RFE/RL Watchdog
8/25/2011 8:03:10 PM
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Azeris Jailed Over April Protest
Six Azerbaijani opposition activists have been jailed for up to three years over an antigovernment protest in Baku four months ago that was broken up by police. More 
Kazakh Web TV Journalists Link Inspections To Coverage
A web-based television channel in Kazakhstan says it has been subjected to intrusive inspections because of its independent news coverage. More 
Kazakh Jailed For Labor-Lawyer Protest
A Kazakh activist has been jailed for 14 days for staging a protest demanding the release from jail of a labor lawyer who represented striking oil workers. More 
Extradited Uzbeks Tried For Extremism
Twelve Uzbeks recently extradited from Kazakhstan have gone on trial in Uzbekistan on religious-extremism charges. More 
Posters Of Jailed Belarusian Opposition Leader Appear In Vitsebsk
Some 20 posters of jailed former Belarusian presidential candidate Andrey Sannikau appeared on walls and fences in the eastern city of Vitsebsk today. More 
Activist's Mother Appeals To Clinton
The mother of jailed Azerbaijani youth activist Baxtiyar Haciyev has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to help secure his release. More
Kazakh Labor Activists Jailed
Two Kazakh activists have been jailed for five days for staging a protest demanding the release from jail of a labor lawyer who represented striking oil workers. More 
Azerbaijan Denies Visa To Rapporteur
A special rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has been denied a visa to visit Azerbaijan. More 
Uzbek Rights Activist 'Detained, Beaten'
The website Fergana.ru has reported that Elena Urlaeva, a rights activist in Uzbekistan, has been detained today in the eastern city of Namangan and told a colleague she is being beaten. More |
RFE/RL Headlines
8/25/2011 8:00:22 PM
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Islamic History Series Makes Waves In Iraq During Ramadan
A TV series released in Iraq at the start of Ramadan has caused widespread debate in the country due to its portrayal of an extremely sensitive historical period of Islam and its personification of the Prophet Muhammad's family and companions. More 
Belarus And The Independence Day That Wasn't
Twenty years ago, just days after the failed Soviet coup collapsed, Belarus declared its independence. But rather than marking this milestone with celebrations, the authorities in Minsk are ignoring it. Meanwhile, many Belarusians still yearn for the hope they felt two decades ago when the U.S.S.R. collapsed. More 
Bomb Kills Eight In NW Pakistan
A bomb blast outside a hotel in northwest Pakistan killed at least eight people and wounded at least a dozen others. More 
Popular Syrian Cartoonist Attacked
Activists say Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat -- one of the most popular cartoonists in the Arab world -- is in hospital after being severely beaten by unknown assailants in Damascus. More 
North Korean Leader Heads To China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is arriving in China on August 25 after completing a Siberian summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. More 
Cheney 'Urged' Bush To Bomb Syria
Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney writes in his new memoir that he urged former president George W. Bush to bomb a suspected nuclear reactor site in Syria but Bush rejected his advice. More 
Military Convoy Hit By Blast In Turkey
A Turkish military convoy has been reported hit by a blast in southeast Turkey. The broadcaster CNN Turk said several people were wounded on August 25 when suspected Kurdish militants detonated explosives next to the convoy carrying troops in the province of Hakkari. More 
Qaddafi Issues New Call Of Defiance As Rebels Continue Hunt
Embattled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has issued a fresh call of defiance as opposition fighters hunting for him have penetrated a pro-Qaddafi stronghold in the capital, Tripoli. More Kazakh Rapper Supports Workers Well-known Kazakh rapper Takezhan says he plans to perform a concert in the commercial capital Almaty in support of striking oil workers in the west of the country. More 
Uzbek Airline Limits Tobacco
Uzbekistan's national air carrier is telling passengers to limit the amount of "nos," or powdered tobacco, they take with them aboard flights More
Azeris Jailed Over April Protest
Six Azerbaijani opposition activists have been jailed for up to three years over an antigovernment protest in Baku four months ago that was broken up by police. More 
Armenian Sugar Hike Under Scrutiny
Armenian state regulators are promising to investigate a more than 20 percent surge in the retail price of sugar which will further raise the cost of living and could hamper government efforts to curb inflation. More 
'No Fair Political Trials' In Iran
Jailed Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Mohammad Seifzadeh has written an open letter to former President Mohammad Khatami detailing extensive violations of judicial rights. More 
Bishkek Protesters Demand Utilities
Some 20 people picketed the Kyrgyz government building today to demand infrastructure for a settlement near Bishkek where they live and for their formal registration as residents. More 
Belarus Drops Oppositionist Case
The leader of a Belarusian opposition party facing trial over postelection protests says the charges against him have been dropped. More 
Kazakh Activist's Daughter Found Dead
The missing daughter of an oil workers union activist in western Kazakhstan is reported to have been found dead. More 
BATE Borisov: From Soccer Cinderella To Political Football
When it qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League in 2008, BATE Borisov made history as the first soccer club from the independent state of Belarus to play in Europe's top club competition. More Maksim Buinitski was expelled from school in Belarus over his antigovernment protests. He resumed his studies, and his protests, in neighboring Ukraine, where he's found another outlet for his activism: making films. More |
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