Pakistan's Gold Standard

As gold hits record highs, world markets are doing something Pakistani politicians and mullahs have been unable to do -- divorcing lavish dowry expenditures from the tradition of marriage. More

Stranded In South Ossetia

A Tajik migrant laborer is struggling to escape from the disputed territory, but no one seems willing -- or able -- to help. More

Amy Winehouse Joins The '27 Club' Audio

In this week's "Blender" podcast, a discussion about the "greatest myth in rock 'n' roll." Plus, the authorities in Belarus say, "Nothing doing." More

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Swat's Female Dancers Struggle With Taliban's Legacy Video

Although Taliban extremists were driven out of the Swat Valley in 2009, their prohibition on music, and especially women in the arts, has done lasting damage to Swat's musical culture.
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A Belarusian woman applauds in front of a police line as part of a creative antiregime protest, one of many to have taken place in the country in recent weeks.

Taking Action Against Inaction In Belarus

Opposition protesters in Belarus have impressed the world for weeks now as they come up with one imaginative way after another to demonstrate against the regime of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Now it is the turn of the government to impress with its creativity, producing draft legislation that would make it illegal for people to gather "for a previously planned action or inaction." More

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Were You There?

RFE/RL wants to talk to the people in these photos -- which were taken in the former U.S.S.R. -- to hear their stories of the 20 years since the Soviet Union collapsed. If you're in any of them, please contact us. Photo Gallery

From Our Bureaus

A relative bids goodbye to Zhaksylyk Doskaliev (facing camera), the former Kazakh health minister who was sentenced to seven years in prison on a corruption charge.

Kazakh Ex-Minister Imprisoned

Former Kazakh Health Minister Zhaqsylyq Dosqaliev has been sentenced to seven years in jail for corruption, relating to his acquisition of nine apartments as a bribe from a construction company while he was the rector of the Astana Medical Institute from 2004-08. More
Rebiya Kadeer rejects Chinese accusations that recent violence was the fault of extremists trained abroad.

China's Uyghurs 'Will Be Free Or Die'

Twenty Uyghurs have been killed in separate incidents, and Uyghur activists say their anger is boiling over in response to Chinese repression, which they claim is aimed at turning them into a minority in their own homeland. More
Zabila Mataeva, mother of the slain woman, at a press conference on August 5

Killing Sparks Debate On Home Violence

The mother of a woman who was stabbed to death by her husband said it was very difficult to ensure justice prevailed in the trial because local authorities and the court tried to drag out and delay the proceedings. More
The new airport terminal near Stepanakert

Karabakh Airport Construction 'Nearing Completion'

A senior Armenian official says the delayed reconstruction of the sole airport in the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh is proceeding rapidly and will be completed by the end of September. More
A Kyrgyz wedding (file photo)

Kyrgyz Law Forces Registration Of Religious Weddings

Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbaeva has signed legislation that requires all marriages conducted in Islamic, Christian, and other religious traditions to be officially registered in order to be valid. More
Levon Zurabian, the chief HAK negotiator

Armenian Government, Opposition To Intensify Talks

Representatives of Armenia's governing coalition and the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) have agreed to intensify their meetings. More
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RFE's Esfandiari On BBC's "World Have Your Say"

RFE Senior Correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari discusses the deteriorating situation in Syria on the BBC World Service Television's "World Have Your Say" program. More
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'Body Bags In Baluchistan' -- Siddique Examines Pakistan Insurgency For 'Foreign Policy'

In an article for 'Foreign Policy,' RFE's Abubakar Siddique looks at the many factors that are fueling separatist and sectarian violence in Pakistan's Baluchistan province. More

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French actress Fanny Ardant (center) with Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian (right) and Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosian at the opening ceremony of the Golden Apricot international film festival on July 10.

Golden Apricot Festival Aims To Put Armenia Back On The Map

The Armenian capital of Yerevan has been hosting the eighth annual Golden Apricot international film festival, which aims to restore the country's languishing film traditions. More

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