RFE/RL WATCHDOG
12/8/2011 9:07:40 PM
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 Summoned Belarus Journalist Disappears An opposition activist has disappeared after reporting to police for questioning in eastern Belarus. More  Iran Called 'Worst' Journalist Jailer The Committee to Protect Journalists says the number of journalists jailed around the world has increased to its highest level since the mid-1990s and that Iran is "the world's worst jailer."More  Russian Journalist Calls Out Colleagues A prominent Russian journalist has called on journalists working for the state-run media to be "professionals" after they failed to cover recent demonstrations against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. More  Reports Of Tajik Hunger Strike Refuted A public prosecutor monitoring prisons in Tajikistan's southern Khatlon Province is refuting reports about an ongoing hunger strike by detainees at a maximum-security labor camp. More  Belarusian 'Noodle Protesters' Arrested Two activists of the Belarusian National Bolshevik Party have been arrested in Minsk and charged with hooliganism over an incident to highlight perceived bias by the state broadcaster.More  Uzbek Detainee Kills Herself A woman has committed suicide in the western Uzbek city of Andijon after reportedly being interrogated by police for four days. More  Belarus Activist's 'Flag Trials' Postponed Two trials against a well-known Belarusian activist for displaying a pre-Lukashenka-era national flag have been postponed in the eastern city of Vitsebsk. More  Belarusian Poet In Trouble Over 'Samizdat' Newspaper A poet in northwestern Belarus is in hot water over a "samizdat" newspaper he edits. More |
