Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promised to end the war in eastern Ukraine. The comedian turned president told the…
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HRW: Russian police targeting domestic abuse NGOs
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the police in southern Russia have raided the homes and office of activists who helped…
Kazakhstan’s ethnic-Chinese minority return from Kyrgyzstan after coronavirus-sparked violence
More than 1,000 Kazakh citizens of Chinese descent have crossed the Kyrgyzstan border back into Kazakhstan after initially fleeing communal…
Turkish Cypriot leader under fire for demanding unification
Turkish leaders have condemned Mustafa Akinci, the president of Turkish Cyprus, over an interview with a UK newspaper in which…
Exiled Russian comic unsure about return amid blasphemy charges after insulting Putin
Russia standup comic Aleksandr Dolgopolov, 25, (pictured) fled for Israel in January after his jokes about Christianity and President Vladimir…
US axes PKK drone spying for Turkey
The US has reportedly axed a clandestine intelligence programme with Turkey that has helped Turkish commanders target the Kurdistan Workers’…
Activists take on Russian facial-recognition cameras
Russia’s use of facial-recognition technology is being challenged by an activist in court. Alyona Popova says the cameras pose a…
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