RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report
18.09.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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Belarus Opposition Site Opens In Warsaw The Belarusian opposition website Charter97.org has announced that it has opened new headquarters in the Polish capital, Warsaw. More Awareness Of Human Trafficking Is Increasing, But 'So Is The Problem' On the sidelines of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Economic and Environmental Forum in Prague, RFE/RL correspondent Richard Solash spoke with Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, the OSCE special representative for combating trafficking in human beings, on the latest trends in the battle against the epidemic. More Orthodox Jews Celebrate New Year At Pilgrimage Site In Ukraine As Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, thousands of Orthodox believers are taking part in a pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine. The town is the burial site of Rabbi Nachman, the founder of a 200-year-old branch of the Hasidic Jewish sect. Pilgrims visited the rabbi's grave and celebrated the New Year with prayer, songs, and dancing. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service) More Prison officials have confiscated two Geiger counters from jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who claims authorities are responsible for high radiation levels in her quarters. The confiscation follows damaging accusations from two of her former cellmates. More Residents of Lviv in western Ukraine are complaining that their otherwise picturesque hometown is becoming increasingly unlivable because of a mysterious foul odor permeating the city. Environmental officials say unregulated sewer systems are to blame, and have called on city officials to clean up Lviv's air. More 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 |