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February 19, 2013
My Cotton Picking Life: Computer Game Highlights Uzbek Child Labor Practices

How would you feel if you were forced to pick cotton in Uzbekistan as a child laborer? You can find out by playing an online game whose goal is to make you bored and frustrated.

February 19, 2013
Reports Of Adoptee’s Death In U.S. Prompt Firestorm Of Outrage In Russia

A firestorm of outrage has erupted among Russia’s political elites and state media after the country’s children’s rights ombudsman announced the death of a Russian child who had been adopted by an American couple.
February 19, 2013
How Social Networks Are Dealing With Terrorists

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.
February 18, 2013
Pakistan's Hazara Killings Bring Sunni Extremist Group Into Focus

Pakistan's inability to stop a hard-line Sunni faction from systematically killing Shi'ite Muslims has put its determination to act in question.
February 18, 2013
St. Petersburg's New Mariinsky Theater Gets Mixed Reviews

The second home of St. Petersburg's prestigious Mariinsky Theater was unveiled to the public in late January following a decade-long construction saga. But the vast glass-walled building has upset many St. Petersburg residents, who say it spoils the city's unique architecture.
February 16, 2013
How Safe Are Electronic Cigarettes?

Many people think electronic cigarettes are a safe alternative to smoking. Are they?
February 15, 2013
Interview: Meteor Expert Says Russian Strike Was 'Extraordinary'

Marina Ivanova, a senior scientist in the Laboratory of Meteoritics at Moscow's Vernadsky Institute, tells RFE/RL what happens when meteors crash into Earth's atmosphere and why the recent incident in central Russia was such an "extraordinary event."
February 15, 2013
Armenian Citizens Abroad Clamor For The Right To Vote

As many as 1 million Armenian citizens living or traveling abroad will not be able to vote in the country's February 18 presidential election. Armenia and other countries with large diasporas face an unusual set of challenges when it comes to holding elections.
February 15, 2013
Armenia's Strange Presidential Campaign Rolls To A Close

Armenians go to the polls on February 18 for the fifth presidential election since gaining independence. What the campaign has lacked in suspense, it has more than made up for in strangeness.
February 15, 2013
Tales From Mitrovica: Life In A Divided Kosovo Town

Mitrovica's ethnic Serbian and Albanian communities have been divided since the end of Kosovo's war in June 1999. To the south of the Ibar River, Albanians see Mitrovica as part of a new country governed by Pristina, which declared independence from Serbia five years ago. But most Serbs in the north insist Mitrovica -- and indeed, all of Kosovo -- will forever be Serbia.
February 14, 2013
Afghan Women Rally Against Gender-Based Violence

Hundreds of women took to the streets of Kabul and other Afghan cities in a rare public protest against gender-based violence.
February 14, 2013
Iran Tightens Controls On Online Expression Ahead Of June Vote

Reports suggest that Iran is implementing new measures aimed at tightening Internet censorship in the run-up to the June 14 presidential vote.

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Tuesday 19 February 2013

My Cotton Picking Life: Computer Game Highlights Uzbek Child Labor Practices

Reports Of Adoptee’s Death In U.S. Prompt Firestorm Of Outrage In Russia

How Social Networks Are Dealing With Terrorists

Pakistan's Hazara Killings Bring Sunni Extremist Group Into Focus

St. Petersburg's New Mariinsky Theater Gets Mixed Reviews

How Safe Are Electronic Cigarettes?

Interview: Meteor Expert Says Russian Strike Was 'Extraordinary'

Armenian Citizens Abroad Clamor For The Right To Vote

Armenia's Strange Presidential Campaign Rolls To A Close

Tales From Mitrovica: Life In A Divided Kosovo Town

Afghan Women Rally Against Gender-Based Violence

Iran Tightens Controls On Online Expression Ahead Of June Vote

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