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The Rundown - July 16


RFE/RL in the media

#Pakistan press-driven conspiracy theories combated by RFE/RL, reports FP

#Challenges of new BBG reported in Heritage blog

Afghanistan

#Osama Bin Laden’s son believes he is still alive reports Telegraph

#Washington Post says U.S. soldiers in Kandahar working hard to prop up government

#Public support of both American wars dwindling, says Jennifer Agiestia in Wash. Post blog

#TIME on new tactics in Afghanistan

#NATO airstrike kills Taliban commander reports AP

Belarus

#Authorities in Belarus break up pillow fight, says AP

Iran

#Iranian bazaar protests spread says NYT

#Iranian physicist aided CIA reports NYT

#Ilan Berman on significance of stay of execution for women sentenced to stoning in WSJ

#LA Times reports 27 dead after suicide bombers strike Iran

#Golnaz Esfandiari on Iranian women’s rights activist in Eurasia Review

Iraq

#Abuse a concern as U.S. hands over detention center to Iraq says Wash. Post

Kazakhastan

#FP blog on Kazakhstan and Obama

Kyrgyzstan

#BBC reports Kyrgyz security focus of OSCE summit

Pakistan

#BBC reports trouble between Pakistan-India negotiations

#Bin Laden look alike causes Indian comedy ban in Pakistan, reports NY Daily News

Russia

#NYT on Russia’s defense of investigating death of human rights activist

#Russian magazine guilty over one word, reports Moscow Times

#1000 drown in Russia’s heat-wave says AOL News

#Germany and Russia forge relationship, Merkel stresses human rights reports NYT

Turkmenistan

#Trend News reports ratification of Turkmenistan-Russia agreement

Ukraine

#NTDT says Ukraine has withdrawn NATO application

International Media

#The Economist on aging Arab rulers

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