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share Print RFE/RL correspondent Ogulsapar Muradova was one of the few journalists in Turkmenistan who dared to report about human rights abuses in the secretive, authoritarian state. Muradova paid the ultimate price for her work. She was arrested on trumped up charges on June 18, 2006. Amid allegations and signs that she was tortured while in custody, she died in prison three months later at the age of 58 in September 2016. Turkmenistan has never conducted an effective investigation into Murad...

share Print Aqmaral tries to maintain a positive attitude and not let "problems" hold her back or drive her to despair. But focusing on the positives hasnt always been easy for the 19-year-old student from Southern Kazakhstan Province. Two years ago, Aqmaral attempted suicide after a bitter fight with her parents, who wouldnt let her date a boy in her class. Aqmaral felt "humiliated" when her younger sister heard them arguing. "I believed that nobody wanted to understand me, so I tried to end m...

A new round of EU sanctions is expected to take a bite out of the Belarusian economy. But the measures cutting off exports destined for Europe could also unintentionally be a boon to another Western adversary -- Russia.

The Kremlin has expressed disappointment over the failure of European Union leaders to agree on a proposal by France and Germany to hold an EU-Russia summit with President Vladimir Putin.

Deep in Siberia, in one of the world’s coldest inhabited regions and a place so remote that it’s closer to Alaska than to the golden domes of Russia’s capital, a plucky movie industry is spotlighting indigenous culture and increasingly garnering plaudits internationally.

Hungary's opposition is targeting Prime Minister Viktor Orban's China ties ahead of next year's election amid demonstrations against a proposed project to build a Chinese university in Budapest. 

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia would be ready to hand over suspected cybercriminals to the United States but only if Washington did the same for Moscow and if the two powers reached an agreement on the matter.

The Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations has urged Russia take action against those conducting cyberattacks and using ransomware from within its borders, as it wrapped up a three-day summit in southwestern England.

Russia reported another sharp rise in fresh COVID-19 cases on June 13, a day after the mayor of Moscow told residents of the Russian capital to say home from work next week to curb the spread of the virus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law imposing penalties for disclosing the personal data of security officials or their relatives, a move that could further hamstring efforts to expose corruption or hold Russian officials accountable.