Last year, CPJ ranked Iran as the 7th-most-censored country in the world
Jesus Medina had been held since August 2018 on charges of inciting hatred and criminal association
Reflecting on 2019, Russia's most prominent anti-Kremlin activist calls pro-Putin elite 'completely at ease' on world stage
VOA stringer is one of two men facing years in prison if convicted on Christmas Day criminal hearing
Journalists, rights groups in Venezuela protest outside parliament despite last-minute changes to the legislation
Number of reporters killed in countries at peace remains unchanged, say annual CPJ and RSF findings
Reporters Without Borders says 30-year-old woman had also posted about government corruption in 2018
Rights advocates also warn Prime Minister Edi Rama that proposed media laws could compromise Tirana's impending OSCE chairmanship
Former US diplomats to the region are cautiously optimistic but concerned that Moscow and Kyiv may have different interpretations of the deal
Bipartisan call for targeted sanctions coincides with protests in Moscow against dissident arrests and mass detentions
Ukrainian president’s criticism of European leaders could pose a setback in regional relations, but some observers aren’t so sure
White House national security adviser John Bolton recently said Motor Sich shouldn't be handed over to a 'potential enemy'
Tbilisi has raised its concerns about a 'serious confrontation' with South Ossetia after Russian-backed separatists protested a police presence along the administrative boundary line
US legislators in both chambers largely oppose development ofNord Stream 2, as does White House
EU acknowledges Hungary's violation of EU sanctions, but calls enforcement 'responsibility of EU member states'
Defending Budapest's hardline immigration stance, foreign minister wants to block immigration routes, help 'Christians in conflict zones'
Amid worldwide trend of creeping totalitarian impulses, renowned scholar doubles down on best-known thesis, dismissing recent claim by Russian leader
Organizers said the rally would be held at a later date that was yet to be confirmed
Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells VOA that seemingly far-fetched plot to recruit African-Americans to guerrilla training camps in Africa warrants official investigation
Gallup Poll says fact that 20 percent of Russians want to leave is tied to Putin's sinking popularity and could exacerbate a looming demographic 'crisis'
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