A court in Kazakhstan's northern city of Pavlodar has ordered the release on parole of labor union leader Amin Eleusinov.
May Day celebrations in several countries in the Western Balkans, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe featured marches, protests, and a concert.
Fears of Islamic insurgency have prompted the authorities in a heavily Muslim part of western China to launch reeducation camps. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is warning that violations of press freedom are no longer the practice of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships.
The chief of the KazTAG news agency in Kazakhstan, Aset Mataev, who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2016 on a tax-evasion conviction he disputes, will be transferred to a lower-security facility.
The trial of a Kazakh citizen who fought alongside Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has started in Kazakhstan’s central city of Qaraghandy.
Amnesty International has called on authorities in Kazakhstan to halt criminal proceedings against a pregnant woman accused of giving financial backing to an opposition political movement.
A European delegation has met with inmates in Kazakhstan whom rights activists consider political prisoners in the tightly controlled Central Asian country.
A court in Kazakhstan has authorized the release of Talghat Ayan, an activist imprisoned for his role in protests in 2016 against a government plan for the privatization of land, according to Ayan's father -- who is also his lawyer.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Kazakh authorities to dismiss criminal defamation suits against two popular independent media outlets and their journalists.
Reports say an Islamic State commander has been killed in northwestern Afghanistan, marking a rare bit of good news for Central Asians battling the spread of that militant group's brand of extremism. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Executions and death sentences continued to drop globally in 2017 after hitting record-high levels in previous years, with Iran and Pakistan remaining among the world’s top five executioners, Amnesty International said on April 12.
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