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October 12, 2024
Pakistan's Ban On Prominent Civil Rights Group Will 'Alienate' Pashtun Minority

Pakistan has banned the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, a civil organization campaigning for the rights of the country’s Pashtun minority. Experts and politicians say the ban will further alienate the community.

October 11, 2024
The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Threatens Former Afghan Policewomen

Hundreds of former Afghan policewomen threatened by the Taliban are living in hiding.
October 11, 2024
The Week's Best: 9 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss

We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. Here are some of the highlights produced in English by RFE/RL's vast team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.
October 11, 2024
Living Under The Threat Of Hezbollah Rockets In Northern Israel

Amid the uncertainty of war, a few things remain constant in northern Israel: the livestock and crops must be tended to, the bread must be baked early every morning, and there is a risk that rockets fired by Hezbollah could strike at any moment.
October 11, 2024
The U.S. And Georgia Used To Be Close Friends. But Ahead Of Critical Elections, They're Hardly Speaking.

The United States has recently undertaken harsh measures against the ruling party in Georgia. The moves come in response to increasing authoritarian steps and heightening anti-Western rhetoric from the government.
October 11, 2024
Tense Times For Ukraine As Pressure Mounts On The Battlefield And Beyond

Russian forces push forward in the Donbas, diplomatic pressure on Kyiv increases, and the U.S. election looms. It's all adding up to one of the toughest points for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
October 10, 2024
FBI's Arrest Of Afghan Underscores Growing Threat Of Islamic State-Khorasan

U.S. authorities say they have arrested an Afghan citizen and charged him with conspiring to conduct a terrorist attack on Election Day in the United States in the name of the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) extremist group. Experts say the case highlights the growing threat posed by IS-K to the West.
October 10, 2024
Fit For A King: Authoritarian Leaders And Their Huge Palaces

What do Ukraine's Mezhyhirya Residence, Turkmenistan's Oguzhan Palace, and Turkey's Presidential Complex have in common? All were built at enormous expense, flaunting lavish amenities and sprawling grounds -- monuments to the wealth and power of authoritarian rule.
October 09, 2024
Would An All-Out Israel-Iran War Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing?

A wider regional war in the Middle East could rattle the global energy supply and trade routes, experts warn.
October 09, 2024
Palestinians Count The Toll Of Israel's Devastating War In Gaza

Residents of the Gaza Strip told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda about their struggle for survival one year into Israel’s war in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave.
October 09, 2024
Door-To-Door Campaign Targets Rising Radicalization In Tajikistan

The Tajik government has mobilized thousands of state workers to go door-to-door to lecture youth against the dangers of joining extremist groups. Dozens of Tajik nationals have been linked to terrorist attacks and plots in Russia, the United States, the European Union, and Iran this year.
October 09, 2024
Romanian Flood Victims Haunted By The Dam That Wasn't

Villagers in eastern Romania are angry about a massive dam and irrigation project abandoned under communism and left to crumble that could have saved their property and thousands of other homes.

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Saturday 12 October 2024

Pakistan's Ban On Prominent Civil Rights Group Will 'Alienate' Pashtun Minority

The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Threatens Former Afghan Policewomen

The Week's Best: 9 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss

Living Under The Threat Of Hezbollah Rockets In Northern Israel

The U.S. And Georgia Used To Be Close Friends. But Ahead Of Critical Elections, They're Hardly Speaking.

Tense Times For Ukraine As Pressure Mounts On The Battlefield And Beyond

FBI's Arrest Of Afghan Underscores Growing Threat Of Islamic State-Khorasan

Fit For A King: Authoritarian Leaders And Their Huge Palaces

Would An All-Out Israel-Iran War Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing?

Palestinians Count The Toll Of Israel's Devastating War In Gaza

Door-To-Door Campaign Targets Rising Radicalization In Tajikistan

Romanian Flood Victims Haunted By The Dam That Wasn't

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NATO's Arctic Exercises: Finland Hosts Artillery Drills Near Russian Border

What’s Behind The Mystery Of Iran's Fishing Boom?

At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal

'No More Emotions': Frontline Ukrainian Soldiers Reflect On 1,000 Days Of War

RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

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UEFA To Rule After Kosovar Players Walk Off In Romania Amid Claims Of 'Racist' Chants

Attack From Afghanistan Kills Chinese National In Tajikistan, Sources Say

U.S. Reportedly Allows Ukraine To Strike Russia With Long-Range Weapons

RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

No Smooth Sailing For Climate Activist Greta Thunberg In The Caucasus

Could U.S. Long-Range Missiles Tip The Balance In The Ukraine War?

Wider Europe Briefing: Georgia's Vanishing EU Dreams

Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Recieves Latest Arms Pledges

A Blood-Red Stripe: Russian Opposition's Anti-War Rally Shadowed In Advance By Controversy Over Flag

At Least 21 Dead In Russian Missile Strikes In Ukraine's Odesa, Sumy

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Features

Saturday 12 October 2024

Pakistan's Ban On Prominent Civil Rights Group Will 'Alienate' Pashtun Minority

The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Threatens Former Afghan Policewomen

The Week's Best: 9 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss

Living Under The Threat Of Hezbollah Rockets In Northern Israel

The U.S. And Georgia Used To Be Close Friends. But Ahead Of Critical Elections, They're Hardly Speaking.

Tense Times For Ukraine As Pressure Mounts On The Battlefield And Beyond

FBI's Arrest Of Afghan Underscores Growing Threat Of Islamic State-Khorasan

Fit For A King: Authoritarian Leaders And Their Huge Palaces

Would An All-Out Israel-Iran War Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing?

Palestinians Count The Toll Of Israel's Devastating War In Gaza

Door-To-Door Campaign Targets Rising Radicalization In Tajikistan

Romanian Flood Victims Haunted By The Dam That Wasn't

Editors' Picks

NATO's Arctic Exercises: Finland Hosts Artillery Drills Near Russian Border

What’s Behind The Mystery Of Iran's Fishing Boom?

At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal

'No More Emotions': Frontline Ukrainian Soldiers Reflect On 1,000 Days Of War

RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

Top Trending

UEFA To Rule After Kosovar Players Walk Off In Romania Amid Claims Of 'Racist' Chants

Attack From Afghanistan Kills Chinese National In Tajikistan, Sources Say

U.S. Reportedly Allows Ukraine To Strike Russia With Long-Range Weapons

RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

No Smooth Sailing For Climate Activist Greta Thunberg In The Caucasus

Could U.S. Long-Range Missiles Tip The Balance In The Ukraine War?

Wider Europe Briefing: Georgia's Vanishing EU Dreams

Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Recieves Latest Arms Pledges

A Blood-Red Stripe: Russian Opposition's Anti-War Rally Shadowed In Advance By Controversy Over Flag

At Least 21 Dead In Russian Missile Strikes In Ukraine's Odesa, Sumy

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