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RFE/RL Iran Coverage Cited Around the World 

RFE/RL's coverage of the post-election crisis in Iran has been cited by a variety of media outlets around the world. More
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Tatar-Bashkir Service was established in 1953 as part of Radio Liberty, broadcasting to the Soviet Union. RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir broadcasts are especially popular among politicians, intellectuals, and decision-makers and provide listeners with objective news and information not available from Russian media. Radio Azatliq is the only major international broadcaster in the Tatar and Bashkir languages. For decades, the service also has produced broadcasts in the Crimean Tatar language.

 
 
 
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Bashkir President Urged To Preserve Sovereignty 

The Youth Union of Bashkortostan is urging President Murtaza Rakhimov and legislators in the republic to preserve its sovereignty, RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service reports. More
 
 

Islamic Center Opens In Ufa 

The opening ceremony of a new Islamic center in Bashkortostan's capital, Ufa, is set to be held, RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir service reports. More
 
 

Southern Russian Hospitals To Display Orthodox Icons 

Two large maternity hospitals in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan will soon display Russian Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary, RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service reports. More
 
 

National Republics Resist Moscow's Demands 

Three of the four republics the Russian Constitutional Court has ordered to drop references in their constitutions to republic sovereignty and citizenship are dragging their feet. That reluctance reflects both the importance of these terms to many non-Russians, and the calculation that resistance to the center could yield dividends. More
 
 

Tatar Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of Police Officers 

Tatarstan's Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of two policemen accused of shooting and killing an unarmed civilian, RFE/RL's correspondent reports from the capital, Kazan. More
 
 
 
 
 
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Facts & Stats
Map of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan

TATARSTAN

Population
3.8 million

Ethnic Groups:
Tatars 52.9%
Russians 39.5%
Chuvash 3.3%
Others 4.2%

Religions:
Sunni Islam
Russian Orthodox
 
Languages:
Tatar
Russia

BASHKORTOSTAN

Population
4.1 million

Ethnic Groups:
Russian 36%
Bashkir 30%
Tatars 24%
Chuvash 3%
Mari 2.6%
Ukrainian 1.3%
Other 3%

Religions:
Islam
Orthodox Christian

Languages:
Russian 100%
Tatar 34%
Bashkir 26%