Iran: Funeral Mourners 'Detained'
A number of people who attended the funeral of a prominent Iranian dissident on June 1 are reported to have been taken into custody. More 
Iranian Journalist 'In Grave Condition'
An Iranian journalist who wrote to the country's supreme leader alleging widespread rape in prison is seriously ill in jail, according to his family. More 
Iran Activist Dies After Father's Funeral
An Iranian opposition activist has died following the funeral of her father, himself a veteran Iranian dissident. More 
Court Adjourns Hearing On Jailed Iranian Lawyer's License To Practice
An Iranian court has indefinitely adjourned a hearing on the revoking of jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh's license to practice law. More 
Kazakhs Open Museum of Oppression
A museum documenting political oppression during the Soviet era has formally opened in the central Kazakh town of Dolinka. More 
Jailed Belarusian Presidential Candidate Demands New Elections
Jailed Belarusian opposition politician Andrey Sannikau has made public a letter in which he demands a new round of presidential elections. More 
Clashes At Banned Moscow Gay Rally
Russian gay-rights activists vowed after receiving the authorities' rejection letter on May 17 that they would proceed with the gay-pride event in the capital. More 
Prominent Armenian Opposition Figures Are Released Under Amnesty
Sasun Mikaelian, a former member of parliament, was serving an eight-year jail sentence on charges of organizing mass disturbances after the disputed February 2008 election. He was also found guilty of illegal arms possession. More 
Obama Pledges Belarus Sanctions
U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the sentencing of five former presidential candidates in Belarus and vowed to pursue new sanctions against the regime of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. More 
Party Leader Detained At Moscow Protest
Moscow police have detained opposition Yabloko party leader Sergei Mitrokhin during a protest by vendors. More 
'No Let-Up' In Secret Iran Executions
A U.S.-based rights group says Iran has carried out more secret executions at a prison where the practice was criticized in a recent UN report. More |
