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Hundreds of residents in three villages in Kyrgyzstan have rallied to demand the immediate release of 11 politicians, journalists, and activists who are on trial along with 16 others who are under house arrest for their 2022 protest against a Kyrgyz-Uzbek border-delimitation deal.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged the bloc to strengthen its defense industry and replenish its stockpiles in order to be ready to face "potential threats" while continuing to provide military aid to Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gone from tolerating dissent to suppressing any challenger. Most Russian opposition politicians are in prison or exile.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was arrested near his Moscow home in 2022, was convicted of treason by a court in the Russian capital in April 2023. The political activist was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
The wife of a dual Russian-British citizen locked up in Siberia has told Sky News the UK government could have spoken out more about his detention.