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In a small village in Russia's Far East, a significant portion of military-age men were mobilized for President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. RFE/RL reports firsthand on the impact of the war in this remote and impoverished settlement.

Here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's vast team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days, including content from Gandhara, the RFE/RL website focusing exclusively on developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

For Ukrainians, the war with Russia began nine years ago with the Maidan protests and the February 2014 events that drove President Viktor Yanukovych from power. RFE/RL looks at three men whose paths took a fatal turn during those early days and who gave their lives for the cause they took up then. 

Saida Mirziyoeva’s moves in and out of government have so far been tied to the fortunes of controversial deputy chief of staff Komil Allamjonov. 

RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service spoke with residents in Moldova’s breakaway region about the unfolding energy crisis and found that while many are struggling, most blame the authorities in Chisinau, rather than Moscow.

Iranian officials claim foreign enemies are plotting a civil war in the country, but analysts say Tehran is to blame for the unrest; Iran intensifies its crackdown in the Kurdistan region; and a mother blames Iranian authorities for the killing of her 9-year-old boy.

While Serbian authorities haven't yet used facial-recognition software, an RFE/RL investigation documented a legally murky operation by plainclothes police during nationwide protests in 2021 that showed how officials could abuse cutting-edge Chinese surveillance tools in the future.

Far from the unrest and increased security on both sides of the Kosovar-Serbian border, ethnic Serbs seeking jobs instead of shedding them in protest want more of Belgrade's attention.

What began with a hit-and-run on a Belgrade bridge has grown into a deepening political flashpoint as the Serbian government looks to roll out a vast array of Chinese surveillance tools despite growing backlash.

A Kazakh man who was wounded and wrongly accused of taking part in January riots says it has changed his life and worldview. The once "apolitical" young man is now deeply interested in politics and wants real change in Kazakhstan. He boycotted this weekend's election to protest its legitimacy.