Standort: fm4.ORF.at / Meldung: "Afghanistan's election crisis"

Joanna Bostock

Reading between the headlines.

11. 7. 2014 - 13:53

Afghanistan's election crisis

Reality Check: Kerry in Afghanistan to resolve election dispute; Amnesty International report on abductions in Ukraine.

Afghanistan Election Crisis

EPA/US Department of State

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Afghanistan to try to resolve a dispute over the outcome of the presidential election. Both candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani have been claiming victory in the run-off oJune 14. Preliminary results show more votes for Ashraf Ghani, but his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, has rejected the result, calling the vote invalid because of widespread fraud. Kate Clark reports from Kabul on the importance of Kerry's visit:

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Ukraine Torture Report

Amnesty International says there is growing proof that abductions and torture are being carried out in Eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been fighting government forces since April. Amnesty says “the bulk of the abductions are being perpetrated by armed separatists, with the victims often subjected to stomach-turning beatings and torture." We hear from Amnesty International's Deputy Europe and Central Asia Director, Denis Krivosheev:

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