The Rundown - July 9

# Imprisoned Kazakh journalist goes on hunger strike, reports 'Committee to Protect Journalists'

# James Kirchick discusses Web Access as a legal right
# Golnaz interviews accalaimed Iranian graphic artist, Marjane Satrapi, in 'Foreign Policy'

# 'The Wall Street Journal' positively reflects on Pres. Obama's choices for Afghanistan

# 'Foreign Policy' discusses Gates' claims that the Pentagon didn't leak the McChrystal report

# Georgia claims the world's oldest person at age 130, in 'The Moscow Times'

# Iranian authorities announce that a Iranian woman will not be stoned to death for adultery, reports 'The BBC'
# Mike Wooldridge of 'The BBC' reviews the history of stoning in Iran

# Sam Dacher of 'The New York Times' details smugglers attempts to blunt the effect of Iranian sanctions

# Charles Robb and Charles Wald discuss the limitations of US sanctions

# Ed O'Keefe of 'The Washington Post' discusses PTSD claims

# 'The Christian Science Monitor' profiles Gen. Mattis who will head US Central Command

# Kyrgyzstan lobbied for $500 million in aid to restore key population centers, reports 'Reuters'

# Jane Perlez of 'The New York Times' details a suicide bomber attack that killed more than 50 people and wounded about 100
# Ahmed Humayun discusses Pakistan's suspicious and growingly disenchanted public, in 'Foreign Policy'

# The US-Russia spy swap is confirmed and underway, reports 'The BBC'

# AP covers which of the spy children are staying and which must go

# MSNBC does a roundup of US-Russian spy swaps throughout history

# Art trials reveals Russian authoritarianism streak, reports 'The New York Times'

Ukraine
# Ukraine's Yanukovich moves to strengthen powers, reports Reuters

# Chris Good of 'The Atlantic' discusses Sen. Lugar vs. Romney on START

# UN Sec. Council will formally condemn the sinking of a South Korean ship, in "CNN'

# Israel vows to begin direct peace talks with the Palestinians, reports 'The New York Times'

# Google announces that it has renewed its Chinese license, reports 'Reuters'