RFE/RL Watchdog
1/19/2012 7:33:16 PM
A blog of human rights, media freedom, and democracy developments from RFE/RL's broadcast region.
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Wounded Kazakh Oil Worker Describes Being Shot During Protests
In an interview with RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, a former oil worker in troubled western Kazakhstan, Nurlybek Nurgalyev, talks about being wounded after police and security forces fired on striking oil workers in the city of Zhanaozen. More 
Belarus Activist Being 'Forcibly Fed'
Medical personnel have begun forcibly feeding a jailed political activist on hunger strike in eastern Belarus. More 
Kyrgyz Ombudsman: Inmate Abused
Kyrgyz Ombudsman Tursunbek Akun said in parliament on January 18 that the body of an inmate who died in a Bishkek detention center shows signs of violence. More 
Concert Planned For Political Prisoners
Russian human rights activists plan to hold a concert next month to raise money to support political prisoners after holding a "For Fair Elections" march in Moscow. More 
Iran OKs Malekpour's Death Sentence
The French media watchdog Reporters Without Borders says it is “shocked” to learn that Iran’s Supreme Court has confirmed a death sentence against website designer Saeed Malekpour, a dual Iranian-Canadian citizen. More 
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 
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 |
