January 2012
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Iran's Cyberpolice Detain Facebook-Group...
Iran’s cyberpolice say they have arrested four administrators of a Facebook group called “Daaf and Paaf,” which had launched an online beauty competition.
The Facebook group had called on its 27,000 fans to send in pictures to take part in a competition for choosing “hot” Iranian men and women…[READ MORE]
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It's a new Ice Age!
These photos serve as an invitation to the prehistoric “World Dinosaurs XXL Exhibition” in Sarajevo. Midhat Poturovic of RFE/RL’s Balkan Service visited the amusement park area Pioneer Valley and captured the excitement of mostly young visitors interacting with 52 featured showpieces. All exhibits were reconstructed based on the latest research results of prominent German...
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WatchThe war in Bosnia destroyed many lives, and RFE/RL has the story of one Mostar man whose family was split apart, pitting brother against brother and father against son…[READ MORE]
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Photo Of The Day
One of more than 1,000 hunger-striking Kyrgyz prisoners protesting prison conditions, who have sewed their mouths shut to prevent force-feeding.
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The Medvedev Legacy
After being largely — and conspicuously — absent from the news for weeks, Dmitry Medvedev spoke yesterday at Moscow State University.
The Russian president touted recent proposals to reform the electoral system, saying “these [old] rules are not working.” He reassured students that “nobody is imposing” censorship in Russia, adding that this would be...
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WatchProtests Aim To Stop Killing of Stray Dogs in Ukraine
Several dozen Ukrainian animals rights activists picketed the building of Ukraine’s government, demanding a stop to the euthanizing of stray dogs across the country. The protest action, called “Stop It!,” was organized via Facebook. The protesters are demanding an end to dog hunters who, they claim, are working throughout the...
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WatchArmenian Baby Named After French President
A married couple in Armenia has named their firstborn child in honor of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, whose political party had initiated a law – passed through both houses of the country’s parliament recently – criminalizing any public denial of what is recognized in France as the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
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The ship’s 63-year-old Georgian captain recounted the Somali hostage ordeal to @RTavisupleba in this video. Fifteen Georgian and three Turkish sailors returned home this month after spending 16 months being held hostage by Somali pirates.
The sailors spent 16 months enduring searing heat and brutal abuse at the hands of their Somali captors, who demanded $9 million in...
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Medvedev speaking to journalism students:
“I agree with you that the mass media very often comes under pressure. But that doesn’t mean that there is unbridled censorship in our country. First of all, nobody has introduced censorship and nobody is imposing it. Secondly, and this is my firm belief, censorship is impossible in the modern world.”
- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
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“Putin speaking to students on the value of the Internet: “You know very...”
– Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking today (January 25) at a meeting with students at Tomsk Polytechnic University.
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Russian presidential candidate Sergei Mironov of A Just Russia party speaking today on RFE/RL’s Russian Service live program in Moscow about the Central Election Commission considering to disqualify Grigory Yavlinsky from running for president:
“I think it’s a political decision. I’ve been involved in elections for a long time, I’ve also collected signatures, and I...
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Asians Mark Year of the Dragon
Millions of Asians are shooting off fireworks, sitting down to feasts, and having family reunions to mark the Year of the Dragon. The Lunar New Year that began on January 23 is the most important holiday of the year for many people in Asia. The dragon is considered the most favorable and revered sign in the 12-year cycle of beasts that appear in the Chinese zodiac.
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“This issue is of a political nature, absolutely, and the purpose of [denying...”
– Yabloko party founder Grigory Yavlinsky speaking today (January 23) at a news conference in Moscow. Read more on Radio Svoboda’s website.
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Today: Live Chat On Dangers Facing Journalists In...
Pakistan — VOA journalist Mukarram Khan Aatif who was killed in Shabqadar town in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, undated
Join us today at 2pm EST on Facebook for a discussion on the dangers facing journalists in Pakistan. RFE/RL’s Daud Khattak and Committee to Protect Journalists Asia Program Coordinator Bob Dietz will cover the recent killing of VOA...
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“We are the Afghan people’s friends, and we are Afghan people’s...”
– French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaking today, January 20. Sarkozy has announced that France is suspending all joint combat operations and training programs for Afghan troops after an Afghan National Army soldier apparently shot and killed four French soldiers and wounded many others in eastern...
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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…[READ MORE]
Also read the article in Kazakh and Russian.
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Afghanistan Closes Hundreds Of NGOs
A top Afghan official says hundreds of local and foreign NGOs have been shut down for violating the law. Economy Minister Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan that 600 Afghan and 195 foreign NGOs were closed on January 18 because they failed to send biannual reports to the Economy Ministry detailing their activities, progress, and budgets, which is required by...
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WatchA Macedonian village on the edge of Europe
Over the past couple of years, the Macedonian village of Lojane, which borders Serbia, has become a stopover on the illegal migration routes to Western Europe. Immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and some Arab countries spend days here trying to find their way into the European Union. But Serbian police make their attempts to cross the border more...
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“It is impossible to predict all the consequences [of an attack on Iran]. I have...”
– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking today (January 18) at a news conference in Moscow.
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