http://www.rferl.org/archive/Communications/latest/653/653.html Subscribe to all materials by RFE/RL's Communications Department http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo_RFERL.gif http://www.rferl.org/archive/Communications/latest/653/653.html en-US Copyright 2010 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:20:43 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Joanne Ivy Stankievich didn’t know what she was getting into when she agreed to accompany her husband Walter to Germany in 1988. He had just accepted a position as director of the Belarus Service at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which was then headquartered in Munich. The journey turned out to be quite a ride for the self-described “American farm girl,” as she witnessed the fall of Communism and the consequent sea change both in the geopolitical landscape and in ordinary people’s ... http://www.rferl.org/content/joanne-stankievich-visit-2013/24989310.html http://www.rferl.org/content/joanne-stankievich-visit-2013/24989310.html Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:28 +0000 Off Mic RFE/RL In The Media # Read RFE/RL in "The Atlantic" on TeliaSonera's sponsoring of Eurovision # "Interfax" cites RFE/RL reporting on the asylum case of Andriy Shkil International Press Review Iran # The mayor of Tehran takes full credit for some ruthless crackdowns # "It Will Take More Than Two New Candidates to Change Iran" - Ray Takeyh, "Financial Times" # "Back to the Future in Iran's Election" - Namazikhah ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24988621.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24988621.html Fri, 17 May 2013 05:13:35 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24988621.html#relatedInfoContainer Afternoon Update Russia # Ilya Goryachev was arrested in Serbia [Google translate version] # Vladimir Zhirinovsky is no longer welcome in Kyrgyzstan RFE/RL Target Region # A "secret archive" of torture videos from prisons in Georgia exists Of Interest # Details on Skype's encryption [in German; Google translate version] # Global racial tolerance -- mapped # The dictionary of numbers Science & Technology # 3-D imaging of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly # ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24987487.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24987487.html Thu, 16 May 2013 04:28:40 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24987487.html#relatedInfoContainer RFE/RL has been unable to obtain current information about a Turkmen correspondent reportedly detained by local police in Turkmenabat. http://www.rferl.org/content/ten-days-after-detention-fate-of-rferl-turkmen-correspondent-is-unknown/24987367.html http://www.rferl.org/content/ten-days-after-detention-fate-of-rferl-turkmen-correspondent-is-unknown/24987367.html Wed, 15 May 2013 21:10:40 +0000 Press Releases Afternoon Update Russia # "The Spy Who Shot Himself in the Foot" - Julia Ioffe, "The New Republic" Iran # "The Ayatollah's Game Plan" - Mohsen Milani, "Foreign Affairs" # "Rafsanjani Is No Iranian Reformer" - Michael Miner, "Real Clear World" Pakistan # "An Astonishing Mandate" - Cyril Almeida, "The Indian Express"  RFE/RL Target Region # Human Rights Watch on the beating of Ulugbek ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24986378.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24986378.html Wed, 15 May 2013 05:09:12 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24986378.html#relatedInfoContainer Afternoon Update Russia # Russia says it has arrested an American for trying to flip an FSB agent # "The Economist" reviews three books on Russia Iran # Tehran has apologised for killing Afghans who were crossing the border Pakistan # "Dawn" says it has proof of an agreement between political parties to not allow women to vote in Lower Dir # The vote in Pakistan as seen in India # India-Pakistan trade was up 21% last year RFE/RL Target Region # Kurdish ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24985173.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24985173.html Tue, 14 May 2013 04:57:03 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24985173.html#relatedInfoContainer RFE/RL In The Media # Human Rights Watch, Reporters Without Borders, and Amnesty International cover the arrest of Rovshen Yazmuhamedov # The Council of Foreign Relations quotes RFE/RL's interview with Mansur Osanlu International Press Review Iran # Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could faces jail time and/or lashes # A couple of surprise candidates entered the field (and bred some resentment) # "The Day After a Strike on Iran" - Marwan Muasher, "National ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24984108.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24984108.html Mon, 13 May 2013 04:59:01 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24984108.html#relatedInfoContainer On Saturday, May 11 Pakistanis will go to the polls to cast their ballots in a general election that has been marred by sectarian violence and ethnic tension. This year’s vote, however, will also mark several historic milestones for Pakistan’s tenuous democracy -- including the first ever transfer of power in Pakistan from one civilian government that completed its entire term in office to another.   Radio Mashaal Covers The Campaign   In addition to providing unbiased coverage from ... http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistani-elections-discussion-forum/24982680.html http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistani-elections-discussion-forum/24982680.html Fri, 10 May 2013 16:55:05 +0000 Impact Afternoon Update Pakistan/Afghanistan # Some pre-election voices from Pakistan # About that Peshawar High Court judgment on drones Iran # An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader has joined the election fray # Iran has recalled its ambassador to Cyprus Of Interest # "A Turbulent Valley in a Turbulent Decade" - Josh Foust, "Foreign Policy" # "My Father, the Good Nazi" - Philippe Sands, "Financial Times" # European and Asian languages ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24981911.