RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report
11.09.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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Belarus
Belarus Shot Putter Banned For Year
Belarusian antidoping agency head Alyaksandr Vankhadla has said that Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Astapchuk, who was stripped of her Olympic gold medal last month over doping, has been handed a one-year ban. More 
Activist Detained Amid Belarus Raids
Activists of the opposition "Tell The Truth!" movement in Belarus say their colleague, Paval Vinahradau, has been detained. More 
OSCE Concerned Over Belarus Arrests
The Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe (OSCE), has expressed concern about the arrests and detentions of administrators of opposition online communities in Belarus. More 
British Political Party Launches 'Bears For Belarus' Campaign
The regime of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka sunk to new bizarre lows in July after a blogger was arrested for posting online pictures of teddy bears being dropped from a plane by Swedish rights activists who supported the country’s opposition. More 
Belarusian KGB Arrests Administrators Of Opposition Online Communities
The Vyasna (Spring) human rights center in Belarus says police and the Committee for State Security (KGB) have detained several administrators of Belarusian opposition online communities. More 
German Authorities Defend Belarus Police Training
The European Union says it wants to know why German police continued a program to train Belarusian security forces months after the EU sanctioned Minsk for cracking down on opposition protestors. More 
As Elections Loom, Independent Ukrainian TV Battles For Survival
An independent television station in Ukraine is fighting a hefty tax-evasion fine widely seen as an attempt to muzzle criticism of President Viktor Yanukovych ahead of key parliamentary elections. TVi may face bankruptcy if the fine is not overturned. More 
A Fairy-Tale Ending -- With a Twist
It's not your traditional fairy tale. Sleeping Beauty is wakened from a hundred years' slumber by a kiss. But the kiss is from another woman. More 
'I Want You To Off Azimoff!' -- East European Stereotypes On U.S. TV
Many Americans get their knowledge of foreign countries from film and television, Let's just agree that all on-screen East European men are rogue security officers-turned-gangsters and East European women are prostitutes, or seductive spies at best. So this gives me, a confessed television addict, a chance to recall some stereotypical portrayals of Eastern Europeans on American television. I limited my quick survey only to television shows, because film -- well, the list would be simply too long. More The Ukrainian Specialized Supreme Court has rejected former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against her abuse-of-office conviction and accompanying seven-year jail sentence. More |
