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The ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP9) to the UN Convention against Corruption began in Egypts resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

A panel of experts of the Council of Europe human rights body has assessed that recent amendments to Hungarian legislation related to sex-education programs in schools and the presentation of sexual content in the media are discriminatory and violate international human rights standards.

A court in Moscow has fined investigative website The Insider for failing to mark its materials as being produced by a "foreign agent," a mandatory requirement for those added to the state's controversial registry.

A reform-minded Romanian judge has been suspended from the judiciary over videos he posted on the social-media platform TikTok, a move that sparked widespread criticism and a sharp reaction from the U.S. Embassy on December 14.

Russia's Supreme Court has resumed a hearing into a request by federal prosecutors to shut down one of the post-Soviet world's oldest and most prestigious human rights organizations, Memorial International.

Hundreds of people seen as political prisoners are being held in harsh and abusive conditions in Belarusian prisons. A small group of volunteers is doing what it can to lift their spirits with the Free Postcards project. Images shared and approved by the families of prisoners are given to illust

Azerbaijan's opposition reached a nadir amid the triumphalism and soaring popularity of the president after victory in a war over Nagorno-Karabakh last year. But with long-standing social and economic problems coming to the fore, a high-profile hunger strike has galvanized the country's opposition.

Neighbors Turkey and Armenia have announced that they will appoint special envoys on mending relations that have been strained for decades.

Five years ago this month, Karelian gulag historian Yury Dmitriyev was arrested on charges he says are retribution for his investigations into the crimes of the Soviet state. In a rare interview from custody, Dmitriyev spoke about his case and about the fate of the respected NGO Memorial.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has again called for "immediate" talks with the United States and NATO over security guarantees as tensions mount over Ukraine.