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Russian opposition activist and former Moscow lawmaker Yulia Galyamina has been sentenced to 30 days in jail on a charge of violating the law on public events over her attempt to organize a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Belarusian writer, Nobel laureate, and opposition figure Svetlana Alexievich says Belarus is no longer independent and has become "an aggressor nation."
The Kyrgyz authorities have ordered pretrial detention for the director of the NEXT television channel over the airing of a controversial report in which an interviewee alleged the existence of an agreement between Bishkek and Moscow to send troops to Ukraine.
The visiting head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has warned in Tehran of outstanding issues as time runs out to revive a 2015 nuclear deal crippled by a U.S. pullout and Iran's retreat from compliance, with both sides warning it will take months to clear the obstacles.
Russia's Defense Ministry has ordered at least a partial cease-fire in the besieged Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha to allow humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave.