The Rundown -- December 1

# RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service reporter briefly detained and questioned by police

# "Jerusalem Post" quotes piece by Golnaz Esfandiari about protests in Iran

# Sputnik cites RFE/RL's "Under the Black Flag" blog

# BBC cites the RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service Facebook page in story on mascots for the European Games

# 26 years ago the Soviet Union stopped jamming RFE/RL broadcasts for the first time in 30 years, according to UPI

# Pro-Russian parties edge ahead in vote, with European integration on the line

# Thousands protest against healthcare cuts

# Picasso painting from Hermitage allegedly offered as kickback to secure Russia World Cup bid

# Anne Applebaum reviews "Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?"

# "Russia Is Losing the Battle Against HIV" - Cesar Chelala, "Moscow Times"

# "Spiegel" timeline on how the "EU lost Russia over Ukraine"

# Russia sends another "aid convoy" to Ukraine

# The daily struggles of Donetsk residents

# "The Economic Collapse of Ukraine Must be Halted" - "Financial Times"

# Raqqa is the new target for coalition airstrikes; a civilian "nightmare"

# IS creating junk food economy with demand for Snickers, Pringles and Red Bull

# Iraq's divisions will delay counter-offensive on Islamic State

# Gulf states launch joint command to counter IS, Iran

# Khamenei says armed forces will build up 'irrespective' of diplomacy

# "Guardian" on Iran negotiations: They may doomed, but it's the best chance for a peaceful resolution

# "It's always Movember" in Iran

Afghanistan/Pakistan

# "New Yorker" profiles Angela Merkel