Following President Vladimir Putin's partial purge of his advisory human rights council, former and current members warn that removing Kremlin critics and appointing loyalists is likely to worsen Russia's human rights record.
A 24-year-old gay man in Ashgabat spoke to RFE/RL about his struggles living in a country where homosexuality is a criminal offense and widely condemned by society.
Georgian tea was once among the finest in the world. Then Soviet planners drove up production and ruined its reputation. Now, it’s making a comeback.
A song mocking former central-bank chief Valeria Hontareva has sparked outrage in Ukraine and raised fresh questions about ties between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's administration and the country's tycoons.
Ukraine is hoping renewable energy could push the country to energy independence after decades of dependence on Russia for oil and natural gas.
The 2014 Euromaidan street protests and the war that subsequently erupted with Russia-backed separatists have forced a rethinking of Ukrainian identity. But who gets to decide what it is?
The case of a 20-year-old who grew up in a Samara orphanage and is now facing nearly 3 years in prison for shoplifting a box of chocolates has garnered national attention in Russia. Advocates say the state is as much to blame for his predicament as he is.
As headlines proclaim Russian President Vladimir Putin the Middle East’s new “overlord” and the go-to guy for the region, strikes on civilians in Syria provide a chilling backstory. At home, opposition politician Aleksei Navalny says the state campaign against his operations smacks of 1938.
A rural tuberculosis hospital in Russia may be doomed after the state brings in riot police and arrests striking workers. Officially its closure is part of a state campaign to consolidate health care into a smaller network of high-tech institutions. But if the clinic goes, locals say, so will the village it’s part of.
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Serbia's president took a jab at Kosovar's likely new prime minister after a photo surfaced showing Albin Kurti at an official meeting with an Albanian flag in the background.
A wealthy Russian national is accused of seeking to acquire marijuana retail licenses in the United States by contributing to political committees with help from Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. Is it a reflection of lessons learned in post-Soviet Russia, the reality of the U.S. cannabis market, or both?
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