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At least 23 children killed in Iran’s crackdown on protests, Sistan-Baluchistan Province under a strict lockdown and Internet blackout, and a fire and reported clashes in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
Courts in Tajikistan have handed down long prison sentences to three independent journalists in recent days, while several others await sentencing on what watchdogs say are dubious charges. Media advocates say the sentences are part of a renewed crackdown on dissent.
Belarusian courts have never handed down a sentence of this magnitude for a political opponent: 25 years in prison for Mikalay Autukhovich, a businessman and activist charged with high treason and terrorism. The other 11 who stood trial with him were sentenced to a total of almost 170 years.
Human rights groups say Central Asian citizens and dual nationals are being targeted by recruiters amid Russia's mobilization. They say some have been coerced or tricked into joining the Russian military.
Jakub Kalensky has closely followed a decade of Kremlin aggression from the forefront of Euro-Atlantic efforts to counter Russian "hybrid warfare." He talked to RFE/RL's Georgian Service about nuclear threats, Moscow's disinformation success, and phrases "straight out of Hitler's notebook."