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Kazakh Human Rights Defender to Walk Free, Eastern Europe Hit by Deadly Cold
Plus, ethnic tensions flare in Macedonia and a lost account of a Nazi purge in Krakow surfaces.
Serbia Renationalizes Steelworks, Iran Denies Involvement in Azeri Terror Plot
Plus, Hungary’s president accused of plagiarism and Ceausescu souvenirs go on the auction block.
Mazbaev of the Antarctic
A 57-year-old geographer goes through icy hell to plant Kazakhstan’s flag at the South Pole.
Home Again, Sixty-Seven Years Later
Expelled by Stalin, one Meskhetian family finally makes it back to Georgia.
Nazarbaev Opponents Arrested, Saakashvili Opponent in Court Victory
Plus, Montenegro suffers under prolonged drought and an exclusive massacre in Romania.
Chinese Farmers on the Way to Tajikistan, League of Voters’ Might Meet Putin
Plus, Czech astronomers calm fears of apocalypse and PR agencies allegedly manipulating Kazakh Wikipedia entries.
Inching Toward Pluralism in Kazakhstan, Riots in Romania
Plus, Putin’s campaign website makes protests disappear and Bosnia’s war veterans make a gesture across the ethnic divide.
Belarus Blacklists Websites, Romania Looks to Privatize Health Care
Plus, a Kazakh journalist leaves jail, vowing to keep fighting, and Czech churches could finally recover property confiscated by communists.
Kosovo Serbs Call Referendum, Bulgarian Mafia Court Opens
Plus, state of emergency extended in tense Kazakh region and another Czech literary giant leaves the stage.
Another Russia-China Hookup, More Pressure on Political Prisoners in Belarus
Plus, heads start to roll after Kazakhstan violence and minorities sue Tirana for the right to be counted.
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