RFE/RL In The Media
# "The New York Times", "Ars Technica", and "Business Insider" cite Golnaz Esfandiari's reporting on the filtering of a filtering fatwa in Iran
# "Asia Times" reprints RFE/RL's report on lucrative gold mining contracts in Azerbaijan
International Press Review
Iran
# Photos suggest Iran is cleansing a suspected nuclear site
# "The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise" - Mehdi Khalaji, "Project Syndicate"
# Iran and India have signed trade deals
Russia
# Vladimir Putin will not attend the G8 meetings
# Protesters are getting creative to avoid arrest
# "Hollande and Putin vs. Obama" - Nikolas Gvosdev, "National Interest"
# "Illegitimate President" - Yulia Latynina, "Moscow Times"
Afghanistan
# "The New York Times" reports on child deaths in Afghan IDP camps
# Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's family says the U.S. is negotiating his release
# Peace talks between the Taliban and U.S. forces have stalled
Of Interest
# UStream and Bambuser servers were attacked (was it Russia?)
# "Iraq: Singular Ambition" - Michael Peel, "Financial Times"
# What will become of the paper book?
U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Barack Obama has come out in favor of gay marriage
# "The New York Times", "Ars Technica", and "Business Insider" cite Golnaz Esfandiari's reporting on the filtering of a filtering fatwa in Iran
# "Asia Times" reprints RFE/RL's report on lucrative gold mining contracts in Azerbaijan
International Press Review
Iran
# Photos suggest Iran is cleansing a suspected nuclear site
# "The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise" - Mehdi Khalaji, "Project Syndicate"
# Iran and India have signed trade deals
Russia
# Vladimir Putin will not attend the G8 meetings
# Protesters are getting creative to avoid arrest
# "Hollande and Putin vs. Obama" - Nikolas Gvosdev, "National Interest"
# "Illegitimate President" - Yulia Latynina, "Moscow Times"
Afghanistan
# "The New York Times" reports on child deaths in Afghan IDP camps
# Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's family says the U.S. is negotiating his release
# Peace talks between the Taliban and U.S. forces have stalled
Of Interest
# UStream and Bambuser servers were attacked (was it Russia?)
# "Iraq: Singular Ambition" - Michael Peel, "Financial Times"
# What will become of the paper book?
U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Barack Obama has come out in favor of gay marriage