Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny says he has been officially informed by investigators that a new probe has been launched against him.
Jailed Kazakh dissident Ermek Narymbaev, who started a hunger strike almost three weeks ago, is in very serious condition as his parents continue to urge for his immediate release.
A fire has destroyed a shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Germany’s northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Pomerania. Police said on October 20 that they are investigating the case as arson.
Turkmen officials have resumed issuing travel passports to residents with dual Turkmen-Russian citizenship following President Serdar Berdymukhammedov's visit to Russia earlier this month.