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A deadly attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran has further eroded relations between Tehran and Baku, which have a history of tensions. Plus, a draft bill to curb “unprofessional comments” posted on social media by celebrities and influential figures.

A university student in Arkhangelsk has been listed as an “extremist” and could face more than a decade in prison after fellow students reported her anti-war social media posts.

Deadly unrest in an autonomous region of Uzbekistan last year was sparked by a government-led constitutional overhaul and suppressed by the military. Observers of a trial concerning these events note that neither officials nor servicemen were held to account for their roles in the bloodshed.

Russia will begin checks for weapons and explosives in cars in regions considered to have a high terrorist threat level, according to a presidential decree published on January 31.

The Minsk City Court has rejected appeals filed by the leader of the Belarusian opposition United Civic Party (AHP) Mikalay Kazlou and his two associates against their imprisonment for participating in a march protesting the official results of a disputed August 2020 presidential election.

The prosecutor at a high-profile trial in absentia of one of Russia's best-known TV journalists, Aleksandr Nevzorov, has asked a court in Moscow to sentence the outspoken Kremlin critic to nine years in prison.

The head of Russia's Olympic Committee says athletes representing Russia must not be subjected to different conditions from those of other countries amid a growing row over their participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Hundreds of Afghan military officers were sent to India for training in 2021. But after the Taliban toppled the Afghan government, many remain stranded in India. Officers who spoke to RFE/RL's Radio Azadi said they fear returning to their homeland even as they live in dire conditions in India.

Analysts say a suspected Israeli drone strike in Iran is part of a new effort to contain the Islamic republic as it escalates its nuclear activities and supplies combat drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday began its ninth review with Pakistan to strike a staff-level agreement on the ninth review under the USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), reported Geo News.