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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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