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Iran's top Sunni cleric has become a vocal critic of state repression, analysts say Iran's protest movement is likely to pose an enduring challenge to the clerical establishment, and Iran sentences a writer and book illustrator to death.

Less than two months ago, Kherson residents rejoiced after Ukrainian troops recaptured the port city from retreating Russian forces. But the retreat has not ended Russia’s pummeling of the city.

This year, millions of Ukrainians will be observing Christmas far away from their homeland and their loved ones. We talked to two Ukrainian families in the Czech Republic who have fled the war in their country about their memories of the holidays and of the friends and family they’ve left behind.

A company co-owned by a powerlifter who is linked to the governor of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region and the business partner of an FBI fugitive received nearly $41 million in public funds for road repair, a journalistic investigation by Schemes found.

With both Russia and Iran coming under increased international sanctions for their actions in 2022, where can they turn to maintain trade? The answer: to each other and to smaller pariah states. But experts express skepticism about the strength of such a disparate bloc of the sanctioned.

A documentary released by independent journalist Jake Hanrahan details the Russian saboteurs undermining Putin's war effort.

In the past year, the Taliban has imposed sweeping restrictions on women's appearances, freedom of movement, and their right to work and receive an education. Afghan women say the militant group has effectively erased them from public life, in a move reminiscent of its brutal regime of the 1990s.

Good luck has helped the EU build up its natural gas storage, keeping fears of blackouts and frigid homes this winter at bay. Next winter could bring a bigger chill, particularly if Moscow ends all pipeline gas exports -- but longer term, analysts say, it’s Russia that will be left out in the cold.

In a wide-ranging interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek speaks about Russia's folly in its war against Ukraine, the deep divisions in Russian society, and why we shouldn't boycott Russian culture.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a significant impact on the world of academia, pushing scholars in a field that has long focused primarily on Russia to reconsider how they study and teach the history and culture of a region spanning two continents.