RFE/RL
# “The New York Times” cites Brian Whitmore and shares “RFE/RL” video
Egypt
# “Egypt’s ‘democrats’ abandon democracy” - Jackson Diehl, “The Washington Post”
Russia
# “Russian Policeman Refuses to Testify Against Opposition Activist” - “Ria Novosti”
# “Russia Cites Extradition as Sore Point With U.S.” - David Herszenhorn, “The New York Times”
# Russia sells nuclear power to the world
# “That Blunt Russian Force” - Masha Gessen, “The New York Times”
Iran
# “Is the Twitter diplomacy of Iran’s next president a clever ruse?” - Steve LeVine, “Quartz”
# “Interview: Prison Child Of The Iranian Revolution” - Golnaz Esfandiari, “RFE/RL”
# “FDR's Jewish Problem” - Laurence Zuckerman, “The Nation”
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# “Life in the New Kabul, With Soccer, Schools, and Taliban Attacks” - Jeffrey Stern, “The Atlantic”
# "Jihad Declared Against Afghan Reality Shows” - Zubair Babakarkhail, “The Age”
# Trying to save Afghanistan’s snow leopard
Caucasus
#Azerbaijan announces public housing for journalists
Central Asia
# “New York Times” Interactive - “Riding the New Silk Road”
Balkans
# Montenegro to host first gay pride parade
# Kosovo is coal country
Eastern Europe
# Did Moldova secretly adopt “gay propaganda” law?
# Reporter in Ukraine hospitalized after assault
# “Belarus: EU Should Stand Firm on Rights” - “Human Rights Watch”
The Royal Baby
Of Interest
# “Hamas Having Horrible Year” - Ben Lynfield, “The National Interest”
# “Cuba After Communism” - Julia E. Sweig and Michael J. Bustamante, “Foreign Affairs”
# “Site of Earliest Known Urban Warfare Threatened by Syrian War” - Owen Jarus, “LiveScience”