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French broadcasting authority Arcom has urged the Eutelsat satellite company to stop carrying three Russian TV channels.

Imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has stopped a hunger strike just hours after he launched it to protest his incarceration.

The family of a Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran says that he has been sentenced to 28 years in prison by the Iranian judiciary for "espionage," a charge Brussels called "fabricated."

Turkmen officials are holding pro-Kremlin propaganda events, accusing the West of provoking the war in Ukraine, and warning against "foreign agents" trying to destabilize Turkmenistan.

A court in Kazakhstan has denied early release for noted dissident Ermek Narymbaev (aka Narymbai), citing a violation of internal regulations allegedly committed by Narymbaev at the penal colony where he is incarcerated.

Representatives of Ukraine have received the European Parliament's 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on behalf of "the brave people of Ukraine" amid their battle to repel invading Russian forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has backed the idea of linking energy-rich Turkmenistan via Turkey with the European market to decrease Europe’s dependence on Russian gas amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has argued strongly against allowing Russian athletes to compete in international sporting events even under a neutral flag.

Iran has made public the forced "confessions" of several protesters, raising concerns among rights groups that more death sentences will be issued and carried out after "sham" trials.

A close examination of satellite images from Planet Labs displays the extent to which the occupied Crimean Peninsula has become a hub for Russia's military operations in Ukraine -- and a potential target for Kyiv's forces.