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Russia: Stop Forced Dress Code for Women in Chechnya
( Moscow) - Russia should put an end to local rules forcing women in Chechnya to observe an Islamic ... -
Supreme Court rejects bloggers' appeal, prison sentences upheld
Lawyers for bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade plan to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. -
Russia Today evokes Soviet yesterday
A Kremlin-financed 24-hour cable news station is making inroads in U.S. -
Media organisations express concern over seizure of newspaper's assets
A criminal case was filed against the "Central Asia Monitor" following the publication of several critical stories. -
‘Chilling’ authoritarian effects of Kremlin’s war on terror
Russia’s own war on terror is more akin to a domestic civil war and the Kremlin is exploiting the threat ... -
Democracy ‘most urgent’ for China, says communist general
China must either embrace democracy or follow the Soviet Union into the dustbin of history. -
Iraq: a ‘myth’ that U.S. withdrawal leaves behind broken political system?
As the last cohort of U.S. combat troops departs Iraq seven years after the invasion that deposed the Ba’athist dictatorship, ... -
Iran: political prisoners’ hunger strike ends in success
The hunger strike by 17 Iranian political prisoners has ended after 18 days following concessions by the Islamic Republic’s prison ... -
Journalist killed in Makhachkala
Magomedvagif Sultanmagomedov, the editor-in-chief of Makhachkala-TV, died from gunshot wounds he received after attackers opened fire on him as he ...
