http://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo_RFERL.gif http://www.rferl.org en-US Copyright 2010 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:11:56 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL A former prisoner, newly freed because of bribes, is gunned down in the street. The message: "In prison, he'd still be alive." It's all in the name of fighting corruption in Russia's republic of Daghestan. http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-anticorruption-video/24988031.html http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-anticorruption-video/24988031.html Thu, 16 May 2013 12:24:30 +0000 Russia internet_team@rferl.org (Deana Kjuka) With terrorist organizations taking to Twitter and Facebook, social-network operators are coming under increased pressure from governments to shut down their accounts. But activists -- and the social networks themselves -- are worried about the implications on free speech. http://www.rferl.org/content/twitter-facebook-terrorists/24906583.html http://www.rferl.org/content/twitter-facebook-terrorists/24906583.html Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:01:37 +0000 Features internet_team@rferl.org (Deana Kjuka) http://www.rferl.org/content/twitter-facebook-terrorists/24906583.html#relatedInfoContainer Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is posting black and white photos from the 1970s, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is tweeting nostalgically romantic tweets about nightlife in Chechnya while Uzbekistan's Gulnara Karimova and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are mastering the fine art of Instagram. RFE/RL takes a look at how these autocratic regimes are using (or abusing) social media channels for their political and personal purposes. http://www.rferl.org/content/authoritarian-rulers-social-media/24887199.html http://www.rferl.org/content/authoritarian-rulers-social-media/24887199.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:02:44 +0000 Features internet_team@rferl.org (Deana Kjuka) http://www.rferl.org/content/authoritarian-rulers-social-media/24887199.html#relatedInfoContainer When Pope Benedict XVI sent the first tweet from his personal Twitter account on December 12, he joined a growing list of religious figures firing off messages in 140 characters. http://www.rferl.org/content/pope-benedict-joins-twitter-pontifex/24796354.html http://www.rferl.org/content/pope-benedict-joins-twitter-pontifex/24796354.html Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:07:57 +0000 Features internet_team@rferl.org (Deana Kjuka) http://www.rferl.org/content/pope-benedict-joins-twitter-pontifex/24796354.html#relatedInfoContainer The rise of cheap technology over the past decade has helped revive Uzbekistan's film industry. But while the successes are hard to ignore, some wonder if quantity has not come at the expense of quality. http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-film-industry-quantity-versus-quality/24745666.html http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-film-industry-quantity-versus-quality/24745666.html Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:31:42 +0000 Uzbekistan internet_team@rferl.org (Deana Kjuka, Shukhrat Babajanov) http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-film-industry-quantity-versus-quality/24745666.html#relatedInfoContainer The opposition Georgian Dream coalition couldn't be more delighted with the date of this year's parliamentary election, which will be held on October 1. http://www.rferl.org/content/bidzina-ivanishvili-date-saint-elections/24666746.html http://www.rferl.org/content/bidzina-ivanishvili-date-saint-elections/24666746.html Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:19:42 +0000 Georgia internet_team@rferl.org (Deana Kjuka) http://www.rferl.org/content/bidzina-ivanishvili-date-saint-elections/24666746.html#relatedInfoContainer