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Protests continue in Iran despite a deadly state crackdown; Iranian soccer star Ali Karimi has angered authorities over his support for protests; and Iran’s foreign minister claims the United States has signaled the "will" for a nuclear agreement.

North Ossetia has imposed restrictions on cars arriving from other parts of Russia as an exodus of military-age men out of the country has resulted in a long line of vehicles at a remote border crossing with Georgia.

Russia is offering debt repayment holidays and other benefits on top of high salaries to appease draftees as protests erupt around the country and people flee. It probably won’t help much, analysts said.

Hundreds of professors and academic activists have signed an open letter urging international feminist communities to join them in building transnational solidarity with women and marginalized groups in Iran.

Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces is under way in parts of eastern Ukraine and the northeast Kharkiv region as Moscow continues a crackdown on protests against a partial mobilization decreed by President Vladimir Putin last week.

The last of the five days of so-called referendums on joining the Russian Federation is taking place in four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by Moscow -- votes dismissed as a sham by Ukraine, the West, and the United Nations because they are illegal under international law.

With drones playing an increasingly important role in Ukraine’s efforts to push back Russia’s unprovoked invasion, Kyiv is pulling out all the stops to train operators to use them with maximum effectiveness.

“Putin wants us to live in fear, but for us he is no one.” For decades at Rosh Hashanah, Hasidic pilgrims have flocked to the grave of a spiritual leader who died in Uman, Ukraine, over 200 years ago. This year, the tradition lived on despite Russia’s war.

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 39th week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region.

Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev says his country plans to hold talks with Moscow regarding the massive influx of Russian citizens entering the country following the Kremlin's introduction of a partial military mobilization to support its war in Ukraine.