RFE/RL in the Media
# EuroNews uses RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service video of deadly fire in Baku
# Daily Mail cites Carl Schreck's reporting on allegedly looted art
Russia
# Russia bans "undesirable" international organizations ahead of 2016 elections
# Russia is trying to make its own smartphone OS to compete with Apple and Android
# Russia's richest man says impact of sanctions is waning
# Kadyrov calls for WhatsApp ban for wives
# "Fascinating new research" on crime in Russia
Ukraine
# The Ukraine volunteers collecting soldiers' bodies
# Kerry helped free U.S. "spies" trapped in Ukraine
# Separatist commander says he is "ready for more deaths"
# "To Russia's annoyance, U.S. Hones Ukrainian Fighting Skills" - Adrian Croft, Reuters
Eastern Europe
# Missing Moldova fortune raises fears of antisemitic attacks
Middle East
# Iraqi prime minister weakened even further by fall of Ramadi
# How an American tourist lost his passport in Istanbul and was sucked into Syria's war
# Israel says Iran violated sanctions by buying aircraft
# Trial of Washington Post reporter imprisoned in Iran to start next week
# Trial of Washington Post reporter imprisoned in Iran to start next week
Caucasus
# Aliyev takes "personal control" of investigation into Baku fire that killed 16
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# Farkhunda mob death trial exposes Afghanistan justice failures
# Pakistan military says its spies will cooperate with Afghanistan
# Saudi Arabia may buy "off the shelf" nuclear weapon from Pakistan
Central Asia
# More than 10,000 Saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan have died in the past few weeks
# Burning buses cause anger in Tajikistan
Of Interest
# Tweets will now show up in Google search
# NYT offering paid tour of Uzbekistan (but journalists can't get accreditation)