Around the Bloc

22 February 2012
Abkhaz Leader Survives Ambush, Poland Makes U-turn on ACTA

Plus, Romanian crime boss sentenced in Spain and compensation – sometime – for sterilized Czech women.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 
Dagestani fighters
21 February 2012
Russian Troops Battle Chechen Insurgents, Ice Crushes Boats in Belgrade

Plus, Russian Hare Krishnas fight book ban and migrants’ money transfers reach new highs.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 
20 February 2012
Serbian Gays on Film, Trillions for the Russian Military

Plus, Latvia says “Ne” to official status for Russian, and Poles keep the euro at arm’s length.

By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, and Ioana Caloianu
 
16 February 2012
A House Call for Tymoshenko, Russian Troops Killed in Chechnya Premium

Plus, Blood and Honey premieres in Sarajevo, and Albania targets libel in social media.

By S. Adam Cardais and Joshua Boissevain
 
15 February 2012
Independent Voices in Russia Under New Pressure, Baku Woos Journalists

Plus, Astana may need a new game plan and Serbs in northern Kosovo seek influence in hugely different ways.

By Barbara Frye, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 
Anne Nivat
14 February 2012
Spanish Police Nab Djindjic Killer, Dutch Website Angers East Europeans

Plus, Ukraine says no to customs union and Medvedev sacks St. Petersburg police chief over beating probe.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 
Imre Kertesz
13 February 2012
Turkmen President Cruises to Election Victory; Cold Brings More Misery to Kosovo, Russia

Plus, a bride-kidnapping law falters in Kyrgyzstan and a Nobel winner assesses Hungary's turn to the right.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 
10 February 2012
Belarusian Activist Nominated for Nobel, Czech Corruption Tours Premium
Plus, Turkmenistan to become hockey power, and are Skopje, Athens ready to resolve name row?
By S. Adam Cardais and Joshua Boissevain
 
9 February 2012
The Kremlin’s Pay-a-Blogger Program, Radioactive Coal Gets Kyrgyz Parliament All Aglow

Plus Czechs get to elect their president and Polish prison guards beat one another up.

By Jeremy Druker, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 
8 February 2012
Court ‘Censorship’ in Slovakia, Magnitsky Faces Posthumous Trial Premium

Plus, Kyrgyz gold miners go on strike and winter tastes sweet for Czech wine makers.

By Ky Krauthamer and Joshua Boissevain
 

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