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May 29th

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Disadvantaged Afghan Kids Find Home At Music Institute

May 29th

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Jameel Afridi speaking today (May 28) to Radio Mashaal in Peshawar, Pakistan. Jameel Afridi is the younger brother of Dr. Shakeel Afridi, who was sentenced in Pakistan to 33 years in prison for helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden. “This sentence is illegal because he has not done [what they said]. The [Frontier Crimes Regulations] Law is even not applicable to him. I have not seen...

May 28th

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Kazakhstan: Five Local Police Officials Sentenced In Oil Workers Unrest Case A court in Kazakhstan’s western region of Manghystau on Monday sentenced five local police officials jail terms from 5 to 7 years for their roles in a deadly unrests in the oil town of Zhanaozen and nearby Shetpe in December. Three of the defendants are high-ranked regional police officials. They were found guilty of...

May 28th

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May 25th

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WATCH: Violent scuffles erupted in Ukraine’s parliament late on May 24 between lawmakers of the pro-Western opposition and counterparts from President Viktor Yanukovych’s party, which bases its support in Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east. (AP video) “We need to harness the courage and buffoonery [of the parliamentary brawl] and go the people, because everyone says they are...

May 25th

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May 24th

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“Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” Some 30 demonstrators attempted to gather outside Baku’s public television center, but police quickly rounded them up and forced most of them into waiting cars. The opposition has pledged to stage demonstrations this week as Baku hosts the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in an effort to draw international attention to alleged human rights...

May 24th

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May 24th

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Kyrgyz President Wants China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway BISHKEK — Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev says his government strongly supports a project to build a trans-Asia railway to connect his country to both China and Uzbekistan. RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service interviews Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev.

May 23rd

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