RFE/RL
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 05:52
The owners of a Kyrgyzstan news portal that has been blocked for showing a video by the Islamic State militant group have said that the government acted illegally in shutting down the site.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:27
Azerbaijani opposition activists and their supporters urged the government to release political prisoners and end repression at a rally in Baku.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:23
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill authorizing lethal aid for Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature or veto.
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 06:40
A source at Uzbekistan's Defense Ministry told RFE/RL on December 11 that Uzbek military officers and students at Uzbek military schools will receive training at Russian military schools in 2015.
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:36
About 50 protesters have demonstrated outside Azerbaijan's embassy in Tbilisi, demanding that Azerbaijan's government release Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative journalist and contributor to RFE/RL.
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:34
Foreign Ministry spokesman Davit Kereselidze said in Tbilisi on December 11 that the Georgian delegation at a new round of talks with Russia in Geneva condemned the treaty, calling it "illegal."
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 06:33
A well-known Azerbaijani lawyer says he could be disbarred for defending prominent human rights activists and oppositionists.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 06:33
A Kazakh court has rejected a protest by relatives of a murdered opposition leader against the early release of an organizer of the murder.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 06:29
A lawyer for Leyla Yunus says the jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist can barely walk and has trouble breathing. After meeting Yunus at a pretrial detention facility on December 9, lawyer Ramiz Mammadov told RFE/RL that "it took her 30 minutes to walk the 50-meter corridor."
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 07:49
Two top officials from the Council of Europe have released public statements expressing concern over the detention of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova.