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Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, even as she says Moscow can play a role to mediate the political crisis in her country.
Hundreds of mourners have bid farewell to independent Russian journalist Irina Slavina, who died after setting herself on fire in an apparent reaction to investigators trying to tie her to an opposition group and what's been described as years of harassment by authorities.
Dead fish, crabs, and even seals have been washing up on the shores of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East, with locals and surfers reporting health issues.
The wife of a popular Belarusian blogger held by the authorities for over 100 days in pretrial detention has demanded his immediate release. RFE/RL social-media consultant and blogger Ihar Losik was arrested on June 25.
Residents of the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod paid tribute to journalist Irina Slavina on October 4, two days after she died from setting herself on fire following a police search of her apartment. People lined up to lay flowers and light candles at a local monument that has become a memorial to
The Polish authorities have deported five Tajik nationals suspected of having links to the Islamic State group and recruiting Poles and Ukrainian citizens for terrorist acts in Poland.
A dangerous mountain trail is the only direct route that connects the remote southern Kyrgyz village of Zardaly to the outside world. Every year, people and cattle plummet from the cliffs, but locals continue to use the perilous path because they have no other choice.
People in the Far Eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk have taken to the streets for the 78th consecutive day to protest the arrest in July of the region’s popular former governor.
In Belarus, buying a bottle of mineral water is now political. A new app allows Belarusians to boycott companies linked to Alyaksandr Lukashenka by scanning bar codes on everyday products.
The secretive inauguration of Alyaksandr Lukashenka for a sixth term as Belarusian president was followed by an outbreak of spontaneous protests across the country -- and a brutal crackdown by security forces. The August 9 election results are widely seen as rigged.
A group of street artists in St. Petersburg created a stunning mural expressing solidarity with protests against election rigging in Belarus. The group worked overnight to avoid potential problems with Russian police.
A man has given Current Time a harrowing account of being raped by police in Belarus after being detained in August. He has provided a medical report backing up his story. We have disguised his voice to protect his identity.
The editor in chief of Nasha Niva says the Belarusian newspaper has been told it faces a fine for failing to report to the authorities in a timely manner injuries suffered by one of its correspondents, who was shot in the leg by police during anti-government protests last month.
A chemical industry expert tells Current Time that fertilizer stored in the open at a major Ukrainian port this summer posed a dangerous fire risk.
Among those detained at a women's protest in Belarus on September 19 was Nina Bahinskaya, a frail but resolute figure amid the crowds protesting presidential election results that are widely seen as rigged. She's been a regular feature at various demonstrations since 1988.
Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Uktam Barnoev has died from COVID-19 complications, nearly two months after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Belarusian police detained hundreds of protesters during nationwide rallies on September 20 as mounting pressure on authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka continued for a sixth week.
The IT sector has been a success story for Belarus, but its future is now in question amid the country's political turmoil. An online survey found dozens of companies were partially relocating to other countries, while more than a hundred were looking into it and 12 companies want out completely.
A Belarusian student who was severely beaten during protests in Minsk has told Current Time about his ordeal at the hands of the security forces.
Prominent Russian activist Andrei Pivovarov has been detained at the exit of a Moscow detention center immediately after being released from serving a 14-day sentence for breaking protest laws.
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