December 2011
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Stalin Monument 'Beheaders' Sentenced In Ukraine
Nine Ukrainian nationalists charged in the decapitation of a monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhya last year have received suspended sentences, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service reports.
The activists were also ordered to pay some 100,000 hryvnyas ($12,300) to repair the headless Stalin monument.
Their lawyer, Volodymyr Prudovskyy said the court did...
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RFE/RL Provides Expert Coverage For Upcoming...
As Russia gears up for mass nationwide demonstrations on Saturday, RFE/RL correspondents will provide wall-to-wall coverage with breaking news, live streaming video, and expert analysis. Be sure to follow Radio Svoboda online (also in Russian), The Power Vertical blog (also on Twitter), and RFERL.org for news as it happens. Current coverage: # Preparations are taking place by various...
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WatchVideo Report: In Unstable Iraq, Armenian Christians Feel The Strain
Ethnic Armenians make up just one small part of Iraq’s Christian minority. As sectarian attacks against Christians have grown in recent years, many ethnic Armenians have fled the country, while others stay behind and struggle to maintain their community. Video by RFE/RL Radio Free Iraq’s Wisam Fazaa.
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“I have seen the first reaction of our American partners. The first thing the...”
– Russian Prime Minister Vladimir speaking today (December 8) at a session of the Russian Popular Front’s Coordinating Council in Moscow.
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World Marks 20th Anniversary Of Dissolution Of...
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union after nearly 70 years.
See RFE/RL’s special multimedia project: The Fall: 20 Years After The Collapse Of The U.S.S.R.
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Photo gallery - Marking Ashura in Azerbaijan
See the photos in this soundslide.
Thousands of Azeris gathered on December 6 to commemorate the Shi’ite holiday of Ashura in Nardaran, outside the Azerbaijani capital, Baku.
Photos by RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani service, Radio Azadliq’s photographer Abbas Atilay.
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A Guerrilla Newsman In Exile
For almost two decades, RFE/RL’s Reza Veisi — a well known journalist in Iran — lived under the strain of severe psychological pressure as well as direct intimidation from government authorities before joining RFE/RL’s Persian-language service, Radio Farda, in early 2010.
“For over ten years, from 1999-2009, I couldn’t explain to anyone why I couldn’t write any report and could...
