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Eastern & Central Europe · July, 2009
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Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from July, 2009

31 July 2009

Russia: Riot Police Break Up Opposition Rally

Some 100 protesters gathered for an unsanctioned opposition rally in central Moscow on Friday. At 6 PM, hundreds of riot police broke up the rally, detaining 47 people, some of...

30 July 2009

29 July 2009

Moldova: Repeat Elections

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Moldova

Belarus, Russia: Bloggers React to Graphic Chechen War Video

Written by Mikola Andrejeu · Belarus

On July 3, Belarusian blogger Tatsiana Elavaya posted a provocative video showing the assassination of captive Russian soldiers by Chechen guerrillas during the 1999 war in Chechnya. The video had...

Russia: Oleg Yankovsky

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Russia

Czech Republic, Russia: “Putin Goes To Pikalyovo”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Russia

Russia: “Russian Software” Project

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Russia

The Balkans: More on EU Visa Rules

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Albania

28 July 2009

United Nations: Video contest for 9-25 year olds about migration

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Arts & Culture

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations is organizing the Plural+ video contest about building a more inclusive, tolerant society. The contest is open for any participant between the ages of...