Friday, May 18, 2012

  • Same Old Song For Azerbaijan's Gays

    The social stigma attached to homosexuality is hardly unique to Azerbaijan. But as Baku hosts Eurovision -- a spectacle with unabashedly gay overtones -- its stance on sexual minorities is coming under fresh scrutiny.

  • Big News, Except In Serbia

    The long-awaited war-crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic made headlines all over the world, except in one key country.

  • No Big Deal

    Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has acknowledged that the great gas deal Ukraine supposedly got for extending the lease of Russia's Black Sea Fleet turns out not to have been so great after all.

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Video Czechs Rock Out To Support Russian Punk Protesters

"They're locking up musicians again!" That cry of alarm was the name of a benefit concert held in Prague to show support for Pussy Riot, the Russian female punk rockers who are facing prison terms for staging a protest in a Moscow cathedral. The Czech musicians included the Plastic People of the Universe.

Video Interview: Russian Opposition Leader Garry Kasparov

While on a trip to Norway for the Oslo Freedom Forum last week, prominent Russian opposition leader and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov talked to RFE/RL’s Belarus Service about the current political landscape in both Russia and Belarus. (RFE/RL’s Belarus Service)

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Photo Of The Day

Mejra Dzogaz searches for the names of her relatives killed in the Bosnian war on a memorial plaque as former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic was on trial for war crimes in The Hague.

Mejra Dzogaz searches for the names of her relatives killed in the Bosnian war on a memorial plaque as former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic was on trial for war crimes in The Hague.

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Khadija Ismayilova Honored By International Women's Media Foundation

RFE/RL's Ismayilova named IWMF award winner as watchdog groups speak out against increasingly hostile acts towards journalists.
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RFE/RL Marks World Press Freedom Day

World Press Freedom Day: RFE/RL Journalists Defy Censorship And Intimidation

RFE/RL pays video tribute to journalists working in some of the world's most dangerous and restrictive environments.
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