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24981911.html Fri, 10 May 2013 05:23:22 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24981911.html#relatedInfoContainer Radio Svaboda journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich was warned Minsk's municipal prosecutor's office about violating Belarus' "Law on Mass Media." http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus-prosecutors-office-warns-radio-svaboda-journalist/24981771.html http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus-prosecutors-office-warns-radio-svaboda-journalist/24981771.html Thu, 09 May 2013 19:04:29 +0000 Press Releases Authorities in Turkmenistan, one of the world's most closed societies where RFE/RL is not officially recognized and has no local bureau, have detained a correspondent who, despite all odds, was reporting on important social issues for audiences eager for news. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-turkmenistan-detains-rferl-reporter/24981511.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-turkmenistan-detains-rferl-reporter/24981511.html Thu, 09 May 2013 14:46:00 +0000 Journalists in Trouble Radio Tavisupleba Media School is preparing a new generation of journalists, and setting new standards for journalism, in Georgia. http://www.rferl.org/content/pressrelease/24981242.html http://www.rferl.org/content/pressrelease/24981242.html Thu, 09 May 2013 11:23:56 +0000 Impact Afternoon Edition Pakistan/Afghanistan # "A New Spring in the Age of Freedom" - Mosharraf Zaidi, "India Today"  # Pakistan's electoral winner will likely be calling the IMF # The U.S. will keep nine bases in Afghanistan Iran # "Will the Iran-Saudi Arabia Proxy War Spread to Iraq?" - Mohammed Ayoob, "Real Clear World" Russia # "Swampland" - Anna Nemtsova, "Foreign Policy"  Boston Bombing # Ellen Barry on ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24980847.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24980847.html Thu, 09 May 2013 05:19:04 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24980847.html#relatedInfoContainer Governors Susan McCue and Michael Meehan, wrapping up their visit to Moscow, state that "Radio Liberty is more critical than ever." http://www.rferl.org/content/bbg-governors-seek-to-expand-media-efforts-in-russia/24979608.html http://www.rferl.org/content/bbg-governors-seek-to-expand-media-efforts-in-russia/24979608.html Tue, 07 May 2013 16:22:58 +0000 Communications Afternoon Update Russia # "Forbes" on the creative economy in Russia # "The Russians Are Shrinking!" - Oliver Bullough, "The Wall St. Journal" Pakistan # "Pakistan's Minorities Have No Faith in Democracy" - Kathy Gannon, "AP" # The toll of political violence in Pakistan Afghanistan # "Adding the Ballot to the Bullet? Hezb-e Islami in Transition" - Osman & Ruttig, AAN Iran # Presidential candidates are registering ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24978705.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24978705.html Tue, 07 May 2013 05:13:40 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24978705.html#relatedInfoContainer BBG Governors Susan McCue and Michael Meehan were in Moscow from May 3 to May 7 to meet with RFE/RL Russian Service staff, Radio Liberty veterans and other experts on how best to expand the reach of BBG broadcasters inside Russia. http://www.rferl.org/content/bbg-governors-mccue-meehan-in-moscow/24978563.html http://www.rferl.org/content/bbg-governors-mccue-meehan-in-moscow/24978563.html Mon, 06 May 2013 20:37:11 +0000 Communications On World Press Freedom Day, well-known Ukrainian journalist Mustafa Nayem talks about the "dual realities" that shape public perceptions in Ukraine: while a minority has access to independent and critical discussion on the Internet, a majority doesn't, and instead receives its information from state-supported major media and tv. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-official-vs-independent-media-in-ukraine/24977986.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-official-vs-independent-media-in-ukraine/24977986.html Mon, 06 May 2013 10:25:46 +0000 Journalists in Trouble Afternoon Update RFE/RL Target Region # The OCCRP rap sheet on Naser Kalmendi # The organ-trafficking scandal in the Balkans continues to unravel # A handless Kazakh man was denied a UK visa for lack of fingerprints Russia # Preparations in Moscow # Russia says there is a growing chance of outside intervention in Syria Of Interest # "I was swallowed by a hippo" # The forthcoming book on the Hanging Towers of Babylon U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy # "Al ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24977677.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24977677.html Mon, 06 May 2013 05:14:38 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24977677.html#relatedInfoContainer While Freedom House classifies 13 of RFE/RL's broadcast countries as "not free," and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) puts three of RFE/RL’s broadcast countries squarely in their worst category, our journalists are still on the ground, determined to report the news. To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, RFE/RL bureau journalists working in some of the most restrictive and dangerous environments for media in the world sound off on what press freedom means to them. -- Emily ... http://www.rferl.org/content/world-press-freedom-day-video-2013/24975837.html http://www.rferl.org/content/world-press-freedom-day-video-2013/24975837.html Fri, 03 May 2013 12:12:11 +0000 Impact A "Risk List" of 10 countries where press freedom suffered the most in 2012 through "fatalities, impunity, imprisonment, censorship, restrictive laws, and exiled journalists" includes Russia, Pakistan and Iran, all in RFE/RL's broadcast region. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-russia-pakistan-and-iran-top-risk-list-for-journalists/24975525.