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    And to attract younger listeners, Radio Free Europe highlighted Western rock groups. "The Pet Shop Boys are big this year in Budapest" the Journal wrote. Parvin Fahimi's refusal to be silenced following the death of her son, 19-year-old Sohrab Arabi, during Iran's postelection unrest has made her an icon of the opposition movement. Full Article at Spero News
    The Pet Shop Boys are big this year in Budapest
    SOURCE: Spero News 1 month ago
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WSJ on RFE/RL's Cold War Impact
  1. The competitive spirit is clearly influencing Radio Free Europe, which is trying to beef up programs
    SOURCE: Spero News 1 month ago
  2. They have a lot to do these days to compete with Hungarian radio ... The Hungarian [radio] reporters seem better informed and more critical about about what's going on here.
    SOURCE: Spero News 1 month ago
  3. During the past four years, many of us have sat up until late at night listening to our radios ... There were some very brave broadcasts.
    SOURCE: Spero News 1 month ago
  4. After decades of searching for scraps of news from Eastern Europe, the 1,000-member staff can hardly cope with all the information pouring in by fax, telephone and the now more daring local media
    SOURCE: Spero News 1 month ago

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