Kazakhstan

1 February 2012
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.

By Barbara Frye and Ioana Caloianu
 
Pal Schmitt
30 January 2012
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.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Kelly Klein
 
30 January 2012
Mazbaev of the Antarctic

A 57-year-old geographer goes through icy hell to plant Kazakhstan’s flag at the South Pole.

By Dariya Tsyrenzhapova
 
25 January 2012
Home Again, Sixty-Seven Years Later Premium

Expelled by Stalin, one Meskhetian family finally makes it back to Georgia.

By Temo Bardzimashvili
 
Vladimir Kozlov
25 January 2012
Nazarbaev Opponents Arrested, Saakashvili Opponent in Court Victory

Plus, Montenegro suffers under prolonged drought and an exclusive massacre in Romania.

By Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, and Kelly Klein
 
19 January 2012
Chinese Farmers on the Way to Tajikistan, League of Voters’ Might Meet Putin Premium

Plus, Czech astronomers calm fears of apocalypse and PR agencies allegedly manipulating Kazakh Wikipedia entries.

By Jeremy Druker, Ioana Caloianu, Kelly Klein, and Joshua Boissevain
 

16 January 2012
Inching Toward Pluralism in Kazakhstan, Riots in Romania Premium

Plus, Putin’s campaign website makes protests disappear and Bosnia’s war veterans make a gesture across the ethnic divide.

By Barbara Frye, Ioana Caloianu, Varvara Lokteva, and Kelly Klein
 
10 January 2012
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.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Varvara Lokteva
 
4 January 2012
Kosovo Serbs Call Referendum, Bulgarian Mafia Court Opens Premium

Plus, state of emergency extended in tense Kazakh region and another Czech literary giant leaves the stage.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 
2 January 2012
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.

By Barbara Frye and Ioana Caloianu
 

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