Current Time is the Russian-language TV and digital network run by RFE/RL.
Vadim Zabolotskikh was one of thousands of Russians detained during recent demonstrations in support of jailed Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny. But Zabolotskikh succeeded in having his case dropped when he used video of the protests to prove that his police record contained falsehoods.
A Kyrgyz single mother is being sued by the Civil Registry Office for giving her three children matronymics that derive from her first name -- instead of the traditional patronymics -- and her surname.
A former inmate of the prison where Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is believed to have been transferred told Current Time he was subjected to isolation, sleep deprivation, and bullying.
A court case is causing outrage on Russian social media after evidence was presented showing how desperate calls to emergency services were ignored, allowing a man to torture and then kill his ex-girlfriend at an apartment in the Siberian city of Kemerovo.
Armenia is in the midst of a political crisis amid calls for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to step down. After top military officers called for him to resign, Pashinian described the move as "an attempted coup." One analyst says if early elections are called, the prime minister might stay in power.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says the political crisis sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Nika Melia has deep roots.
More than 100 men and women have been barred from competitive sports in Belarus since signing an open letter calling for an end to police violence against peaceful anti-government protesters.
Russians living near one of the country's largest landfills say they can barely breathe due to gas from the site, which has been growing without restriction for years. Locals hold frequent protests against unchecked dumping, but they say their complaints fall on deaf ears.
Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya says that by prosecuting journalists the authorities in Belarus are sending a message to the media: "either you're with the regime, or you're in jail."
The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, has rejected Moscow's assertion that last year's nerve-agent poisoning of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny and protests prompted by his recent jailing is a strictly internal Russian affair.
They could be enjoying a peaceful retirement, but instead they're taking to the streets and braving police violence. One Belarusian pensioner says that last year's presidential election was a "slap in the face" for voters because the result was falsified.
Law enforcement officers have searched the Chelyabinsk offices of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, activists reported on February 13.
Russia's federal media regulator has ordered media outlets, including RFE/RL's Russian Service and Current Time TV, to delete all reports about a planned mobile-phone "flashlight" protest.
A picture taken at a police station by noted Russian photographer Dmitry Markov, which turned into an online symbol of the mass rallies in support of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, has been sold for 2 million rubles ($26,800).
Video from a Russian detention center shows around 20 men crammed into a cell with eight beds, without mattresses, and a urine-stained Turkish toilet in the corner. After more than 10,000 people were detained at anti-government protests, stories of mistreatment are multiplying.
After Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was sentenced to prison, there's now speculation about where he will serve his time -- with one prison-reform campaigner raising fears for his life. Other opposition leaders are considering how to ensure their own safety.
Video of Russian police brutally beating peaceful protesters has caused outrage around the world, but pro-Kremlin media have presented them as kindly guardians of public order handing out free hot tea and face masks.
Russian security forces arrested more than 200 people outside a Moscow court on February 2, according to OVID-Info, while a hearing with opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was taking place inside. The court heard arguments on whether to convert Navalny's suspended sentence to real prison time.
A Moscow court has ordered Aleksei Navalny to serve 2 years and 8 months in prison after finding him guilty of violating his parole.
Russian police gave protesters electric shocks and beatings, grabbed bystanders off the streets, and detained a record number of people -- more than 5,000 -- during nationwide protests on January 31.
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