34th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster is being marked after fires recently burned in 30-kilometer exclusion zone around plant, raising concerns about potential release of radioactive particles into air
Prior to a general lockdown, the country's legislature adopted a law criminalizing the distribution of 'fake information' about the crisis
The charges against her of 'justifying terrorism' stem from a November 2018 commentary published by the Pskov affiliate of Ekho Moskvy radio in which she discussed a bombing outside the Federal Security Service offices in the northern city of Arkhangelsk
The Navy did not say where exactly the encounter occurred, only that it happened over international waters
President Hassan Rouhani’s announcement follows earlier decision to allow so-called low-risk businesses — including many shops, factories, and workshops — to resume operations in Tehran
Church leaders have struggled to figure out how to observe the April 19 holiday – the holiest day in the Orthodox calendar - while avoiding spreading the coronavirus
Court ruled that an probe should continue into the failure of police to act against individuals who attacked the broadcaster's reporters and hindered their professional activities
Daler Sharifov went on trial on extremism charges that international media freedom watchdogs call 'absurd'
Rights group accused governments of deploying draconian tactics and tools of the state to suppress protests, freedom of expression, and civil society
Daler Sharipov, a Dushanbe-based journalist who writes about domestic politics and religious issues, was arrested by the intelligence services on January 28
Independent news outlets report that about 300 inmates were injured in the incident at Prison No. 15 in Angarsk, Irkutsk region
Thousands of inmates in at least eight prisons have staged protests in recent days over fears about potentially contracting the virus while incarcerated, sparking 'deadly responses' from prison officers and security forces, Amnesty International says
Human rights groups criticized the report as well as the United Nations for restricting the investigation to a narrow line of inquiry
Aslam Farooqi, leader of ISKP, was recently arrested in Kandahar province
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly expresses frustration at government’s attempts to interfere with operations of the service, known locally as Radio Ozodi
Microscope gets up close and personal with lethal COVID-19
At an extraordinary session, lawmakers also approved the first reading of a new banking law that was needed to qualify for some $5.5 billion in funding from the IMF
Talks were scheduled to begin on March 10, but were delayed due to political bickering in Kabul over composition of negotiating team
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, currently on leave from Evin Prison at her parents' house in Iranian capital, had been due to return to custody on April 4
Satsuk's brother says detention may be connected with investigative reporting he's done into alleged corruption at the country's Health Ministry
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