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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Russia called to relax South Ossetia border with rest of Georgia
Amnesty International has demanded that Russia and its puppet state in South Ossetia scrap a ban on movement between the…
25 Turkish journalists jailed over 2016 coup
An Istanbul court has sentenced 25 journalists to prison terms of up to seven years over links to the botched…
Uzbek-Russian journalist flees to Germany
Uzbek-Russian journalist who uses the pen name Ali Feruz, who for months faced the prospect of deportation from Russia to…
Turkey seizes control of anti-govt paper
Zaman has long opposed Erdogan’s government. Source: Wikimedia A Turkish court has put the Zaman newspaper, which has been an…
UN report condemns UK role in Yemen
Sana’a in Yemen is one of the Arabian peninsula’s architectural jewels. Source: Wikimedia London says it take “extremely seriously” the…