RFE/RL WATCHDOG
1/12/2012 7:58:26 PM
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 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  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  Kazakh Journalists Say Harassed Journalists from the independent online television station Stan-TV say police in the restive city of Zhanaozen are hindering the media's work. 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  Kazakh Journalist Leaves Jail A journalist whose independent paper was shuttered after his conviction for revealing state secrets in an article hinting at wrongdoing in Kazakhstan's national security apparatus is free after three years in jail. More  Afghan Girl Wants Tormentors In Prison When we last left her, Sahar Gul was in dire straits. The 15-year-old Afghan newlywed, who was allegedly tortured by her husband and in-laws and kept in a basement for several months, was near death when she was rescued about two weeks ago. More  Kazakh Activists Urge Release Of Jailed Journalist Several Kazakh activists gathered at a prison in southern Kazakhstan today to demand the release of journalist Ramazan Esergepov. More |
