human rights
Aug. 13 2021, 9:23 pm
RFE/RL: Belarus slaps ‘extremist’ label on popular news sites
A court in Belarus has designated leading independent news outlet Tut.by and its new media site, Zerkalo.io, as “extremist.” Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 13 2021, 8:55 pm
BBC: Kabul’s young women plead for help as Taliban advance
Every night terrified young men and women across the city send me desperate messages begging for help. “Pray for us,” says one. “The situation is …
BBC
Aug. 13 2021, 8:42 pm
RFE/RL: Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness for 3 years
ABINSK, Russia — A court in southwestern Russia has handed a three-year prison term to a Jehovah’s Witness amid an ongoing crackdown on the religious …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 13 2021, 7:31 pm
Associated Press: 2 Russian opposition activists sentenced on drug charges
MOSCOW — A Russian opposition activist and her husband were handed prison sentences on Aug. 12 on drug charges they rejected as a sham. Read more …
Associated Press
Aug. 13 2021, 12:37 pm
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Asylum seeker in Ukraine receives threats, risks illegal deportation to China
Yilisen Aierken, a 24-year-old Kazakh from China, is at risk being deported from Ukraine back to the Xinjiang region in northwest China where he could …
Anastasiia Lapatina
Aug. 12 2021, 9:37 pm
Reuters: Russian court asked to restrict Navalny spokesperson’s freedom for 2 years
MOSCOW – Russian prosecutors have asked a court to put restrictions on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, who is currently …
Reuters
Aug. 12 2021, 8:41 pm
Former presidential candidate Dmitriyev detained in Belarus
MINSK – Andrei Dmitriyev, who stood in the Belarusian presidential election in 2020, was detained in Belarus on Aug. 12, the unregistered Belarusian …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 11 2021, 7:19 pm
RFE/RL: Navalny could face more jail time as Russia announces new criminal charge
MOSCOW — Russian authorities have charged Aleksei Navalny with an additional crime, a move that could prolong the jailed opposition politician’s stay …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 10 2021, 8:47 pm
RFE/RL: Austria protests detention of 2 journalists in Belarus
The Austrian Foreign Ministry has protested the detention of two journalists who were working in Belarus for Austria’s national broadcaster ORF. Read …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 9 2021, 4:37 pm
UkrInform: Ukraine ready to protect rights of indigenous peoples
Ukraine is ready to protect the rights of indigenous peoples in accordance with international agreements and to continue cooperation with the UN, the …
UkrInform
Aug. 9 2021, 3:47 pm
Reuters: Another Belarusian athlete on life under Lukashenko
After Konstantin Yakovlev’s handball team won the Belarusian championship in 2007, they were about to go on holiday in the off season when they were …
Reuters
Aug. 9 2021, 3:33 pm
Lukashenko to Ukraine: ‘Please, get to work, tell us who killed Shyshov’
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, whom the EU and the U.S. do not recognize as legally elected, says that the Ukrainian special services must …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 8 2021, 4:13 pm
UkrInform: Mejlis says restoration of rights of indigenous peoples is key tool for Crimea de-occupation
The main goal of the Crimea Platform is the de-occupation of Crimea, and the key instrument of de-occupation is the restoration of the rights of the …
UkrInform
Aug. 8 2021, 1:03 pm
Associated Press: Belarus sees a year of fierce repression after disputed vote
Belarusian authorities long ago removed the makeshift memorial to a protester shot by police at the start of last year’s massive protests against the …
Associated Press
Aug. 8 2021, 11:17 am
RFE/RL: Hungary’s decree sets terms of new anti-LGBT legislation
The Hungarian government’s controversial anti-LGBT law, passed in June, will apply near churches as well as schools, according to a new official …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 8 2021, 10:29 am
Reuters: World Athletics to look at ‘implications’ of Tsimanouskaya case, says Coe
TOKYO – World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he offered his help on the night Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was ejected from the Olympics by …
Reuters
Aug. 7 2021, 4:28 pm
Associated Press: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree (PHOTOS)
Human rights activists describe the political repression taking place in Belarus as its worst since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s purges during the …
Associated Press
Aug. 7 2021, 12:35 pm
Reuters: Relay controversy key to Belarusian sprinter’s defection
WARSAW/TOKYO – Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya travelled thousands of miles because she desperately did not want to run 400 metres. Read more …
Reuters
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