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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:29
Two nongovernmental organizations in Georgia have started collecting signatures under a petition to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:28
Last month, Russian troops began unfurling barbed wire along the boundary line, effectively separating people in Dvani from their farmland, ancestral homes, and cemeteries.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:24
Voters in Azerbaijan are casting ballots in a presidential election amid allegations of voting irregularities by opposition candidates.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:21
But while the outcome of this week's vote appears secure, the run-up has delivered campaign surprises that may raise hopes about the opposition's ability to rattle the ruling regime in the long term.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:17
U.S. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said, "We urge the authorities to protect the fundamental freedoms of expression, assembly, and association."
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:16
The weapons in question were reportedly purchased in Georgia and transported to North Ossetia by taxi. The taxi drivers, who were paid handsomely, were reportedly not told precisely what they were transporting.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:18
The protesters are demanding the nationalization of the country's largest gold mine -- Kumtor -- in the region's Jety-Oguz district.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:17
Moscow has been pushing Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and other former Soviet republics to join a Russian-led Customs Union, which currently comprises Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:11
Yet during the registration campaign, their signatures are invalid in the eyes of the Tajik Central Election Commission.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:08
Despite the authorities’ pledges this year of increased transparency, the 2013 cotton harvest has been the “nastiest” to date, according to RFE/RL Uzbek Language Service Director Alisher Sidikov.