RFE/RL BELARUS, UKRAINE, AND MOLDOVA REPORT
11/1/2011 7:53:31 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. For more stories on Eastern Europe, please visit and bookmark our Eastern Europe page . |
BELARUS
 Bakiev Did Not Vote In Kyrgyz Election Former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev, who is currently living in Belarus, did not vote in the October 30 Kyrgyz presidential election. More  Clemency Pressure On Belarus Inmate Jailed former Belarusian presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich is being pressured to write to President Alyaksandr Lukashenka asking for clemency.More  Belarus Signs Deals With Tajikistan Visiting Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon have signed seven agreements on increased cooperation. More  Belarusian Activist Loses Appeal To Clear Record A Belarusian opposition activist has lost an appeal to have his criminal conviction for protesting last year's presidential election overturned. More  Belarus Deports Russian Journalist As 'Threat To Security' The Belarusian authorities have deported a Russian journalist after he talked to the wife of a jailed opposition leader in Minsk. More  Organizers Of People's Assembly In Belarus Face Trial Two of the organizers of an opposition "People's Assembly" gathering in eastern Belarus earlier this month have been charged with violating laws on holding public gatherings. More  Belarusian Activist Jailed For 10 Days Over Prisoner Protest A Belarusian opposition activist has been jailed for 10 days for trying to stage a protest in support of political prisoners. More  Belarusian 'Silent Protester' Jailed An opposition activist in eastern Belarus has been jailed for 10 days for holding a silent protest in which he was the only participant More  Podcast: What Lee Harvey Oswald Really Did In Minsk The Blender this week has an interview about a new book about Lee Harvey Oswald's time in Minsk, a discussion with the granddaughter of Josip Broz Tito about his legacy and her efforts to heal ethnic divisions in the former Yugoslavia, and a feature on the first outdoor rock festival in Afghanistan in 35 years. More  Masked Assailants Beat Belarusian Activist A leading opposition activist in eastern Belarus says he was attacked and beaten by masked men near his apartment block. More  Transdniester Frees Moldova 'Spy' Ilie Cazac, a 25-year-old former tax inspector was sentenced in February to 14 years in prison after being detained in March 2010 and accused of high treason and espionage on behalf of Moldova. More  Russian Writer Facing Trial In Moldova 'Absconds' Authorities in Moldova say a Russian writer awaiting trial for allegedly inciting street violence during pro-democracy protests two years ago has disappeared from house arrest. More  Tatarstan To Host International Turkology Conference Experts from the region and beyond are gathering in Kazan to discuss how to preserve Turkic languages in a rapidly globalizing world. More  Most CIS Countries Sign Up To Free-Trade Zone Heads of government from eight member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have announced the signing of a free-trade agreement during a meeting in St. Petersburg. More |
