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January 15, 2021
The Week In Russia: Risks And Returns

While state authorities indicate they will arrest Aleksei Navalny upon his return to Russia, the longer-term consequences of the poisoned Kremlin foe's travel plans are harder to predict.

January 15, 2021
Interview: Media Lawyer Says Russia's New Laws 'Are Burying Civil Society'

Russia has begun the new year with a spate of legislative moves specifically targeting independent media and journalists. RFE/RL's Russian Service spoke with leading media-defense lawyer Galina Arapova about what the new laws mean for the future of civil society in Russia.
January 15, 2021
The Week's Best: 10 RFE/RL Stories You Need To Read (Or Watch)

Hey, you're busy! And it's just possible you may have missed some of our most compelling journalism this week. To make sure you're up-to-date, here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.
January 15, 2021
In Living Color: Georgia Before The Soviets Arrived

The people and spectacular cityscapes of tsarist Georgia captured in vivid color by a world famous photographer.
January 14, 2021
With Return To Russia, Navalny Hedges Jail Threat Against Prospect Of Mobilizing Opposition To Putin

Poisoned Kremlin foe Aleksei Navalny has announced his return to Russia on January 17. Analysts say he is balancing the very real threat of arrest against the much slimmer prospect of igniting a massive wave of protest against President Vladimir Putin's government.
January 14, 2021
Belarusian Blogger Takes Hunger Strike Into Second Month Despite 'Worsening' Health

Ihar Losik, a prominent Belarusian blogger and consultant to RFE/RL who has been imprisoned in Belarus since June 2020, refuses to end his monthlong hunger strike although his wife says his health is deteriorating.
January 14, 2021
'A State Of Siege': Russian Buddhists, Mining Company In Mountaintop Showdown

A land dispute between a band of Buddhists and a mining company part-owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is coming to a head following years of stalemate.
January 14, 2021
Navalny's Expected Return To Moscow Lights Up The Russian Internet

Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who has been recuperating in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent, hsaid he will return to Russia to continue opposing President Vladimir Putin on January 17. Russians flocked to social media to weigh in on the decision and the looming showdown.
January 14, 2021
In And Out And In Again: All The Times Aleksei Navalny Has Been In Jail

Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny has been jailed more than 10 times since 2011. He's been in Germany since August 2020 recovering from a near-fatal poisoning but says he will fly back to Moscow on January 17.
January 13, 2021
The 'Last Free Mayor In Putin's Russia' Steps Down. The Question Is Why.

Sardana Avksentyeva, the mayor of the city of Yakutsk, has resigned, citing unspecified health concerns. But many residents claim that the popular mayor ran too far afoul of the ruling United Russia party and was pressured from her post in the run-up to Russian parliamentary elections this fall.
January 13, 2021
Angering Many, Daughter Of Iran's Ex-President Says A Second Trump Term Could Have Helped Iran

The daughter of Iran’s former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has stirred controversy by saying a second term for U.S. President Donald Trump could have been better for the Iranian people.
January 13, 2021
The New Old Frontier: Demarcation Sparks Tensions As Azerbaijani Control Returns Along Southern Armenian Border

A glance at the map makes the problem immediately evident: a new Azerbaijani-Armenian border is arising where a near-meaningless divider once existed between two Soviet provinces.

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Saturday 16 January 2021

The Week In Russia: Risks And Returns

Interview: Media Lawyer Says Russia's New Laws 'Are Burying Civil Society'

The Week's Best: 10 RFE/RL Stories You Need To Read (Or Watch)

In Living Color: Georgia Before The Soviets Arrived

With Return To Russia, Navalny Hedges Jail Threat Against Prospect Of Mobilizing Opposition To Putin

Belarusian Blogger Takes Hunger Strike Into Second Month Despite 'Worsening' Health

'A State Of Siege': Russian Buddhists, Mining Company In Mountaintop Showdown

Navalny's Expected Return To Moscow Lights Up The Russian Internet

In And Out And In Again: All The Times Aleksei Navalny Has Been In Jail

The 'Last Free Mayor In Putin's Russia' Steps Down. The Question Is Why.

Angering Many, Daughter Of Iran's Ex-President Says A Second Trump Term Could Have Helped Iran

The New Old Frontier: Demarcation Sparks Tensions As Azerbaijani Control Returns Along Southern Armenian Border

Editor's Picks

Interview: Media Lawyer Says Russia's New Laws 'Are Burying Civil Society'

The Week's Best: 10 RFE/RL Stories You Need To Read (Or Watch)

In Living Color: Georgia Before The Soviets Arrived

With Return To Russia, Navalny Hedges Jail Threat Against Prospect Of Mobilizing Opposition To Putin

Belarusian Blogger Takes Hunger Strike Into Second Month Despite 'Worsening' Health

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Thirty Years After Soviet Crackdown In Lithuania, Kremlin Accused Of Rewriting History

Angering Many, Daughter Of Iran's Ex-President Says A Second Trump Term Could Have Helped Iran

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The 'Last Free Mayor In Putin's Russia' Steps Down. The Question Is Why.

Iran Deems Signal 'Criminal Content,' Removes From Local App Stores

Ukrainian Leader And New Moldovan President Develop Strategic Ties With One Eye On Russia

Russia Looks Into 'Nazi' Monkey, Goats Performing In Circus

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