RFE/RL WATCHDOG
2/23/2012 8:53:13 PM
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 Kyrgyzstan Bans Unification Church A court in Bishkek has ruled that the South Korean-based Unification Church can no longer operate on Kyrgyz territory. More  Byalyatski Moved To Belarus Labor Camp A prominent Belarusian human rights activist who was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in jail for tax evasion has been transferred from a detention center in Minsk to a labor camp in the eastern city of Babruysk. More  Kazakh Rights Activist Released From Jail Kazakh rights activist Yevgeny Zhovtis, freed after 2 1/2 years in prison thanks to an amnesty, has expressed support for other political activists and journalists being held in detention centers and prisons in Kazakhstan. More |
