RFE/RL Watchdog
6/9/2011 6:58:14 PM
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Prominent Russian Activist Concerned With Situation In Belarus
Veteran Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alekseyeva said in Minsk that she is very concerned about the human rights situation in Belarus. More 
Tajik Teen Dies In Police Detention
A 16-year-old Tajik boy died this week in Dushanbe's central detention center after reportedly being beaten. More 
Kazakhstan Extradites Uyghur Journalist
Arshidin Israil, a Uyghur refugee from China and a contributor to Radio Free Asia (RFA), RFE/RL's sister organization, was extradited on May 30 from Kazakhstan to China, where he faces charges of terrorism. In court documents, Israil wrote that he believed the charges were politically motivated, issued by the Chinese government in response to his reporting for RFA on Uyghur protests in western China in 2009. More 
Prominent Activist Beaten In Moscow
Bakhrom Hamroev, who works for the Moscow-based human rights organization Memorial, was hospitalized after the June 6 attack and Moscow police have launched an investigation into the incident. Hamroev told RFE/RL by phone that the attack appears to have been planned. More 
Kyrgyz Journalist's Murder Trial Opens In Kazakhstan
At the June 6 hearing in Almaty, one of the defendants, former Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security agent Aldayar Ismankulov, pleaded not guilty and said the whole case is politically motivated. More 
Detained Kazakh Oil Workers Go On Trial
Hundreds of striking Kazakh oil workers have gathered in the western city of Aqtau to support 30 colleagues on trial for taking part in an "unsanctioned mass gathering." More 
Tajik Policemen's Trial In Detainee's Death Resumes
The trial has resumed in Dushanbe of two former police officers charged over the death of a detainee. More 
Ukrainian Journalists Denied Access To Presidential Residence
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych refused today to allow journalists inside his official residence despite a promise one year ago to do so. More 
Jailed Iranian Journalist Beaten In Front Of Relatives
A jailed Iranian journalist was briefly hospitalized after being severely beaten by a prison guard on June 2. More 
U.S. Condemns Iran Activist 'Killing'
Opposition sources and an eyewitness who spoke to RFE/RL's Radio Farda claimed that 54-year-old Haleh Sahabi never got up after a scuffle with security officers who appeared to be trying to interfere in the ceremony. More 
Ex-Belarusian Presidential Candidate Says Family 'Under Pressure'
Former Belarusian presidential candidate Ryhor Kastusyou says the authorities are doing everything to "turn my family into beggars." More 
Leader Of Belarusian Poles In Vitsebsk Flees To Poland
The local head of an embattled Polish cultural organization in eastern Belarus has fled to Poland fearing possible arrest. More 
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 |