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-russia-pakistan-and-iran-top-risk-list-for-journalists/24975525.html Fri, 03 May 2013 07:43:24 +0000 Journalists in Trouble RFE/RL In The Media # "Foreign Policy" and "The Asia Times" cite RFE/RL reporting on the Turkmen president's fall # Read RFE/RL in "The Atlantic" on new old labor medals in Russia International Press Review Iran # Two Iranians were found guilty of planning bombings in Kenya # EU negotiators will meet with their Iranian counterparts on May 15 # A photo series on young Iranians Afghanistan/Pakistan # The prosecutor in the Benazir Bhutto murder case ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24975416.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24975416.html Fri, 03 May 2013 05:29:10 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24975416.html#relatedInfoContainer Afternoon Update Russia # Mary Dejevsky on Russian diplomats Pakistan # Omar Waraich reports from the campaign trail # Swat: A region healing RFE/RL Target Region # Kazakhstan says it is cooperating with the Boston bombing investigation # Bidzina Ivanishvili expects a NATO Membership Action Plan for Georgia next year # The banning of the 2011 gay pride parade in Belgrade was unconstitutional Of Interest # The Guantánamo memoirs of Mohamedou Ould Slahi # Is cursive ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24974382.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24974382.html Thu, 02 May 2013 05:06:00 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24974382.html#relatedInfoContainer RFE/RL Russian Service Director Masha Gessen today announced her resignation from the position to begin work on a new book. http://www.rferl.org/content/pressrelease/24972804.html http://www.rferl.org/content/pressrelease/24972804.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:31:06 +0000 Press Releases A consortium of international NGOs has called on the UN to hold Azerbaijan to account during today's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva in light of its 'failure to protect basic human rights,' including adopting measures to ensure respect for freedom of expression and the media. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-group-tells-un-to-hold-azerbaijan-to-account/24972663.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-group-tells-un-to-hold-azerbaijan-to-account/24972663.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:54:37 +0000 Journalists in Trouble Afternoon Update Russia # Security forces broke up a protest near Sochi # Oligarchs seem to have fared alright in the Cyprus meltdown # Mary Dejevsky on Russian banker Elena Kotova Iran # Iran's oil revenue is down 27 per cent year-on-year Afghanistan/Pakistan # "Pakistan’s Brutal Elections" - Myra MacDonald, "Reuters" # "The ‘Poisoned’ Girls of Afghanistan" - Matthieu Aikins, "The New York Times" # Mian Mohammad ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24972292.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24972292.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:03:24 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24972292.html#relatedInfoContainer Afternoon Update Iran # "Iran Threatens Azerbaijan" - Alexandros Petersen, "National Journal" # An Iranian scientist says he was jailed for refusing to do military research Russia # TONIGHT: "BBC Panorama" looks at Russian organized crime in London # Scoffing at the Magnitsky list Pakistan # HRW calls on autorities in Pakistan to protect political candidates Of Interest # ENRC is being investigated in Kazakhstan # A new strain of malaria is ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24971181.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24971181.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:09:10 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24971181.html#relatedInfoContainer Two journalists with RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service have been targeted by intimidation campaigns, just days before a UN-mandated review of Azerbaijan's human rights performance and months ahead of presidential elections. http://www.rferl.org/content/release-azerbaijan-ismayilova-hasanov-threats/24969867.html http://www.rferl.org/content/release-azerbaijan-ismayilova-hasanov-threats/24969867.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:55:10 +0000 Press Releases Afternoon Update Iran # An Iranian scientist was released from U.S. custody # Samsung will block its app store in Iran Russia # Oliver Carroll on idealism and cynicism in Russia Afghanistan # A film on drug addicts in Afghanistan RFE/RL Target Region # "A Different Balkan Story" - Catherine Ashton, "The New York Times # Dave Trilling on the Centerra mine in Kyrgyzstan # It's all eggs for Kazahstan's social affairs minister Of Interest # Peru has a ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24968989.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24968989.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:09:32 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24968989.html#relatedInfoContainer Afternoon Update Russia # A new record.... # "Russia's Dyatlov Pass Incident, the Strangest Unsolved Mystery of the Last Century" -- Derek Mead, "Vice" Iran # Inside Iran's private Internet Afghanistan/Pakistan # Millions of women may not be able to vote in upcoming elections in Pakistan # Another arrest warrant for Pervez Musharraf # The NDN is apparently a good drug-smuggling route Of Interest # Pew polling data on Muslims' views of ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24967852.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24967852.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:07:55 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24967852.html#relatedInfoContainer RFE/RL In The Media # "Foreign Policy" on RFE/RL's Reddit AMA with Aslan Doukaev (full discussion) # "The Washington Post" embeds RFE/RL's video report from Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan # "The Takeway" and "Slate" cite RFE/RL reporting on the Boston bombings # "Going Through the Motions"- Masha Gessen, "The New York Times" International Press Review Russia # Russia announces plans for its base in Belarus # The American who ... http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24966689.html http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24966689.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:55:15 +0000 The Rundown http://www.rferl.org/content/rundown-press-review/24966689.html#relatedInfoContainer