Media
- 11 February 2013
- The Same Old Faces

A lawsuit brought by Brussels sheds light on the tight circle who control much of Bulgaria’s media.
- By Marius Dragomir
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- 8 February 2013
- Ukraine Detains Ex-Tajik Leader, Anger After Albanian Protest Shooting Acquittal

Plus, a media watchdog slams 'Cold War-style' threats in Bulgaria, and billions are wasted in Russian defense.
- By S. Adam Cardais, Ioana Caloianu, and Anna Novosad
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- 31 January 2013
- Russia Quits U.S. Crime-Fighting Pact, Hackers Tell Uzbeks Official Media Spread Lies
Plus, a European court slams Hungary over placement of Roma students and Estonia presses on with a controversial new museum.
- By Nirvana Bhatia. Ioana Caloianu, Anna Novosad, Richard Parrish, and Nino Tsintsadze
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- 30 January 2013
- Ukraine Jails General in Gongadze Murder Case, Serbia to Probe NATO Bombing

Plus, Serbia eyes a Chinese-built ditch across the Balkans and Mongolia readies a new showcase for its looted treasures.
- By Joshua Boissevain, Ky Krauthamer, Anna Novosad, and Richard Parrish
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- 29 January 2013
- A Change of Leaders in Dagestan, Polish Sejm Nixes Same-Sex Benefits

Plus, an ex-governor goes on the lam in Kazakhstan and Britain crafts a clever scheme to stay the tide of East European job-seekers.
- By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Anna Novosad, Richard Parrish, and Nino Tsintsadze
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- 22 January 2013
- Georgian Patriarch Visits Moscow, Slovenia Braces for Strike

Plus, a Belarusian journalist dies in a suspicious fall and a gunman disrupts the resignation speech of a Bulgarian politician.
- By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Anna Novosad, Richard Parrish, and Nino Tsintsadze
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- 21 January 2013
- Turkmenistan’s Latest Great Work of Fiction

A new media law in one of the world’s most repressive states promises all sorts of freedom. From IWPR.
- By Inga Sikorskaya
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