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Tuesday 15 December 2009
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![A Mongolian tour guide dressed in traditional costume. - Mongolia has sought to build up its tourism industry in the 20 years since it abandoned communism and switched to a market economy. This has led to a proliferation of so-called "tourist camps," where foreign visitors can sleep in yurts, tour the countryside on horse- and camelback, and watch modern-day Mongolian warriors re-enact traditional battles.]()
December 11, 2009Mongolia -- Land Of Milk & Mutton
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![U.S. President Barack Obama poses with his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. - As Obama <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Wartime_Leader_Obama_To_Accept_Nobel_Peace_Prize/1899957.html"><b>accepted the Nobel Peace Prize</a></b> on December 10, he faced the difficult task of reconciling the peace award with his decision to send 30,000 troops to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
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December 11, 2009Photos Of The Week: December 5-11
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![Iranian students reenact the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot during postelection protests in Tehran in June. - These progovernment students <b><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Reenactment_Of_Nedas_Death/1894397.html">demanded the extradition</a></b> of the doctor who allegedly attempted to save Neda, who they accuse of being responsible for her death.
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December 03, 2009Photos Of The Week: November 28-December 4, 2009
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![Muslim pilgrims run for cover as heavy rain streams down a road in Mecca. - An estimated 2.5 million Muslims have gathered in Saudi Arabia to perform the <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1887077.html"><strong>hajj,</a></strong> the Islamic pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.]()
November 27, 2009Photos Of The Week: November 21-27, 2009
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![The Hodja Yusuf Hamadani mosque in the ancient Silk Road city of Merv, also known as Mary - Turkmen authorities have banned citizens from participating in the Hajj pilgrimage this year due to the risk of swine flu. But they have proposed an alternative: a delegation of officials will embark on a tour of Turkmen historical sites.]()
November 25, 2009The Hajj At Home: Turkmen Historical Sites
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![Patriarch Kirill blesses the body of slain Russian Orthodox priest Daniil Sysoyev.]()
November 23, 2009The Funeral Of Russian Orthodox Priest Daniil Sysoyev
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![Czechs watch a fireworks display in downtown Prague symbolizing the fall of the Iron Curtain. - On November 17, the Czech Republic <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Czechs_Mark_Velvet_Revolution_With_Humor_Music_Remembrances/1880821.html"><strong>celebrated the 20th anniversary</a></strong> of the peaceful Velvet Revolution, set in motion by student protests on that day in 1989. <br /><br />
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November 20, 2009Photos Of The Week: November 14-20, 2009
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![Boris Nemtsov, a leader of the opposition movement Solidarity, protested alone -- and legally -- on November 16. - His sign reads "Freedom for Eduard Limonov." The protest took place outside the detention center where Limonov was being held on a 10-day sentence.]()
November 18, 2009Mystery Men Aid In Detention Of Opposition Leaders
