RFE/RL in the Media

# The Advocate cites RFE/RL reporting on gay Russian teen asking for asylum 

# Business Recorder reports on Khadija Ismayilova case 

 

 

Russia

# Russian hackers used a bug in Windows to spy on Western governments 

# How Russia could tackle its budget crisis

# Kerry and Lavrov vow cooperation and intelligence sharing on IS

# Massachusetts fringe gubernatorial candidate featured in Russian state-TV anti-gay film 

# “How Russia Sees the Ukraine Crisis” – Paul Saunders, “National Interest” 

 

Ukraine

# Far-right protesters clash with police near parliament

# “Welcome to the Bazar World of the Ukrainian Rebels” – Christopher Miller, Mashable 

 

Eastern Europe

# Moscow denounces Moldova’s censorship of Russian TV

 

Iraq/Syria

# Zakaria: Iraq’s army has collapsed

# A man frantically tries to save his son from joining IS

# Member of Dutch biker gang fighting alongside Kurds

# The IS looting campaign

# “The Unserious Air War Against ISIS” – Mark Gunzinger and John Stillion, “Wall Street Journal” 

 

Iran

# Suleimani photo makeover reveals Iran’s new publicity strategy; a different take

# “New York Times” to offer journalist-led tour of Iran 

# Zarif not as optimistic as Rohani on nuclear talks

 

Afghanistan/Pakistan

# Wounded AP reporter vows to return to Afghanistan

# Afghanistan’s power-sharing government: “risk and opportunity” 

# Pakistan and the U.S. appear to be cooperating on drone strikes again

# Why advocacy-driven reports on drones in Pakistan can be trusted

# Pakistan Taliban leaders pledge allegiance to IS

 

Of Internet

# How “Time” doubled online readership in a year

# How Austria lost on a great art deal

# What it’s like to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia 
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