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Romanian President: Moldova Protests Similar to 1989 Revolution
During a visit to RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters today, Romanian President Traian Basescu compared neighboring Moldova’s recent post-election protests to Romania’s 1989 anti-communist revolt.
‘Day of the Political Prisoner’ in Belarus
RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, Radio Svaboda, is devoting all of today’s broadcasts and online stories to the plight of Belarusian political prisoners.
Exclusive Nemtsov Interview After Obama Meeting
Shortly after meeting with President Obama in Moscow, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov told RFE/RL that “Russian democracy is our problem, not America’s.”
Iranian Government Steps Up Jamming of Radio Farda
Following two weeks of large-scale protests and violent government crackdowns, Iranian authorities are trying to severely restrict the broadcasts of RFE/RL’s Persian Service.
RFE/RL Exclusive: Vaclav Havel Expresses Solidarity with Iranian Protestors
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel tells RFE/RL that Western countries should “express solidarity for those [Iranians] who are defending human rights.”
Textless in Tehran: Huge Turnout Despite SMS Disruptions
On a day when millions of Iranians went to the polls to vote for president, cell phone users found themselves without the ability to send and receive SMS text messages.
New RFE/RL Report: “Undermining Democracy-21st Century Authoritarians”
A new report finds that five influential authoritarian states – China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and Pakistan – are actively undermining democracy within their borders and abroad.
Experts Debate Modern Authoritarians
On the 20th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown and on a day when President Obama told a crowd in Egypt that he “is seeking a new beginning between the…
RFE/RL Launches Daily Iran Election Diary
With Iran’s presidential election two weeks away, RFE/RL is publishing a daily blog featuring the twists and turns of the campaign’s final stages.
In Exclusive Interview, Petraeus Optimistic on Pakistan’s Anti-Taliban Campaign
In an exclusive RFE/RL interview, General David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, discusses the Pakistani military’s campaign against the Taliban, the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and the…