RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report
1/17/2012 6:21:00 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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Belarus
Jailed Belarusian Opposition Activists Placed In Stricter Conditions
A jailed former Belarusian presidential candidate has been placed in solitary confinement and an opposition activist transfered to a "closed regime" prison for violating rules. More 
No Birthday Visit For Jailed Belarusian
The friends and colleagues of a political activist jailed in eastern Belarus have been prevented from visiting him on his birthday. More 
Jailed Belarus Activist Faces Review
A jailed Belarusian activist will face a review to decide if he will be sent to a stricter penitentiary for violating his "labor camp's internal order." More 
Belarus: Statkevich Given 'Closed Regime'
Jailed former Belarusian presidential candidate Mikola Statkevich has been given a three-year prison term in a harsher penitentiary for alleged "constant violation of the labor camp's internal regulations." More 
Jailed Belarus Journalist Not Allowed To See Lawyer
The lawyer of jailed Belarusian journalist Alyaksandr Barazenka has not been allowed to see his client at a Minsk detention center. More 
Protest Coverage Lands Journalist in Jail
A journalist for the independent Belsat tv satellite channel was sentenced to 11 days in prison for filming an unsanctioned rally in front of KGB headquarters in Minsk. More 
Rocky Times At Belarus Quarry
A Belarusian official has called for the head of the country's largest granite quarry to resign amid employee protests. More 
Belarus Web Law Takes Effect
A law restricting the use of the Internet by Belarusian firms and state institutions has come into force. More 
Obama Signs Legislation On Belarus
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law a strengthened sanctions regime for Belarus in response to the government's crackdown on protesters following the controversial reelection of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in 2010. More 
Belarus Euronews Broadcasts Suspended
A Belarusian state television channel has suspended broadcasts of the Euronews channel, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports. More 
Apology Ordered For Romany Slur
A former high-ranking Moldovan government official has been found guilty of racist remarks against the Romany community and ordered to apologize. More 
Moldovan Officials Discuss Checkpoints
Officials representing all parties in the dispute between Moldova and its breakaway region of Transdniester are meeting to discuss elevated tensions at checkpoints between the region and the rest of the country. More 
Presidential Deal Elusive In Moldova
The first formal negotiations in more than a year between the Moldovan ruling bloc and the opposition Communists have ended without agreement on how to elect a president and end protracted political deadlock. More 
Moldova Calls For Peacekeeping Changes
Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister for European Reintegration Eugen Carpov told RFE/RL on January 3 that such tragic incidents could be avoided if the operational structure of the current peacekeeping mission is changed. More 
Ukraine's Economic Rankings Mired In Decline Despite Attempts At Reform
A leading global index of economic freedom has ranked Ukraine near the bottom for the third straight year. The country ranked alongside Uzbekistan and Chad and was the least-free among the 43 countries in the Europe region. The results are dismal since the government of President Viktor Yanukovych has been promising much-needed reforms since he took office at the beginning of 2010. But Ukrainian businesses are yet to feel the results. More 
Ukrainian Activists Barred From Greeting Jailed Tymoshenko
Some 15 women activists were barred from wishing jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko a happy New Year at the labor camp in eastern Ukraine where she is being held. More 
Podcast: The Best Of 'The Blender' 1st Anniversary Show!
On this week's edition of The Blender, a look back at the best of the past year, as RFE/RL's only weekly English-language podcast celebrates its first anniversary. More 
Chornobyl Veterans Renew Protests
Some 200 veterans of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster clean-up have rallied in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk to demand that they receive full pension payments. More 
Ukrainian Police To Search For 'Tymoshenko Tents'
Police in eastern Ukraine have launched an investigation into the alleged theft of tents owned by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. More 
Tymoshenko Asylum 'Not Political'
Czech authorities say the husband of imprisoned Ukrainian ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko has received asylum in the European Union country as a form of "international protection." More 
Gazprom: Ukraine Must Honor Contract
Sergei Kupriyanov, an official representative of Russia's state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom, said today that Ukraine cannot cut in half the amount of gas it is contracted to purchase from Gazprom. More 
Tymoshenko Protest Site 'Shut For Repairs'
Authorities in eastern Ukraine have fenced off an area outside the labor camp housing former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko that her supporters were using to stage protests. More 
Tymoshenko Protest Camp Dismantled
Tents used by people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv rallying for jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have been forcibly dismantled. More 
Tymoshenko: Asylum 'Only Way'
Speaking in Prague, Oleksandr Tymoshenko, the husband of imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, accuses the authorities in Kyiv of trying to "physically destroy" his wife. More 
Tymoshenko's Spouse Flees Ukraine
The husband of Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister of Ukraine, has been granted political asylum in the Czech Republic. The move comes as Tymoshenko begins serving a seven-year sentence for abuse of office. More 
Tymoshenko Jail Treatment Challenged
The defense team of Yulia Tymoshenko say the former Ukrainian prime minister's treatment in prison is nothing short of torture. Prison officials say the jail conditions meet European standards. More |
