A new report analyzes the countries' stepped-up global disinformation campaigns about the coronavirus during the pandemic and how they're learning from each other.
Russia wants to mine more coal than ever. That's bad for the environment and for the Arctic, where climate change is making production easier. It's good for workers with well-paying mining jobs -- except when lax safety norms lead to catastrophe, like last week’s disaster than left 51 people dead.
The final count of votes for Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary elections continues, but the controversy surrounding the elections took a new turn when the leader of one of the opposition parties disputing the preliminary results was assaulted on December 1.
A year ago, Sergei Boiko, a Navalny coordinator in Novosibirsk, won a seat on the city council and contemplated a run for the State Duma. Now he’s in self-imposed exile, like many of his colleagues.
Archaeologists working near Yerevan uncovered (then reburied) the Roman Empire's easternmost aqueduct.
A multibillion-dollar mining venture becomes a symbol of public resistance, as Serbia's ruling party pushes through laws that would make it easier to override public opposition to such projects.
A man who described horrific conditions at a Siberian COVID-19 ward after donning scrubs to gain access and help his ailing grandmother has left Russia. In an interview from abroad, he says "reliable" sources advised that it would be "very dangerous" for him to remain in the country.
Orban's China tightrope, the EU's answer to Belt and Road, Interpol's election, Serbia's unexpected pushback, and Lithuania in the crosshairs.
Poland has extended a controversial state of emergency that allows the government to continue restricting access to its border with Belarus to everyone except people who live, work, or study in the designated zone.
Brussels is set to announce Global Gateway on December 1, a 300 billion-euro ($340 billion) infrastructure initiative to respond to Beijing. RFE/RL has an early look at the draft for what the EU is planning.
Petya suffered years of abuse at the hands of her husband before divorcing him. She is one of many victims of domestic abuse in Bulgaria, but the number is unclear. The government does not tabulate such statistics, underscoring what some say is a failure to take the issue seriously.
Turkmenistan has decided to prevent the families of prisoners and migrant workers from purchasing subsidized food, as the state continues to limit access to affordable staples. The measure is expected to affect millions of Turkmen who rely on subsidized food amid poverty and food shortages.
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