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RFE/RL Watchdog
9/15/2011 6:48:26 PM
A blog of human rights, media freedom, and democracy developments from RFE/RL's broadcast region.
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Azeri Journalists Refused Meetings in Naxcivan
Azerbaijani journalists and human rights activists who travelled to the Azerbaijani exclave of Naxcivan were unable to meet with the region's ombudsman and National Security Ministry officials More 
EU Urged To Get Tougher On Belarus
The colleague of a prominent Belarusian rights defender whose arrest drew international condemnation has called on the European Union to tighten sanctions against Minsk. More 
Belarus Activist Given 10 Days In Jail
A coordinator for the opposition Belarusian Christian Democratic party has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for his role in an unsanctioned protest near a labor camp in eastern Belarus. More 
Jailed Iranian Journalist Subjected To 'Inhumane Treatment'
The family of jailed Iranian journalist Isa Saharkhiz has written to Iran's judiciary chief to complain that he is being subjected to "inhumane treatment." More 
Uzbek Students Used To Pick Cotton
Thousands of university students in Uzbekistan are being mobilized to help with the annual cotton harvest and some say they are working under abusive conditions. More 
Belarus Urged To Release Activist
Lawyers representing jailed Belarusian youth activist Zmitser Dashkevich have urged the Interior Ministry to approve his "conditional release." More 
Rights Group Urges Iraq To Probe Slaying Of Journalist
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Iraqi authorities to investigate the killing of a journalist who criticized the government and helped organize pro-reform protests. More 
Russian Whistle-Blower Jailed
Russian Major Igor Matveyev of the Interior Ministry, the man who claimed Russian soldiers were being given dog food to eat, has been convicted of abuse of power and sentenced to four years in prison. More 
Belarusian Politician Barred From Leaving Country
A former Belarusian presidential candidate has been barred from leaving the country for two years and told to stay home at night, under new restrictions announced by a court in Minsk today. More |
RFE/RL Balkan Report
9/15/2011 6:49:28 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the western Balkans.
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NATO Urges Calm From Kosovo, Serbia
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the military alliance will not allow the Balkan region to slip back into violence amid simmering tensions between Kosovo and Serbia over a border dispute. More 
Kosovo To Reopen Northern Border Posts
Kosovo says it will reopen two border outposts in its Serb-dominated north this week in a move that could reignite tensions that led to deadly clashes in July. More 
Podcast: Remembering 9/11, And Other Days Like It
As the world commemorates the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Episode 35 of The Blender explores memory, pain, and consequence, as we examine the lives around the world affected by 9/11 and other tragedies like it. More 
Serbia To Deepen Ties With NAM
President Boris Tadic said Serbia intends to boost political and economic ties with member states of the Non-Aligned Movement, whose 50th anniversary was marked on September 5. More 
Belgrade Expects Kosovo Boost From Non-Aligned Movement Meeting
On September 5, Serbia is hosting a two-day meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to commemorate the establishment of this group of states in Belgrade exactly 50 years ago. More 
Podcast: '5 Days Of War' Is Hell, Plus Classic Iranian Psychedelic Rock
Director Renny Harlin's latest movie is about the Russo-Georgian war of 2008 and is called "5 Days of Hell," but as one reviewer noted, it feels like an eternity if you're in the audience. Plus, Jamie Kirchick in Libya, psychedelic rock from Iran, and the world's 6th billionth person, once celebrated, now lives in poverty. More |
RFE/RL Headlines
9/15/2011 7:45:34 PM
A daily digest of the English-language news and analysis written by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyRFE/RL is looking for guest bloggers, preferably writing from and about our broadcast region. If you're interested, drop us a line at webteam@rferl.org. |
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Features
Greenpeace Environmental Group Turns 40 When a small activist group gathered decades ago to stop the testing of a nuclear bomb, it built the foundations of what would become an international environmental organization which has contributed to change our behavior and vision of the world. More 
Obama's Russia Ambassador Nominated
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated his chief Russia adviser, Michael McFaul, for the post of United States ambassador to Moscow More 
IMF Boss: Economy In 'Dangerous Phase'
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has warned that the economic crisis in developed economies has entered a "dangerous new phase," worsened by poor political leadership. More 
Gazprom, North Korea In Pipeline Talks
North Korean Oil Minister Kim Hui Yong has met with Gazprom chief Aleksei Miller to discuss construction of a natural-gas pipeline along the Korean Peninsula. More
NATO Urges Calm From Kosovo, Serbia
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the military alliance will not allow the Balkan region to slip back into violence amid simmering tensions between Kosovo and Serbia over a border dispute. More 
Russian Billionaire Accuses Kremlin Gray Cardinal Of Sabotaging Political Career
Mikhail Prokhorov has directed an unprecedented verbal attack at top Kremlin ideologue Vladislav Surkov and accused him of meddling in his Right Cause party. Prokhorov has parted ways with the party that he led for three months, and renounced his intention to run in State Duma elections in December. More 
Belarus Rejects Iran Sanctions Charge
