Jailed Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev is among the winners of the 2009 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) of journalists working in dangerous or repressive circumstances, RFE/RL's Azerbaijan Service reports. More
A horse owned by Ramzan Kadyrov came in third in the Melbourne Cup race earlier this month, winning $420,000 for the Chechen strongman. But the money may never make it into Kadyrov’s pockets. More
The Iranian news website “Tabnak” and several bloggers are reporting that authorities are sending text messages to citizens warning them not to take part in antigovernment protests. More
The Central Election Commission of the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia has registered five candidates who applied to run in the presidential election on December 12. A sixth would-be candidate, Djamalik Ayba, withdrew his application before the November 2 deadline. More
Veteran human rights activists are appealing to Russia's increasingly assertive anti-racist movement to forswear violence, even as they face increasingly lethal attacks from militant nationalist groups. More
Blogger Masireh Sabz (The Green Path) admits he’s been wrong about Iranian women. He says he has come to realize how courageous Iran’s women really are during the ongoing protests against the reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. More