RFE/RL in the Media
# Breitbart cites RFE/RL on Russian conspiracy theories surrounding Paris attacks
# ABC cites RFE/RL infographic on foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria
Ukraine
# Shell hits bus, killing 12 civilians, at Ukrainian checkpoint as fighting intensifies to highest level in months; summit called off
# Rebels apparently originally bragged about checkpoint attack on social media
# Scandal erupts as lawmakers say changes made to budget after vote
# U.S. to back $2 billion in loan guarantees for Ukraine
Russia
# Russia says EU Russian language channel runs counter to free speech
# Medvedev suggests meeting "regularly" on the economy
# Prokhorov exploring sale of Nets
# Frontline documentary by Karen Dawisha: Putin's Way
# Russians vacationing in Sochi instead of Switzerland
Iraq/Syria
# What's next in the anti-IS campaign?
# France votes to extend airstrikes against IS in Iraq
# "Don’t Believe the Hype, ISIL Is Still on the Offensive" - Hassan Hassan. The National
Iran
# The price of Iranian assistance in Iraq as military ties grow
# Video game based on ancient story seeks audiences in Iran
# Shi'ite leader calls for forbidding insults against Sunnis
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# IS reportedly fighting Taliban in southern Afghanistan; and the shadowy figures recruiting
# Facing intolerance, many Sikhs and Hindus leaving Afghanistan
# Ghani and Abdullah report card after first 100 days
# The dangers of going to school in Pakistan
# The China-Pakistan axis
Central Asia
# Tajikistan jails prominent human rights lawyer
# Kazakh child executes two "Russian spies" in horrific IS-produced video