Belarus's Foreign Ministry has denied reports that the country is supplying Iran with missile and nuclear technology in defiance of UN sanctions. More In Belarus, the trial has begun of two Vitebsk youths suspected of involvement in the April bomb blast in a Minsk subway station that killed 15 people and injured 200. The two men, both 25, face the death penalty if found guilty of terrorism charges. RFE/RL's Belarus Service speaks to family members of both the accused and the victims. More 
EU Warns Bosnia Over Bickering
Andy McGuffie, the EU spokesman in Bosnia, said the tensions have endangered Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds for Bosnia for 2011, the European Commission's help to regional governments meant to harmonize their legislation with EU standards. More 
Britain, France Praise Libyan Leaders
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron have pledged support for Libya's interim rulers during a visit to the country. Both were vocal backers of the NATO bombing campaign that helped oust Muammar Qaddafi after 42 years in power. More 
Death Verdicts For Xinjiang Violence
Four people have been sentenced to death in China in connection to a wave of violence in a restive western region over the summer that left 32 people dead. More 
U.S. Issues Pakistan Warning
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has warned Pakistan that Washington will do everything it can to defend U.S. forces from militants launching attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan. More 
Karabakh Sees 'Sobering Impact' From Azerbaijani Drone Downing
The Armenian leadership in Nagorno-Karabakh has said the reported downing of an Azerbaijani drone over the breakaway Azerbaijani region will "restrain" Baku in starting a military conflict over Karabakh More 
Kosovar Serbs Block Key Bridge
Serbs have blocked the main bridge connecting the southern (Albanian) and northern (Serb) parts of Kosovo one day before the deployment of Kosovar police and customs officials at two border crossings with Serbia More 
Online TV Station In Kazakhstan Ordered To Stop Using Antennas
An Almaty court has ruled that the independent online television company Stan-TV must stop using the antennas on the roof of its Almaty offices. More 
Kyrgyz Imam In Head-Scarf Ban Case
A local imam in northern Kyrgyzstan has filed a lawsuit against a secondary school for not allowing his daughter to wear an Islamic head scarf. More
Call For Belarus To Free Activist
The European Parliament has called on Belarus to release human rights defender Ales Byalyatski and end the harassment of his Vyasna group More 
Slain Ukraine Journalists To Honored
Ukrainian journalists who died while carrying out their duties will be commemorated in a special ceremony at the Volodymyr Cathedral Church in Kyiv on September 16. More 
21 Victims Of Ethnic Clashes In Kyrgyzstan Still Unidentified
The bodies of 21 people killed in last year's ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan have still not been identified after DNA analysis abroad. More 
Iranian Azeris Held Over Lake Protest
Several Azeri activists in Iran have been arrested after calling on people to participate in the latest protest over the drying up of Lake Orumieh. More 
Kabul 'Stealth Music Fest' To Go On
Organizers of Afghanistan's first rock music festival since 1975 say they are going ahead with a month of concerts and music workshops starting in Kabul today, despite a brazen Taliban attack in the capital this week that caused some venues to close their doors to the musicians. More 
Pakistan Alarm At Dengue Deaths
More than 4,000 people in Pakistan's Punjab Province have contracted dengue fever as authorities struggle to prevent the disease from spreading, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports. More 
Dancing Dmitry Parody Pulled From Russian TV
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has not publicly cultivated the macho public image of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, but when it comes to dance-floor grooving, the president has the public’s undivided attention. More 
Lebedev Tries To Pull Mask Off 'Department K,' No Stranger To Scandal
Russia’s monolithic secret services are back in the media spotlight. And once again, the reason has nothing to do with spying. More 
Forbes Launches Kazakhstan Edition
It wasn't long ago that Kazakh tycoons first began appearing on "Forbes" magazine's annual list of the world's billionaires. Now the self-described "capitalist tool" itself is venturing into Kazakhstan. More 
Russian-Led Security Body To Monitor Social Media In Wake Of Arab Spring
The Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-led military cooperation body consisting of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, has announced that it will start controlling social networks to avoid the unrest seen in the Arab world. More 
#Twitterfight, NATO-Taliban Edition
The battlefield in the war between NATO's International Security Assistance Force and the Taliban expanded to an unlikely place this week -- Twitter. More 
Turkey's Neo-Ottoman Foreign Policy
If the UN General Assembly ever does something really provocative and votes on a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide or the right of Kurdish self-determination, you can bet that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will make the prison guard in "Midnight Express" look like Florence Nightingale. More Two young Belarusian men -- Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou -- are on trial on charges of masterminding a bombing attack in the Minsk subway in April that killed 15 people. Before their trial opened, Liubou Kavalyova, the mother of Kavalyou, said her requests to meet with her son in detention have been rejected. (RFE/RL's Belarus Service) More 
Lukashenka Is Playing at Reform
The man known as Europe's last dictator made a startling announcement last week: Come early October, he will release all of the political prisoners in his jails. More Rock Bands Playing 'Stealth' Festival in Kabul, Despite Taliban Attacks Rock musicians in Kabul are refusing to let a major Taliban attack in the Afghan capital this week stop them from putting on the first rock festival in the Asian country in more than 35 years. More |
