Georgians demonstrated in cities across the country on May 8 in the latest protests against a bill that opponents say would stifle civil society. Following a harsh police crackdown on earlier protests in Tbilisi, smaller rallies in Zugdidi, Kutaisi, and Gori took place without incident.
People in North Macedonia voted in parliamentary elections and a presidential runoff on May 8. "The state should get stabilized and corruption should stop," one voter told RFE/RL during polling in the capital, Skopje.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic rolled out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on May 8, declaring "Taiwan is China" before welcoming crowds in Belgrade. Belgrade residents whom RFE/RL spoke to appeared broadly happy about Xi's visit and their country's ties to China.
Despite orders from Kyiv to re-register for the military draft, two Ukrainian fathers who moved their families to the Czech Republic do not plan to be potential conscripts fighting for their homeland. Ukrainians abroad could face stark choices when a new mobilization law comes into force on May 18.
Following weeks of mass protests in the Georgian capital, activists gathered in the small city of Telavi on May 7 to voice their anger over a bill affecting foreign-funded NGOs. Meanwhile, protests continued in Tbilisi, where people marched to the offices of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
An ex-minister is on trial for his wife's murder in Kazakhstan. The case has put domestic violence in the spotlight in the country, where UN figures suggest at least 400 women die every year from spousal violence. (WARNING: This video contains scenes of domestic violence.)
Surging brown waters were cascading through rural houses and shops in Afghanistan's Ghor Province in the latest flooding to hit the country. Taliban authorities say more than 1,000 families were forced from their homes in recent days. It comes after flooding claimed 100 lives in March and April.
There were fresh protests in the Black Seat port of Batumi on May 6 against a proposed "foreign agents" bill that critics say could restrict civil rights and jeopardize Georgia's bid for European Union membership.
An outspoken archbishop is leading a march to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, to protest border demarcation talks with Azerbaijan. Bagrat Galstanian and his supporters are demanding that the process be suspended.
Polish surgeons have performed a series of operations on a Ukrainian woman who had part of her face and lower jaw blown off in a Russian attack -- winning a "medical Oscar" and enabling her to smile to the camera in an interview with RFE/RL.
Ukrainians are celebrating their third Easter since Russia's all-out invasion. Liturgies took place at Kyiv's most famous Orthodox centers. Greek Catholics gathered at their Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv.
A Russian air attack killed at least one person in Druzhkivka, a city in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, on May 4, the eve of Orthodox Easter. At least two people were wounded and 11 houses destroyed in the missile strike, officials said.
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